News Archive for August 9, 2011
Practice? Rodgers downplays Pack's sloppy showing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS. --
Asked about a sloppy showing by the Green Bay Packers offense the night before, Aaron Rodgers channeled his inner Allen Iverson.
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Defining weird
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
One can say many things about Mitt Romney. Shiny as a new penny, smooth as a petra stone, homespun as an Appalachian quilt. But weird?
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Janesville City Council sends ordinance back
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Historic Commission made a temporary retreat Monday when it suggested a proposed downtown historic overlay ordinance go back to committee rather than risk having it changed or voted down.
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Mercy to hear neighborhood's concerns
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A proposed heliport and increased traffic on Deerfield Drive are two concerns Mercy Health System officials hope to allay when they meet Thursday with neighbors of a proposed expansion project on Janesville's northeast side.
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Milton picks design firm for splash park plan
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
MILTON --
At a joint meeting Monday, the Milton City Council and the Community Development Authority selected Madison-based SAA Design Group to work with the city on a project that would put a splash park in South Goodrich Park on the city's east side.
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Township names Kopp permanent chief
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
BELOIT TOWNSHIP --
The town of Beloit has a permanent police chief and no plans to consolidate its department with the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
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Throat-slashing suspect listed in fair condition
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The man suspected of cutting his own throat before cutting the throats of the woman who lived with him and their daughter was in fair condition Monday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center.
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East Troy man to face charges in pot scheme
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
ELKHORN --
An East Troy man is charged with taking delivery of high quality medical marijuana from his brother in California with the intent to sell it.
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Man accused of selling stolen tractor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
ELKHORN --
A Minnesota man was accused in a Walworth County criminal complaint of selling a stolen farm tractor to a Sharon Township man.
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Man rescues daughter from burning home
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Time seemed to slow after Carlin Pillman woke late Saturday night to find flames and smoke billowing from his bathroom. He ran outside and called 911, but there was a problem: His 15-month-old daughter was still inside.
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Public record for Aug. 9, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
Democratic, Republican senators work to forge relationship
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A Democrat and a Republican beamed as they talked about shared interests Monday in Janesville and Beloit.
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PGA: They don't call it Hot-Lanta for nothing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
JOHNS CREEK, GA. --
For those outside the ropes, there are fans atop the bleachers and misting stations to cool down. For the players, there are buckets filled with cold, bottled water at every hole. Better take advantage of it.
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Pirates go from first to free fall
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
PITTSBURGH --
As the botched plays and bad losses and loud boos at PNC Park mounted in recent days, Clint Hurdle and the Pittsburgh Pirates stood firm in reciting a familiar refrain.
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Paterno lands in hospital after player runs into him
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
STATE COLLEGE, PA. --
Joe Paterno was hospitalized and undergoing tests on his right arm and hip after a player ran into the 84-year-old coach during practice.
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Phillies' Victorino suspended 3 games, appeals
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. --
Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino is appealing a three-game suspension imposed Monday for his part in a weekend brawl at San Francisco.
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Lions RB Leshoure out for year
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
ALLEN PARK, MICH. --
The banged-up Detroit Lions have taken another hit. A big one. Running back Mikel Leshoure tore his left Achilles tendon on Monday, ending his season before it began.
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McCarthy harsh with Packers after sloppy practice
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
GREEN BAY --
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy had some harsh words for his offense after a particularly sloppy practice Monday night.
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Japan to lift some nuclear evacuation advisories
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011
TOKYO --
Japan’s government has decided to lift evacuation advisories in some areas more than 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
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