News Archive for February 20, 2011
Janesville area teachers protest in Madison
By STAN STRICKER - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
A large portion of the crowd are teachers protesting the potential loss of collective bargaining rights
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Capitol protests continue with tea party rally
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MADISON --
Saturday was the day conservatives chose to have their say, after a week of protests by union members and supporters over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill.
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Janesville School Board sends letter to legislators about Walker plan
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board met Saturday and voted to send a letter to Janesville-area state legislators about Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill.
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Public record for Feb. 20, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
Offender unhappy about mapping website
By TED SULLIVAN - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Brenda McIntyre wasn’t happy when she saw her name and picture on a Janesville police website listing felony drunken-driving offenders.
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Wis. gov holds his ground as protests continue
By RYAN J. FOLEY - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MADISON --
Gov. Scott Walker predicted Sunday that Wisconsin would lead states across the country in weakening unions that have negotiated compensation packages taxpayers can no longer afford while his opponents rallied for a sixth day in the Capitol in an attempt to avoid that fate.
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Janesville school budget hole grows wider
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Things were bad enough when the Janesville School Board was looking a $10 million budget hole for 2011-12.
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Furseth earns state berth
By JOHN BARRY - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Division 1 sectional wrest-ling here Saturday served as an appetizer for Janesville Craig’s Siven Furseth and Milton’s Ian Johnson.
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Swimmers fall short of state goals
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MADISON --
“Alex had such a tough act to follow,” Craig coach Brian Kitzman said.
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Craig triumphs in Big Eight gymnastics
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
JANESVILLE --
“It just wasn’t our day,” Parker coach Cathy Lehmann said.
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Walker seizes chance to take on unions
By SCOTT BAUER - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MADISON --
It took Scott Walker only a few weeks to push the Capitol into political chaos.
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Minnesota, Wisconsin tie 3-3
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MADISON --
Jefferson Dahl scored his first collegiate goal in the third period to help Wisconsin earn a 3-3 tie with Minnesota in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game on Saturday.
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Marquette defeats Seton Hall 73-64
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Buzz Williams shook up his starting lineup, and Marquette responded with a win to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive.
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Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead
By SETH BORENSTEIN - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor.
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Gardens and guns
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011
NEW YORK --
The left and right are trading punches over old feminist issues in new swapped-out roles.
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