News Archive for June 10, 2011
EPA grant to test Janesville brownfield sites
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
With an eye on redeveloping closed industrial properties, the city of Janesville wants to use a federal grant to assess environmental concerns at several sites, including the closed General Motors assembly plant.
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Nine area schools fail to meet testing standards
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
Several area schools are on a list released this week for failing to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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Mistake leads to turnaround for Parker grad
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Yoiser Mauleon was expelled at the start of 10th grade. The expulsion had a profound effect. It changed Mauleon from a troubled youth to a young man who has impressed his teachers and who hopes to join them someday as a school counselor, helping others to not choose the path he chose.
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Elkhorn grads encouraged to take on challenges
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Friday, June 10, 2011
ELKHORN --
Yellow roses adorned the purple and gold gowns of graduating Elkhorn Area High School seniors on a cool Thursday evening.
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Delavan-Darien grads embark on new journey
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Friday, June 10, 2011
DELAVAN --
The night belonged to the 164 seniors graduating Delavan-Darien High School on Thursday, but they shared the spotlight.
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Batter up: Legion begins season Saturday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
Janesville’s American Legion baseball team swings into action Sunday.
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Spaulding’s OT goal puts Milton in soccer finals
By JOHN BARRY - Friday, June 10, 2011
MILTON --
Spaulding’s goal at 5:05 of the second overtime lifted the Red Hawks to a 4-3 win over Kenosha Bradford in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal game.
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Rock County groups come together to tackle poverty
By DAVID BRAZY - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
As a housing program manager with Edgerton Outreach, Emily Pope works with families who have trouble paying their rent or finding housing.
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Beloit Snappers collects two wins from Fort Wayne
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
BELOIT --
The Beloit Snappers got back to the .500 mark here Thursday.
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Man might have jumped from bridge
By TED SULLIVAN - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Reports of a man jumping into the Rock River from a bridge northwest of Janesville remained under investigation Thursday night.
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Public record for June 10, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
Volume of outages from windy storm keeps crews busy
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The storm, which officials said packed sustained winds of 50 to 80 miles per hour, tore through the region between 8 and 9 p.m. Wednesday, dropping rain and hail, toppling trees and causing scattered power outages throughout Rock and Walworth counties.
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Strength among local infielders
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
Janesville infielders shined this season in Big Eight Conference baseball.
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Janesville Parker High School graduates 414 at 2011 commencement
By DAVID BRAZY - Friday, June 10, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Parker seniors finished their high school careers in style Thursday.
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Late-game collapses dooming Heat in NBA finals
By TIM REYNOLDS - Friday, June 10, 2011
MIAMI --
If the Miami Heat are going to recover and win this NBA championship, they may want to put the Dallas Mavericks away before the final minutes.
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Is it incompetence? Or ideology?
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON --
The Republicans swept November's midterm election by making it highly ideological, a referendum on two years of hyper-liberalism -- of arrogant, overreaching, intrusive government drowning in debt and running deficits of $1.5 trillion annually.
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Security at tourist icons depends on symbolism
By TAMARA LUSH - Friday, June 10, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. --
As millions flock to summer vacations at national landmarks — particularly those that are embedded in our culture as symbols of freedom and the American spirit — the level of post-Sept. 11 security often depends on the symbolism.
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Preakness winner still has doubters
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
NEW YORK --
Dissed by the owner of Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom one day, dismissed as the third betting choice for the Belmont Stakes another, Preakness winner Shackleford is still considered an underdog for Saturday’s final leg of the Triple Crown.
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Pistons to interview Bucks’ Sampson
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
The Milwaukee Bucks have given the Detroit Pistons permission to interview assistant Kelvin Sampson for their vacant head coaching job, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Rodgers back throwing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers plans to talk to teammate Charles Woodson on Friday at a charity event about preparing offseason workouts for the Green Bay Packers while the NFL lockout closes in on a third month.
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Gallardo struggles in loss to Mets
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Yovani Gallardo’s career-best six-game winning streak ended quietly.
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Mavericks put Heat against the wall
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
DALLAS --
Now it really is “now or never” for LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
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Death notices for June 10, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
Canucks goalie deflects critics
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 10, 2011
BOSTON --
Although Roberto Luongo is receiving much of the blame for Vancouver’s two-game meltdown in Boston during the Stanley Cup finals, the Canucks refuse to allow their goalie to take the heat alone.
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It’s time for the NHL to take action on head shots
By MARK WHICKER - Friday, June 10, 2011
SANTA ANA, CALIF. --
Sidney Crosby, the NHL’s rock star and Olympic hero, was concussed in consecutive games, Jan. 1 and 5. He did not play a game for the Penguins after that and there is no assurance he’ll play next season.
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Modifying the tax oath
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON --
The outcome of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD hung on the matter of a diphthong.
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U.S. must promote clean, alternative fuels
By JOHN O’LEARY - Friday, June 10, 2011
In the quest for an economical renewable fuel, three choices have been predominant: ethanol, electricity and hydrogen. However, some of these are more practical than others.
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Current tax system is fair, efficient
By OREN FELDMAN-SCHULTZ - Friday, June 10, 2011
Lower tax rates are popular, but what many fail to realize is that these systems would eliminate tax exemptions.
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State must make clean energy a priority
By YVETTE SCHUTT - Friday, June 10, 2011
In March, Gov. Scott Walker’s administration expressed renewable energy as a low priority. However, clean energy has never been more important.
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We need better alternatives to power vehicles
By ASHLEY LUKAS-WAGMAN - Friday, June 10, 2011
The controversy of alternate-fueled vehicles was the subject of my interviews in Washington, D.C.
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Use portfolio method to rate student achievement
By WHITNEY WOODWORTH - Friday, June 10, 2011
Throughout the week in Washington, one question I continued to ask was “Is education reform being funded at the right level, or should it be increased in order for it to be effective?”
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Companies, not government, must spread broadband
By JESSICA BEIGHLEY - Friday, June 10, 2011
Underserved and not served are the citizens who need to be reached with broadband Internet access.
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Change mortgage industry to protect consumers, investors
By TAYLOR UTZIG - Friday, June 10, 2011
Amidst the political turmoil present in the federal government, the mortgage market has been among the most controversial in regards to how to protect the economy and consumers from future meltdowns.
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Court case lets corporations sway elections
By MATTHEW KNUTSON - Friday, June 10, 2011
After the 2010 Citizens’ United case allowing unlimited corporate contributions in political campaigns, the campaign financing system has gained even more loopholes.
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Mideast conflict needs two-state solution
By MARIA TORDOFF - Friday, June 10, 2011
The ongoing conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians is a complex struggle, and only time can tell when it shall be resolved.
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School voucher system needs regulations
By EMILY SODEMANN - Friday, June 10, 2011
The school voucher system in Wisconsin has potential to be very effective. However, the system needs state regulations.
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We must compete in business of oil
By GRETCHEN GENRICH - Friday, June 10, 2011
Contrary to popular belief, we actually receive the majority of our oil from non-OPEC countries. Only about 20 percent comes from OPEC.
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Border needs more fencing, patrols
By SEAN HENNEBERRY - Friday, June 10, 2011
After researching this topic and conducting interviews in Washington, I have found myself agreeing with many experts that we need to do something about the enormous number of immigrants entering our country illegally.
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Make sacrifices to avert security risk of debt
By JACOB OLDENBURG - Friday, June 10, 2011
The largest national security risk is our combined national debt and improper budgeting. To fix this, we must work together and make sacrifices.
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Our nation must confront climate change soon
By JAIMI JENSEN - Friday, June 10, 2011
According to special-interest groups such as the Sierra Club and Oceana, it is a clear fact that global climate change is occurring at a rapid pace and that humanity’s carbon footprint is partially to blame for this acceleration.
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Mortgage industry needs reform
By CONNER LONG - Friday, June 10, 2011
As our government debates how to reform government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, some legislators and experts say we need to terminate the two companies altogether.
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Election donations need more disclosure
By TYLER BROSSARD - Friday, June 10, 2011
Effective political speech requires money, and this ruling gives an advantage to corporations over average citizens.
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Merging oversight could improve food safety
By JENNIFER POLGLAZE - Friday, June 10, 2011
Since the long overdue Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law this Jan. 4, the food safety system has done a better job at regulating industries and ensuring that food is being inspected correctly.
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Temporary fix won’t solve Wall Street’s continuing problems
By RYAN SCHMIDT - Friday, June 10, 2011
It has been several years since the recession first hit the United States and Wall Street ran amok, yet little has been done to prevent such a crisis from recurring.
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