News Archive for June 25, 2011
Marco Andretti wins IndyCar race in Iowa
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, June 25, 2011
NEWTON, IOWA --
Five years after Marco Andretti earned his first career victory as a promising rookie with a famous last name, his winless drought is over.
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Brewers rout Twins 11-1
By COLIN FLY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Carlos Gomez, Yuniesky Betancourt Prince Fielder and Corey Hart also went deep as the NL Central-leading Brewers won their sixth straight over Minnesota.
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Pruett, Rojas win Grand Am race at Road America
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 25, 2011
ELKHART LAKE, WIS. --
Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Pruett and co-driver Memo Rojas won the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Road America.
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Pharmacy robberies sweeping US
By CHRIS HAWLEY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
NEW YORK --
A wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as desperate addicts and ruthless dealers turn to violence to feed the nation's growing hunger for narcotic painkillers.
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Janesville School District budget remains sticky issue
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, June 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
After cutting about $13 million and more than 100 positions, Janesville School Board members have not balanced the budget for the coming school year. Not quite.
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Milton rental ordinance would demand timely repairs
By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, June 25, 2011
MILTON --
While touring rental houses last year to help his daughter find an apartment, Milton Mayor Tom Chesmore had an eye-opener. He didn't like what he saw.
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Officials boast Edison Middle School's test-score reversal
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, June 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
District officials are touting state tests results at Edison Middle School, just a year after the school was put on a state watch list for failing to achieve "adequate yearly progress."
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Judge orders Fontana man to pay $376,740 in fraud trial
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Saturday, June 25, 2011
ELKHORN --
A Fontana Township man was ordered Friday to pay $376,740 in restitution after pleading guilty to theft by fraud from a family trust.
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Beloit lawyer suspended for 60 days over blog comments
By DAVID BRAZY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
BELOIT --
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Beloit lawyer’s license Friday for comments she made on a personal blog.
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Public record for June 25, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 25, 2011
Red Cross, other Janesville groups organize resource fair for female vets
By DAVID BRAZY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville branch of the American Red Cross and a variety of veteran's organizations gathered Friday for a female veteran’s information fair to help female service members find support and information about available services.
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Purchase would provide important bike link to Beloit
By MARCIA NELESEN - Saturday, June 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville City Council on Monday night will consider paying $35,000 for a 1,880-foot strip of land to help complete a bicycle trail connection to Beloit.
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Janesville Legion tops New Richmond
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 25, 2011
SPA, BELGIUM --
Hughes pitches two-hitter in Spooner tournament
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'Unknown' leads Fischer
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Quade goes from not being in field to leading tournament
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New law clears the way for gay marriage in NY
By MICHAEL GORMLEY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
ALBANY, N.Y. --
New York becomes the sixth state where gay couples can wed, doubling the number of Americans living in a state with legal gay marriage.
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Fielder's clutch hit lifts Brewers over Twins
By COLIN FLY - Saturday, June 25, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Prince Fielder doubled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in seventh inning to raise his NL-leading RBI total to 65 and rally the Brewers over the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Friday night.
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Pro: Proposals will spur job creation by requiring regulators to improve good rules, scrap bad ones
By MICHAEL GREENSTONE - Saturday, June 25, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. --
The Obama administration’s recent regulatory reform proposal, spelled out in Executive Order 13563, is a revolutionary step in the right direction. It reaffirms the principle, established in the Reagan administration, that enacted regulations should have benefits that exceed their costs.
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Con: Obama’s proposed reforms are too few and too flimsy
By EVAN BAYH & ANDY CARD - Saturday, June 25, 2011
WASHINGTON --
If we don’t take the necessary steps now, our competitiveness and the success of America’s small businesses—the job engines of our economy—are at risk. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees incur regulatory costs 42 percent higher than companies with up to 500 employees.
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