News Archive for March 8, 2011
Embattled governor says, ‘look over there!’
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Can you believe Scott Walker is actually saying what he’s saying?! And for that matter: Isn’t he even vaguely embarrassed to be saying what he’s saying?
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Teachers union says re-opening agreement would pose too high a risk
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville public school teachers decided Monday not to re-open their contract.
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Craig, Clinton selling tournament tickets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Janesville Craig and Clinton high schools are selling tickets in advance for WIAA boys sectional basketball tournament games.
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Local lawmen to cut back shifts at Capitol
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Local law enforcement agencies decided Monday they would no longer send officers to the Capitol on weekdays because of cooperative and diminishing crowds.
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Charter school enrollment in Whitewater nears capacity
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Enrollment at Whitewater's first charter school is near capacity, giving administrators hope the institution will flourish when classes begin this fall.
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Craig boys provide a good lesson
By DAVE WEDEWARD - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
At tournament time, anything can happen
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Jury decision expected today in case of dog shot with arrow
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A Rock County jury is expected to decide today if a Milton man on trial for shooting a dog with a bow and arrow acted in self-defense or unjustly hurt the animal.
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Tipoff time: Girls tourney also has new look
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The new look in WIAA tournament play tips off tonight for the high school girls.
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Blackhawk Tech decides against land buy
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Blackhawk Technical College is backing away from a plan to buy 33 acres next door to its central campus in Rock Township.
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Cause of fatal crash remains unknown
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP --
Authorities continued investigating Monday the cause of a two-vehicle, head-on crash that killed three adults and injured a 12-year-old Saturday night southwest of Brodhead.
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School cuts in Edgerton are 'going to hurt'
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
EDGERTON --
The Edgerton School Board enters labor talks with the district's teachers union this week after learning that a district budget shortfall already at $500,000 could more than double under Gov. Scott Walker's biennial budget proposal, officials said.
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Gov. Walker's budget goes far beyond just unions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
MADISON --
The showdown over collective bargaining rights for public employees is just the first step in a contentious debate over how to solve Wisconsin's budget woes, with newly elected Republican Gov. Scott Walker also seeking to dismantle an array of social policies enacted under his Democratic predecessor.
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Junior Fury set to state its case
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JANESVILLE --
U12 Girls State Hockey in town this weekend
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Candidates face school budget crisis
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville School Board candidates all believe the district has serious budget troubles, but that's where similarities end.
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Public record for March 8, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Three killed in Beloit car crash
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Speed a key factor
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Rock County Health Department advises spring well testing
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
About 2000 wells have concerns each year
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Anger brews over government workers' benefits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
When Erin McFarlane looks at public workers, she sees lucrative pension benefits she doesn't ever expect to get. And it makes her mad.
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Death notices for March 8, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Gas prices are about more than just oil
By JONATHAN FAHEY - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What you pay at your gas station depends on an array of factors, from what happens on an exchange in New York to what the competition is charging.
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Loe delivers yet again
By TOM HAUDRICOURT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. --
Almost every time Kameron Loe pitches, you see why the Milwaukee Brewers have no intention of moving him back to a starting role.
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NCAA committee ready for long, intense week
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
From Wednesday morning through Sunday night, nine men and one woman along with assorted helpers and facilitators will be sequestered on the 15th floor of The Westin hotel in Indianapolis.
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Badger duo makes history
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
MADISON --
Jordan Taylor was named a consensus first-team all-Big Ten pick and Jon Leuer was named to the coaches’ first team and to the media second team.
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A blow to religious freedom in Pakistan
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, March 8, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Shahbaz Bhatti was Pakistan's federal minister of minority affairs, the only Christian in the Cabinet and an advocate for the rights of religious minorities. Following his murder, the two minutes of silence in the parliament to honor him was a political compromise, because no member dared to offer a public prayer on his behalf. If this is the last word, it will be a significant victory for extremism.
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