News Archive for May 12, 2011
Loss of Janesville school officers will be felt: Police chief
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, May 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville’s police chief said he regrets the loss of a school program that stations officers in each of the city’s three middle schools.
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Rock County Farmers Market expands operation
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, May 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The upstart Rock County Farmers Market on Highway 11 west of Janesville is expanding this year to include Saturday flea markets.
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Kane County’s early lead too much for Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 12, 2011
GENEVA, ILL. --
Kane County’s six-run second-inning sent the visiting Beloit Snappers to an 8-2 loss Wednesday in Midwest League baseball.
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Appeals court upholds restitution for pot damage
By KEVIN MURPHY - Thursday, May 12, 2011
WAUKESHA --
A state appeals court rejected arguments that marijuana is a victimless crime and upheld a $106,409 restitution order for damage a marijuana growing operation caused to a Walworth County house.
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Janesville homicide suspect captured
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, May 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Anonymous tip leads police to Janesville apartment
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Public record for May 12, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 12, 2011
Janesville satellite adoption center hits milestone
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, May 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
It’s an important milestone considering cats already this spring are coming through the Rock County Humane Society’s doors needing shelter and homes.
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Dobratz finishing strong after career full of injuries
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, May 12, 2011
EDGERTON --
When he finally got his chance, Tyler Dobratz earned All-Rock Valley North first-team football honors last fall as a tight end and defensive end. He also was a second-team selection as a punter and place-kicker.
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Much must happen before GM returns to Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, May 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
When General Motors laid out aggressive expansion plans Tuesday, speculation again turned to Janesville, where the automaker shuttered its 4.8 million-square-foot plant in 2009.
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Banging their heads on the ceiling?
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, May 12, 2011
In the alternate reality, John Boehner is having the time of his life, and he’s playing this whole debt-ceiling thing like a violin.
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Fewer people apply for unemployment benefits
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - Thursday, May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON --
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, reversing nearly all the sharp rise reported the previous week.
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Death notices for May 12, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 12, 2011
Officials: Bin Laden eyed small cities as targets
By KIMBERLY DOZIER - Thursday, May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Though hunted and in hiding, Osama bin Laden remained the driving force behind every recent al-Qaida terror plot, U.S. officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered in last week's raid.
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Final Heat surge scorches Celtics
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 12, 2011
MIAMI --
Thunder takes 3-2 lead over Grizzlies
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Ex-N.C. State quarterback considers transfer to UW
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Thursday, May 12, 2011
MADISON --
Wilson is a 3-year starter who has already graduated
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Westwood, McIlroy choose to skip TPC
By JEFF SHAIN - Thursday, May 12, 2011
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. --
For the first time, The Players Championship is missing two of the top 10 players in the world rankings.
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NASCAR decides to punish ‘bad boys’ (wink, wink)
By GEORGE DIAZ - Thursday, May 12, 2011
ORLANDO, FLA --
The recent dust-ups involving Juan Pablo Montoya and Ryan Newman/Jimmie Johnson, and most notably Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch, are snapshots of a sport not quite sure what to make of its identity.
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Government cannot continue empty promises
By REP. PAUL RYAN - Thursday, May 12, 2011
Although no one person or party is solely responsible for the looming debt crisis, one fact is clear: The status quo is irresponsible and unsustainable. We no longer can disregard the warning signs. Failing to rein in spending and address the root causes of our debt would simply mean darker days ahead with tougher and fewer choices available to Americans.
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A mural on Mexico’s history
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, May 12, 2011
CHICAGO --
What the PBS documentary "The Storm that Swept Mexico" lacks in passion it makes up for with an even-handed telling of history that doesn’t lapse into activism or try to draw parallels between events in the past and what’s happening today. The film graciously allows us to connect those dots for ourselves.
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The social and economic value of philanthropy
By SUE CONLEY & STEVE GUNDERSON - Thursday, May 12, 2011
With more than 1,300 foundations in the state and nearly $475 million in grants in 2009, philanthropy in Wisconsin is creating opportunities and a better quality of life.
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