News Archive for May 28, 2011
Umpire Mark Wegner injured in Giants-Brewers game
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 28, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Home plate umpire Mark Wegner was helped off the field after tearing the calf muscle in his right leg with two outs in the bottom of the eighth of Saturday's game between San Francisco and Milwaukee.
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LeBron 'gracious, humbled' by Jordan comparison
By TIM REYNOLDS - Saturday, May 28, 2011
MIAMI --
The Miami Heat forward provided his reaction to Pippen's comparison between James and Michael Jordan on Saturday, essentially saying he was flattered by the sentiment but simply does not believe he's done enough to merit mention among the game's highest echelon.
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Science can't design away tornadoes' deadly threat
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID - Saturday, May 28, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that's led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks.
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Lucroy's squeeze lifts Brewers over Giants
By COLIN FLY - Saturday, May 28, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Jonathan Lucroy's first game-ending hit in his career at any level went all of about 25 feet.
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Clerks say small-town poll workers may face shocked voters over new ID law
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Saturday, May 28, 2011
The friendly familiarity that clerks say has suppressed voter fraud might turn to hard feelings when photo identification becomes a voting requirement for the 2012 spring elections.
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Janesville birthday bash benefit to help children worldwide
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
A Janesville 8-year-old is establishing Chandler & Friends to help children around the world who are victims of natural disasters.
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Public record for May 28, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
Rock Aqua Jays planning ‘exciting’ season, Fourth of July festivities
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, May 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Aqua Jays will perform their first water ski show of the season at 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Beloit man sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for selling heroin
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
A 38-year-old Beloit man will serve almost seven years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to selling heroin in Janesville while on supervised release.
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Arnold, Wilkinson to join Rock County Hall of Fame
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Rock County will induct a retired teacher and a retired police officer into the county’s Hall of Honor.
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Clinton teachers agree to salary freeze
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, May 28, 2011
CLINTON --
Teachers in the Clinton School District will work under a salary freeze next year, according to a contract approved this week by the union and the Clinton School Board.
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Students send words, pictures and wishes to strangers in war zones
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, May 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
This is the second time art teacher Dona Stegeman has assigned project this to a class. She was thrilled at the results last time so she assigned it again.
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Parker's Paige Demos gets back to state in high jump
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
Vikings' senior standout carries on family tradition
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UW-Whitewater drops World Series opener
By MIKE WOODS/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Saturday, May 28, 2011
GRAND CHUTE --
Buena Vista's 'small ball' gets the best of Warhawks
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Evansville wins baseball tourney slugfest
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
WIAA regional roundup
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Albany track standouts go the distance
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
Comets get state qualifiers in seven events
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Lab director denies hiding Armstrong positive test
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 28, 2011
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND --
The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory on Friday denied claims that Lance Armstrong tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse and the results were covered up.
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Gas tanks are draining family budgets
By JONATHAN FAHEY - Saturday, May 28, 2011
NEW YORK --
There's less money this summer for hotel rooms, surfboards and bathing suits. It's all going into the gas tank.
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Crawford gets grand slam, Giants beat Brewers 5-4
By CHRIS JENKINS - Saturday, May 28, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Crawford hit a go-ahead grand slam in his first major league game, helping Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Friday night.
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Websites that rate services raise free-speech questions
By GENE POLICINSKI - Saturday, May 28, 2011
Free speech, that basic First Amendment premise, is as yet unsettled in our new Web world.
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Con: U.S. brings terrorism on itself if it vetoes Palestinians’ legitimate aspirations at U.N.
By JOHN B. QUIGLEY - Saturday, May 28, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
U.N. membership would put Palestine on a par—at least formally—with Israel. There is no reason of principle to deny membership to Palestine.
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Pro: Palestinian ploy would push Israel to the edge of destruction
By LAWRENCE J. HAAS - Saturday, May 28, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
The Palestinian territory of Gaza is run by the terrorist group Hamas, which remains dedicated to Israel’s destruction and recently stepped up attacks on its sworn enemy.
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