News Archive for April 2, 2012
High stakes, high turnout? Tuesday will tell
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, April 2, 2012
People who vote Tuesday will decide who runs their local governments and indirectly influence how their trash is picked up, how their streets are plowed and how much they pay in property taxes.
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Rock County Historical Society changing leadership
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, April 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
With new plans under way to more closely link the Lincoln-Tallman House to local culture and economic and community development, the Rock County Historical Society is changing its leadership at the top.
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Hartmann focuses on development
By STAN MILAM - Monday, April 2, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater City Council Aldermanic District 4 candidate Cort Hartmann was not included in Saturday's election story. The Gazette was unable to contact him due to incomplete phone information on file in the city clerk's office.
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Kansas, Kentucky to meet in power-program final
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
Kentucky has the best players. Kansas has the most heart. From the first practice in October to the final cutting of the nets in April, that's how the two teams remaining in the NCAA tournament have made a name for themselves.
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Portion of Sho-Deen development might proceed
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, April 2, 2012
DELAVAN TOWNSHIP --
The numbers tell the story: 74 lots on 39 acres after seven years of wrangling and a two-year freeze on zoning changes.
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Music club lists gold cup awards
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, April 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Sixty-seven young musicians were honored at the 2012 Janesville Federation Festival hosted by the MacDowell Music Club at The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Janesville Women's Club.
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Public record for April 2, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, April 2, 2012
Acquisition of company has doubled local workforce
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, April 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Barry Brandt is well aware of the winter that wasn't. Mother Nature was unkind to Lanair Products, a Janesville-based manufacturer of waste oil heating systems that Brandt bought in late 2009.
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Tips for last-minute tax filers to beat the stress as deadline draws near
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, April 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The rush of filing tax returns is over, but the stress of last-minute filers trying to meet the April 17 deadline is just beginning.
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Thoughts about a penny
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Monday, April 2, 2012
CHICAGO --
If Canada can learn to round its transactions to the nearest nickel, by golly so can we.
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Wisconsin's highways show routes to GOP's primary
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
BROOKFIELD --
Well-traveled routes that serve as Wisconsin's vital arteries also provide a window into the competing hopes for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
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Gallardo outlasts Lincecum
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
PHOENIX --
Tim Lincecum and Yovani Gallardo are both ready for their opening-day starts.
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Power surges to another IndyCar victory in Alabama
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, April 2, 2012
Will Power took the lead on a late caution and pulled back in front of Scott Dixon on the double-file restart with 16 laps left Sunday to the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for the second straight year.
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Newman gets help, prevails in wild finish at Martinsville
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
MARTINSVILLE, VA. --
The Hendrick Motorsports teammates seemed poised to battle it out to see which one would give owner Rick Hendrick his 200th Sprint Cup victory, and neither had a chance in the end.
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Kentucky heavily favored
By DICK JERARDI - Monday, April 2, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
These teams actually played on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden. Kentucky won, 75-65.
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Baylor earns chance for perfect season
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
DENVER --
Griner finished with 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a 59-47 win over Stanford and into the women’s NCAA final against Notre Dame.
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Diggins, Mallory lead Notre Dame to OT victory
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
DENVER --
Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting.
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Death notices for April 2, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, April 2, 2012
Buckeyes’ future full of uncertainty after loss
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
Shortly after Ohio State’s season ended with a loss to Kansas at the Final Four late Saturday night, point guard Aaron Craft was asked if he will be coming back next season.
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Houston Open champ moves to No. 4 in world
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, April 2, 2012
HUMBLE, TEXAS --
Hunter Mahan doesn’t dwell on bad shots anymore, and he says that’s leading to more good ones.
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“Fightin’ Bob” crushed president in 1912 first primary
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, April 2, 2012
Because it took a while to implement, Wisconsin’s first presidential primary was held 100 years ago, on April 2, 1912.
That first vote embarrassed President William H. Taft.
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