News Archive for August 2, 2012
Candidates call Washington broken at forum
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
BELOIT --
Washington is broken, four Democratic candidates for Congress say, but they say they can help fix it. They outlined how they would do that at a forum Wednesday night.
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Local bosses given a lift courtesy of US military
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville businesswoman Terri Roessler returned from a recent military visit thankful beyond words.
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Beloit Snappers’ offense pulls through
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
BELOIT --
The Beloit Snappers blew a 6-0 lead Wednesday, but bounced back to secure an 8-6 victory over the visiting Kane County Cougars in Midwest League baseball.
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Quarry death still under investigation
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The Whitewater Police Department announced Wednesday they have located the person who found Benjamin R. Fuder's cellphone.
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Brodhead School District in the running for grant
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
BRODHEAD --
The Brodhead School District is among 29 rural school districts that are finalists for an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant of $10,000 or $25,000.
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Milton native to appear on Food Network's 'Iron Chef'
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
MILTON --
Food Network fans have the chance to see a local native compete on the cooking show "Iron Chef America."
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Evansville boys cited in BB gun accident
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
Evansville police have cited two Evansville boys involved in a BB gun shooting after they initially reported the situation as a drive-by shooting, according to police reports.
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Receding waters baffling yet pleasing
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
TOWN OF MILTON --
As waters continue to recede at Clear Lake, long-lost shorelines are emerging and beachgoers are returning in force.
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7 things do at National Night Out event
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
For years the Janesville Police Department has promoted neighborhood spirit and community partnerships with its annual National Night Out event.
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Public record for Aug. 2, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
Wired, but not for learning
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
CHICAGO --
As America moves toward closing the digital divide by helping equip even the most impoverished schools with laptops, PCs, tablet computers and iPods, let us ponder the dawning of a new kind of gulf that's not based on lack of technology but the inability to use it meaningfully.
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Half of US counties now considered disaster areas
By JIM SUHR - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
ST. LOUIS --
Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas.
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UW standout Ball attacked in Madison
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
MADISON --
Five men roughed up star Wisconsin running back Montee Ball near campus early Wednesday, inflicting a concussion serious enough to send him to the hospital, authorities said.
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Four badminton teams tossed for throwing games
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
LONDON --
The crowd booed as the badminton players dumped shots into the net, trying to improve their positioning for the next round.
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