News Archive for May 10, 2012
Frey throws Janesville Craig past Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
BELOIT --
Colin Frey kept Janesville Craig’s baseball within striking distance of a Big Eight Conference title Wednesday.
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Sex infections up 12 percent in Rock County
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, May 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Another increase in sexually transmitted infections last year didn't surprise Rock County health officials, they said. Cases rose 12 percent in 2011 following a 23 percent increase in 2010.
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UW-Whitewater earns tennis tournament spots
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater’s Emily Epifanio earned Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Position Player of the Year honors to lead the list of seven Warhawks that earned all-conference honors.
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Milton's Wells earns WIAA honor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MILTON --
John Wells has been recognized by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association as one of the top student-athletes in the state.
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Summer job market still tough on teens
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, May 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
An improving national job market should help summer job seekers, but teen employment levels are just ahead of record lows recorded in 2010.
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UW-W awards students advanced degrees
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, May 10, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Janesville native Josh Bolton, one of 291 students receiving a master's degree Saturday at the UW-Whitewater, enters the world of work armed with a degree and determination.
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Sacrifice fly lifts Beliot Snappers past Chiefs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
PEORIA, ILL. --
Adam Pettersen’s sacrifice fly was the difference Wednesday night for the Beloit Snappers.
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Walworth County deputy rescues child
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
While on administrative duty, Walworth County Deputy Wayne Blanchard on Tuesday rescued an autistic child.
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City of Beloit worker gets 3 years in prison for theft
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MADISON --
A Beloit Township man was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday for stealing nearly $900,000 from the city of Beloit for his own use and to fund a side business.
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Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
WASHINGTON --
He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation’s people, not of leading them into uncharted territory.
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Public record for May 10, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
With Apple in, Dow would have set record long ago
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Apple is the world’s most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world’s best-known stock index. So don’t they deserve each other?
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Olympic flame for London Games lit in Greece
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE --
The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening ceremony on July 27.
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US News: 3 area high schools among best in US
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, May 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The phrase "1,891 out of 21,776" is a hard one to wrap your head around. Nineteenth in the state is a little easier.
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Tricky call: deciding when news should be held
By GENE POLICINSKI - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Just this week, two very different stories about journalists withholding news made headlines, illustrating the difficult choices facing reporters and editors.
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A slo-mo evolution for Obama on gay marriage
By CALVIN WOODWARD - Thursday, May 10, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Until very recently, much of the betting was on Obama taking a pass on the touchy issue until after the election. Why pick that fight now?
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Walker agrees to 2 debates before election
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MADISON --
Gov. Scott Walker says he will participate in two debates before the June 5 recall election even though his Democratic rival Tom Barrett wants him to do four.
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Heat dispose of Knicks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MIAMI --
The Knicks have been put away, and the Miami Heat are headed to the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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Vikings ordered to dig deeper for stadium
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
ST. PAUL, MINN. --
Minnesota lawmakers working out the final version of a bill for a new Vikings stadium Wednesday raised the amount the team would pay by $50 million, a calculated move that could soon put the team in the new facility it has long coveted if it’s willing to dig deeper.
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Texas wins NAHL championship
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 10, 2012
FRISCO, TEXAS --
Justin Greenberg put in a rebound past St. Louis goalie Spencer Viele at 4:36 in overtime to give the Texas Tornado a 4-3 victory over St. Louis and the NAHL title Tuesday night.
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Alvarez favors finalists picked by committee
By JEFF POTRYKUS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MADISON --
AD dismisses computer input
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Greinke fails to win despite sterling outing
By TOM HAUDRICOURT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Thursday, May 10, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The Brewers felt invincible at times with Greinke on the mound at home.
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Delany: Runnerups shouldn't be in new BCS title format
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, May 10, 2012
ANN ARBOR, MICH. --
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who has floated ideas for how a four-team college football playoff should be set up, said Wednesday that any new format shouldn’t include a team that doesn’t win its division.
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Attanasio picks right time for management extensions
By MICHAEL HUNT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Melvin earned his extension because he built a small-market habitual loser into two-time playoff team since 2008. Roenicke is a terrific communicator. The Brewers must move forward with those guys.
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Explaining rhetoric vs. reality of supposed ‘War on Women’
By REP. AMY LOUDENBECK - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Efforts to undermine Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker with negative “War on Women” messages have largely ignored numerous bills related to women, children and families that were signed into law during the 2011-2012 legislative session.
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Educating people to be parents
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, May 10, 2012
CHICAGO --
Just look at the parents who merely qualify for enhanced knucklehead status. The ones who aren’t consciously trying to screw up their progeny but simply don’t know better and end up being a destructive force in kids’ lives—sometimes even as they try to shield their children from life’s hard knocks.
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