News Archive for September 20, 2012
Brewers rally for 5th straight win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
Rickie Weeks hit a tying two-run triple and scored the go-ahead run on Aramis Ramirez's single, helping the surging Milwaukee Brewers rally for a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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I-90/39 hearing draws crowd
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Noise barriers—either on one side of the highway or both—are proposed for an expanded stretch of Interstate 90/39 from Palmer Drive to Highway 26 in Janesville.
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Walworth County deputy cleared in shooting
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
Walworth County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dan Nichols is back on full duty after being cleared Monday of any wrongdoing when he shot bank robbery suspect Robert Lynn on Aug. 24.
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Ride with deputy not linked to fatal crash
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
A Walworth County sheriff's deputy gave an Elkhorn man a ride home early Friday morning, but the ride was not related to the man's fatal crash 14 hours later, a sheriff's official said Wednesday.
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Abuse suspects plead not guilty
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
A Lake Geneva couple accused of physically abusing their six adopted children pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
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Janesville Jets feature youngest team in league
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Jets will be the youngest team in the NAHL this season as it opens the regular season Friday night at home against Fairbanks.
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Mercy earns honor for being good for working moms
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Mercy Health System has again been recognized nationally as one of the best employers for working mothers.
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Parker finishes with tennis win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Janesville Parker's girls tennis team wrapped up the Big Eight dual meet season in impressive fashion Wednesday afternoon.
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Officials: Concrete slab led to accident
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A truck hauling a section of wind turbine was involved in an unusual accident that caused an injury Wednesday near Janesville.
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Murder suspect appears in court
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ROCKFORD, ILL. --
A Rockford man who authorities say shot a Janesville woman in the head Sept. 9 on Interstate 90/39 then evaded officials for a week appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since his capture in Memphis, Tenn.
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Public record for Sept. 20, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Sinking their teeth into dental work
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Now that money has been raised, new dental equipment ordered and a general contractor hired, renovations to HealthNet of Rock County's Dental Clinic are about to get under way.
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Edgerton High senior has made courses her playground the past four seasons
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
EDGERTON --
Golf is considered a complex game. Playing conditions, course layout and other nuances of the game tend to frustrate even the most skilled players. Brooke Ferrell makes it look easy.
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Green County man loves mysteries behind ancient arrowheads, stone tools
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
GREEN COUNTY --
As a boy, Jerry Stabler picked up stones in the fields of his family farm in Spring Grove, south of Brodhead. As a young man, he collected fossils.By the time he was 40, he "really got into arrowheads," Stabler said.
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Con: Climate change and home construction near forests are most likely causes
By MICHAEL E. KRAFT - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
GREEN BAY --
In today’s polarized political climate, some will blame environmental laws for severe wildfires. However, more convincing explanations can be found elsewhere.
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Pro: Policy driven by environmentalism endangers forests—and lives
By DAVID A. RIDENOUR - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Environmentalists have long opposed the use of slurry, the fire retardant dropped from air tankers, due to its potential for polluting streams.
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In defense of the right to offend
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Even in the land of the free, protecting the right to offend is an increasingly tough sell.
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Motorcyclist dies in Tuesday crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville man died Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash on Janesville’s east side.
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Twins leave Beloit for Cedar Rapids
By TOM MILLER - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
BELOIT --
The Minnesota Twins, affiliates of the Beloit Snappers since 2005, signed a four-year agreement with Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.
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Endeavour leaves Houston for new home in Calif.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
HOUSTON --
The space shuttle Endeavour took off atop a modified transport plane from a Houston airport Thursday, beginning its journey to retirement in California, where it will be put on permanent display in a museum.
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Estrada, Segura spark another Brewer win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
Marco Estrada pitched seven scoreless innings and rookie shortstop Jean Segura hit a double and triple Wednesday night as the surging Brewers stayed in contention for a postseason berth with a 3-1 victory over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Death notices for Sept. 20, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Ryan’s story about Janesville GM plant highlights bigger concern about government
By CHRISTINE HARBIN - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
It doesn’t matter who occupied the Oval Office when the Janesville GM plant shut its doors—presidents should have nothing to do with plant closings at all.
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The writing is on the wall
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
CHICAGO --
Anyone who loved the movie "Idiocracy" because they fear it's actually a realistic prediction of our dark future had to cringe when the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its 2011 Nation's Report Card on writing.
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