News Archive for February 1, 2013
School officials pleased by enrollment figures
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Those who keep track of trends for the Janesville School District know enough to expect enrollments to drop. So when they drop only a little, officials breathe a sigh of relief.
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Brodhead girls stay on cruise control
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
The second-ranked Brodhead Cardinals opened up a 19-point halftime lead Thursday night and coasted to a 64-39 Rock Valley Conference crossover win over McFarland.
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Diversity class draws national attention
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
DELAVAN --
One mother's dispute with the Delavan-Darien School District has led to national media attention and review of the class material.
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Parker girls enjoy living in the 80s
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
BELOIT --
The wins continue to pile up for Janesville Parker's girls basketball team.
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Arftic Art event will benefit Friends of Noah
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
JANESVILLE --
When a Rock County sheriff's deputy found a puppy abandoned in the back of a car on a cold December day, he called Friends of Noah. Lois Corwin, Friends of Noah executive director, didn't hesitate.
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Milton boys falter in second half
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
A sloppy second half cost the Milton High boys basketball team a victory Thursday night.
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Homeless count finds no one living outdoors
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Volunteers found no one outdoors during a homeless count that started late Wednesday night and ended early Thursday.
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Memorial's Smith sweeps gymnastics events
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
Janesville Craig's gymnastics team wrapped up the Big Eight dual meet schedule with a loss to Madison Memorial on Thursday night.
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Perkins' big night leads Bluebirds
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
Braden Perkins and the Janesville Bluebirds were on cruise control Thursday night.
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Local actor on national tour will be close to home
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
How do you get to sing and dance on stage and get paid for it? Parker High School graduate Callie Johnson Schouten has made that magic happen with a lot of hard work, and she'll be performing close to her hometown next week.
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Elkhorn boys display late kick
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
Elkhorn High's boys basketball team ended Thursday night's Southern Lakes Conference game with a bang.
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US gains 157K jobs; jobless rate rises to 7.9%
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The U.S. job market is proving sturdier than expected at a time when the economy is under pressure from Washington gridlock and the threat of government spending cuts.
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Janesville company to score big with Super Bowl
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Stephen Pickering and his wife, Cameron Pickering, won $5,000 and the chance to see their film in a pregame commercial after their company, Drywater Productions, won first place in a contest sponsored by Pizza Hut.
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Craig girls rally to down Sun Prairie
By KEN VELOSKEY - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A little heart-to-heart chat brought back the fire to the Craig High girls basketball team. The Cougars' 62-50 defeat to Middleton last Tuesday left a mark.
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Badger women pull upset
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
MADISON --
Morgan Paige scored a career-high 33 points to lead Wisconsin to a 63-61 upset over seventh-ranked Penn State.
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10 things to know for Friday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Feb. 1, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
Immigration law must be done right
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Americans are generous people. They don't want 11 million souls to live among them in fear. They would willingly, indeed overwhelmingly, support amnesty—as long as it is the last. They don't want another Simpson-Mazzoli “reform.” There is an obvious solution: enforcement first.
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Vacuums of sovereignty
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The policy options to encourage even a modicum of order in the world’s lawless places—creating substitutes for sovereignty—are limited and flawed.
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