News Archive for March 22, 2013
Rock County ranks low in health
By NICO SAVIDGE - Friday, March 22, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Rock County is trying to improve residents' health with programs designed to curb childhood obesity, give people more opportunities to be physically active and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Gateway seeks $49 million for expansion
By NICO SAVIDGE - Friday, March 22, 2013
ELKHORN --
The welding lab at Gateway Technical College today is crowded with equipment, training bays and wires hanging from the ceiling. Still, Dean Michael O'Donnell says classes are full each semester.
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Delavan school district considers its building usage
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, March 22, 2013
DELAVAN --
First graders should not have to ride a school bus for 65 minutes. Everyone agrees on that. What's more difficult to resolve is how to best serve the educational needs of children in an age of dwindling resources.
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Zerban planning second run at Ryan
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, March 22, 2013
KENOSHA --
Rob Zerban announced Wednesday that he is forming an exploratory committee to help him test the waters for a possible second run at the 1st District congressional seat.
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Second judge questions competency
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, March 22, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A month after a Rock County judge declared a former Palmyra man incompetent to stand trial, a Racine County judge has ordered two competency exams for the man in another case.
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Janesville public works crews swamped by reports of potholes
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, March 22, 2013
JANESVILLE --
You can't drive anywhere on Janesville city streets without hitting a pothole. "They're all over," said John Whitcomb, operations director for the city's public works division.
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Mississippi beats Wisconsin 57-46 in NCAA tourney
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 22, 2013
KANSAS CITY, MO. --
Marshall Henderson shook out of a shooting slump and scored 17 points in the second half, leading 12th-seeded Mississippi past No. 5 Wisconsin 57-46 on Friday, giving the Rebels their first NCAA tournament win since 2002.
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Public record for March 22, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 22, 2013
Big Ten starts perfectly
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 22, 2013
The Big Ten Conference got off to a strong start in the NCAA tournament with Michigan State and Michigan winning second-round games Thursday.
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Reid: Background checks will be in Senate gun bill
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 22, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers.
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Marquette gets past Davidson
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 22, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
The third-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles took an improbable 59-58 victory over No. 14 Davidson in Thursday’s second-round NCAA tournament game.
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10 things to know for Friday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 22, 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 March 22, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 22, 2013
The 50 percent solution
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, March 22, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Curbing entitlements is the key to their own solvency and that of the country. President Obama has endorsed it on various occasions, and he could make it happen. If he wants.
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The GOP’s strategic failure
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, March 22, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The report from the Republican National Committee on the party’s future inevitably set off an internal GOP conflict. This is not so much a matter of ideology. The emerging argument is between political realists and ideological entrepreneurs.
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