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Anna Marie Lux
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Daughter's birth transforms first-time father into a new man
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Sunday, June 16, 2013
The universe shifted when Bryan Schultz found out he was going to be a father.
Turkish memories: Whitewater couple lived, worked 44 years in country
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Thursday, June 13, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Turkey is grabbing international headlines because of anti-government protests raging in the streets, but a Whitewater couple remembers another clash in the late 1970s between Turkish right-wing and left-wing groups that brought the country to the brink of civil war.
Inspired by 150-year-old oak, woman raising money for trees on Highway 26
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, June 11, 2013
MILTON --
Tracy Hegg of Milton is selling posters of a 150-year-old oak tree that was felled to make way for Highway 26 in an attempt to raise money to put new trees along the road.
Former Gazette reporter shares in Pulitzer Prize
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Thursday, June 6, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Former Gazette reporter Elizabeth McGowan learned she won a Pulitzer Prize on her 52nd birthday, when an Associated Press reporter called asking for comments.
Biker raises money, awareness while cycling for homeless teens
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, June 4, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Some people have told Jaysen Jorgensen he does not look like the kind of guy who can bike 1,649 miles in 30 days.
Historic school welcomes 21st century students
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Sunday, June 2, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Teacher Marlene Roessler rang a handheld bell as children shuffled inside an 1853 one-room schoolhouse. Girls from Monroe Elementary School entered through a door on the left and boys through a door on the right. The third-graders settled onto benches around the perimeter of the historic Frances Willard School.
Hedberg librarian publishing three children's books
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Thursday, May 30, 2013
Hedberg Public Library children's librarian Jamie Swenson is celebrating the purchase and upcoming publication of her three children's books.
Inspiration for local man's book drawn from Amish school killings
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Like so many others, Richard Masterson was deeply troubled by the 2006 killings of children in Lancaster County, Pa.
Edgerton man marks 20th anniversary of heart transplant
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Thursday, May 23, 2013
EDGERTON --
Twenty years ago this month, doctors transplanted the heart of a teenager into Gary Bullion of Edgerton at University Hospital in Madison. The surgery allowed Gary to be alive for the birth of his third grandchild.
Washington, D.C. visit helps honor area veterans
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BELOIT --
Dick Kath of Janesville tears up when he talks about his father, a World War II veteran.
