News Archive for February 17, 2011
Rock County teachers react differently to budget repair bill
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
Absentee rates varied greatly Thursday from district to district
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Janesville Craig's Loftus concentrates on state title
By KEN VELOSKEY - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Alex Loftus should get sick more often, considering his top-notch performance in the WIAA Division 1 boys sectional swim meet last Saturday at Middleton.
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Protests against Walker plan set
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
The Edgerton School District is closed today, and other local districts are bracing for student walkouts and widespread teacher absences today and Friday.
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Janesville City Council drafts letter supporting unions
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Four members of the Janesville City Council voted in a hastily called special meeting Wednesday to send a letter urging area legislators to retain local collective bargaining rights.
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Davis scores 35 for Warhawks, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Chris Davis notched a double-double, scoring 35 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, to carry UW-Whitewater to a 73-62 victory over visiting UW-Oshkosh in WIAC men’s basketball Wednesday.
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Freeze fest organizers expecting mild weather
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater's annual Freeze Fest will be met with mild weather this year, but organizers still expect large crowds as the celebration adds a new event.
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Insurance pays $50,000 to family of man killed by teen drunken driver
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
ELKHORN --
The automobile insurance company for 19-year-old Krystal Hart, now in prison for homicide by drunken driving, will pay the victim's family $50,000.
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Chemical fire causes evacuation
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
JANESVILLE --
About eight people were evacuated from a Janesville chemical company Wednesday after a fire inside the building.
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School officials meet with students at shortfall Q&A
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Five members of the Janesville School Board and several administrators spent more than an hour after school Wednesday giving a combination civics, accounting and debate lesson to about 50 Janesville high school students during one of several scheduled budget listening sessions.
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Vikings believe in Knutson's ability to score
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Creed Knutson is one of the top basketball players in the Big Eight Conference.
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Dems flee state to force negotiations over budget repair bill
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
MADISON (AP) — A group of Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a controversial budget repair bill Thursday by boycotting a vote and instead leaving the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal.
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Nick Anagnos, iconic Lake Geneva restaurateur, dead at 75
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Nick Anagnos, who co-founded Popeye's Restaurant in Lake Geneva, died Monday at age 75.
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Women's Resource Fair hosting 7th anniversary event
By NEWS RELEASE - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
Come for the connection and education, stay for the information and inspiration at the Women's Resource Fair Lake Geneva, to be hosted at Badger High School, 220 South Street, Lake Geneva, Wis. on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on both days.
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In Wisconsin, lines in the sand
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
“School shmool!” Daddy says. “You can always go to school, but it’s not every day you can watch the governor put the unions out of business!”
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Senate to begin deliberations at 11 a.m. on budget repair bill
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
The Wisconsin Senate is expected to begin deliberations at 11 a.m. on the controversial budget repair bill.
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Death notices: McCann, Theinert, Wohlfert
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
Walworth County death notices for Feb. 17, 2011.
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Family of man killed in drunken-driving crash receives payout
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
ELKHORN --
The automobile insurance company for 19-year-old Krystal Hart, now in prison for the drunken driving crash that killed a Delavan man, will pay the victim’s family $50,000.
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Walworth County schools remain open despite teacher protests over budget bill
By ASSOCIATED PRESS, STAFF REPORTS - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
Walworth County schools remain open today, having escaped the outbreak of closures forced by teachers calling in sick to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
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Rising wholesale prices spur inflation concerns
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Steady improvement in the economy may soon come at a price — faster inflation.
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Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
By SCOTT BAUER - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
MADISON --
A group of Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday, refusing to show up for a vote and then abruptly leaving the state in an effort to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
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Anthony leads Nuggets past Bucks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Carmelo Anthony scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Milwaukee Bucks 94-87 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
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Mackey: UW’s den of horrors
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. --
Badgers stopped cold at Purdue’s arena
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Weeks signs four-year contract
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Weeks agreed to a $38.5 million, four-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday that contains a 2015 option which could increase the total value to $50 million.
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Death notices for Feb. 17, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
Quester clubs pursue and preserve local history
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
If you've ever toured the historic Black Point estate, visited Yerkes Observatory, or wandered the grounds of Elkhorn's Webster House Museum, you've seen firsthand the efforts of the Questers.
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Reducing Pell grants dims future for many
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
CHICAGO --
The Pell grant program is on course to serve 9 million students in 2012 due to a combination of increased family need and decreased state and school-based financial aid. But instead of looking for creative ways to keep funding level, both Democrats and Republicans are giving poor, first-generation prospective and current college students short shrift.
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