News Archive for January 3, 2011
Photo of the day: Walker begins term as Wisconsin's new governor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Republican Scott Walker took office Monday as Wisconsin's 45th governor, promising to "right-size" state government and make tough but compassionate decisions to balance an expected $3 billion shortfall in the two-year state budget.
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Elkhorn emergency services plagued with problems
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
ELKHORN --
The Emergency Medical Services Division of the Elkhorn Fire Department sometimes can’t muster enough volunteers to respond to calls, forcing the use of backup private ambulance services.
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Turning an economic corner
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Economy seems to be improving but public sector challenges lie ahead
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Davis, Warhawks roll; Miller nets 200th win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Chris Davis continues to shine for UW-Whitewater’s men’s basketball team.
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A solution in online sales of jewelry
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Website is changing this retail business
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Offense-minded McCarthy wants Packers' D to lead
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
GREEN BAY --
Despite his reputation as an offensive strategist, Mike McCarthy says he would prefer to see the Green Bay Packers win with a strong defense.
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Door-to-door service: Pet grooming business comes to you
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Elaine Janes said she was a “late bloomer” in the dog grooming industry, but starting her own small business was a long time coming.
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Public record for Jan. 3, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
NASCAR's decision to use ethanol could benefit Rock County corn farmers
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Hughes is well known for his "Blue Farm Tortillas"
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Mercy Health System revives plan for Crystal Lake, Ill. hospital
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville, Wis.,-based Mercy Health System has revived a plan to build a 128-bed hospital in Crystal Lake, Ill. The health care provider last week filed an application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
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Predicting snowstorms? Follow cat tracks and the moon
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
ELKHORN --
Want to know how many snowstorms to expect this winter? Some follow meteorological formulas that include wind patterns, anticipated cold fronts and temperature predictions. One public works supervisor, however, swears by cat tracks and new moons.
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Local police take part in racial profiling study
By STEVE BENTON - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
BELOIT --
Janesville and Beloit police take part in a year long study of racial profiling
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Watch live video now: The inauguration of Gov. Scott Walker
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Fox 6 Milwaukee's live video feed of Gov. Scott Walker's inauguration
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Video: Delavan scouts to lead Pledge of Allegiance at today's inauguration.
By DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
If you’re watching the inauguration of Gov. Scott Walker today, take a look at who’s leading the Pledge of Allegiance. It’ll be Phoenix Middle School eighth grader Bobby Benzon. A local Boy Scout, Benzon was asked to lead the Pledge today for Walker, himself Delavan native.
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Death notices: Jeziorny, Kidder, Bowman, Nelson, Manetsch, Storck
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Walworth County death notices for Jan. 3, 2011.
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New Year welcomes in new fees in Lake Geneva
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Resolution No. 10-R62, which was approved by the Common Council in November, will become effective on January 1, 2011. This resolution authorized a revised set of fees for various licenses and permits issued by the City of Lake Geneva.
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Fire destroys Waterford home
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
The East Troy Fire Department was among eight departments that responded to a house fire Sunday. Police arrived at the home at 4417 Waterford Drive a out 2:45 a.m., and found it fully engulfed in flames.
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Dad faces 6th OWI after crashing car with son inside
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Mukwonago man is due in court this week on a tentative charge of sixth-offense drunken driving after rolling his vehicle with his 5-year-old son inside. Jeffrey G. Gleiss of 227 Arrowhead Drive, is being held on $10,000 cash bail in Waukesha Count Jail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Waukesha County Court according to online records.
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Man walking near home dead after being struck by car
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
A Burlington man is dead after being struck by a car Saturday night while walking on Durand Ave. near Brown's Lake. Richard A. Carroll, 50, was found on the south side of the road about 11 p.m., east of his home on Fischer Drive in Burlington Township.
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Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011
By JULIE PACE - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
HONOLULU --
President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests.
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End of the line? Brett Favre says it is
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
It had to end some time. And Favre says that time is now.
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Death notices for Jan. 3, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Badger women improve to 2-0 in Big Ten
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
UW tops Penn State for fifth straight win
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NFL playoff matchups finally are set
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Indianapolis, Atlanta, Seattle and Pittsburgh clinched division titles Sunday, while Green Bay grabbed the final wild-card berth.
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Unheralded linebacker has two of Packers’ six sacks of Cutler
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
GREEN BAY --
For Green Bay Packers newcomer Erik Walden, it was just like old times on Sunday.
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McCamey takes over; Illinois holds off UW
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
CHAMPAIGN, IL. --
Illinois guard Demetri McCamey found the key to beat Wisconsin through a little friendly holiday advice.
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Walworth County: The year in pictures
By STAFF PHOTOS - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
From the stunning to the sublime, some things are best explained only through photographs. Here's a selection of photographs from the past year in Walworth County that ran in the Walworth County Gazette and CSI's Walworth County Sunday:
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Rose Bowl win proof that TCU has come so far
By GIL LEBRETON - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
PASADENA, CALIF. --
For the TCU Horned Frogs, a rose will never quite be just a rose ever again.
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Ron Paul’s poison pill
By MICHAEL GERSON - Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
WASHINGTON --
The ambition of Ron Paul and his supporters is breathtaking. They wish to erase 157 years of Republican Party history in a single political season, substituting a platform that is isolationist, libertarian, conspiratorial and tinged with racism. It won't happen. But some conservatives seem paradoxically drawn to the radicalism of Paul's project.
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