News Archive for January 16, 2011
Finding an ‘E-asier’ way to keep tabs on politics
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
From websites, e-mail and blogs to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Walworth County's elected officials are embracing new tools to stay connected with their constituents.
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Enough said? Tweets too short for meaningful debate, some say
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Susan Johnson has seen more legislators Tweeting these days, but said there are pros and cons to using Twitter for political debate. More users turning to social networking websites for news on a daily basis means more opportunity for Tweets to be read, said Johnson, an associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Website and social media contacts for Walworth County legislators
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
Website and social media contacts for Walworth County legislators, Jan. 3, 2011.
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Program aims to ease Walworth County home foreclosures
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
ELKHORN --
Walworth County mortgages have been dying in record numbers.
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New monthly seminars get back to root of Rotary Gardens’ mission
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The seminars target gardeners of all skill levels.
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Few inmates on electronic monitoring are arrested for new crimes
By TED SULLIVAN - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Rock County Jail officials point to the success of electronic monitoring as a reason to put more offenders into the community on bracelets.
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Ice-skating at Traxler Park holds appeals for all
By TED SULLIVAN - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Ice-skating at Traxler Park is much more than a winter sport. It’s an afternoon with family, a love story and that feeling that we aren’t so grown up.
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Public record for Jan. 16, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
Bears beat Seahawks 35-24, Packers next
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
CHICAGO --
Football's oldest rivalry has a grand new prize: a spot in the Super Bowl. The Bears' 35-24 dismantling of overmatched Seattle on Sunday sets up the biggest game in their 90-year series with the Packers.
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Parker swimmers fourth at Manitowoc
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
MANITOWOC --
Victory in first event sparks Vikings
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Five Craig wrestlers have perfect day
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Cougars go 3-2 in South Milwaukee duals
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Craig swimmers eighth at Middleton
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
MIDDLETON --
Sftate powerhouse Madison Memorial dominates the action
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Parker girls bounce back with victory over Beloit
By STAN MILAM/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
BELOIT --
Vikings shake off bad game, bad break to gain 44-42 win
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Craig girls bounce back with win over Stoughton
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Sroda gives Cougars a lift in nonconference victory
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Sun Prairie boys adds to Craig's woes
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
SUN PRAIRIE --
Cougar struggles continue in 76-45 loss to Cardinals
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Schneider leads Craig gymnasts to invitational title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
MADISON --
Cougars, Milton win division titles at Madison East
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Parker boys can't keep up with Beloit's dazzling performance
By TIM WESTER/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Broomfield leads Purple Knights past Vikings
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Photo of the Day: Down-to-the-wire Pinewood Derby action
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
Photos of the Week: Down-to-the-wire racing action was the order of the day recently as Cub Scout Pack 327 of Delavan hosted their Pinewood Derby.
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Packers, Steelers advance to title games
By BARRY WILNER - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
The Green Bay Packers took care of the top seed in the NFC, and the Pittsburgh Steelers sent home their archrivals from the AFC North in entirely different manners Saturday.
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Wisconsin beats Minn. Duluth 3-2
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
DULUTH, MINN. --
Sophomore forward Craig Smith continued his torrid scoring Saturday, getting a goal and an assist to help Wisconsin hold off Minnesota-Duluth 3-2.
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From Russia with envy
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011
NEW YORK --
Audacity had few competitors in the White House briefing room. Being lectured about American freedoms by a man whose own status among the living wouldn't be so assured under similar circumstances back in Russia was rich in ironies and ill-timed.
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