News Archive for August 9, 2012
Creation of BTC manufacturing center delayed
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
BELOIT --
An expansion of Blackhawk Technical College will not start as early as first hoped.
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Backyard chickens lay an egg in Milton
By RYAN BROEGE - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
MILTON --
There will be no chickens in Milton backyards. That's the takeaway from a Milton City Council meeting Wednesday night, where a proposal to allow chickens in residential areas was struck down.
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Simmons poised for new ownership
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Simmons Bedding, which operates its largest plant in Janesville, is expected to have a new owner by the end of this year.
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45th District candidate Rucker alone on skills gap
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
BELOIT --
Three of the four candidates for the 45th Assembly agree area employers are facing a skills gap in hiring new workers. Blackhawk Technical College will play a key role in training workers to meet the needs of today's employers, the candidates said at a forum Wednesday night in Beloit.
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Walworth County DA to be decided in GOP primary
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
If you want a say in picking the next district attorney in Walworth County, don't wait until the Nov. 6 general election.
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Mercy plans seminar on concussions
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Dr. Darin Rutherford, a sports medicine doctor at Mercy, will discuss concussions in a seminar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15.
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Businesses encouraged to complete survey
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
Businesses of all sizes, industry sectors and ownership structures are encouraged to participate in the 2012 Salary & Benefits Survey, a collaborative project between Rock County 5.0 and the Blackhawk Human Resource Association.
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Snappers win fourth straight
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
DAVENPORT, IA --
The Beloit Snappers ran their winning streak to four Wednesday night.
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Public record for Aug. 9, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
Musical businessmen hit home run at FastPitch contest
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
It's a calculated risk anytime you rip out a guitar solo in front of potential investors, but it seemed to work just fine for area entrepreneurs Brennon Garthwait and David Hartwig.
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Respect follows Koss to new position on bench
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
ELKHORN --
On his last day as district attorney, Phil Koss was doing what he did every day for 27 years—sitting in a courtroom prosecuting crimes.
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Wisconsin GOP Senate race tightens in final days
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
MADISON --
As the contentious Republican primary race for U.S. Senate enters its final days, the candidates and political interest groups backing them are blanketing the airwaves with millions of dollars in mostly negative ads in a final push to sway voters.
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Gymnast Gabby Douglas shows Olympic-class charm
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
LONDON --
Gabby Douglas won two Olympic gold medals, met the Duchess of Cambridge and made Serena Williams a fan. What a trip.
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Crossing guard fill-in needed in Lake Geneva
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
The Lake Geneva Police Department is taking applications for a fill-in crossing guard. This position will fill in for regular crossing guards at four different locations throughout the city.
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Con: Replace U.N. bunglers with volunteer missions from rich humanitarian nations
By WAYNE MADSEN - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Rather than prod the ineffectual U.N. to take more forceful action, the U.S. should push for an immediate withdrawal of the peacekeepers from Haiti and their replacement with teams of expert volunteers from caring rich nations.
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Pro: U.N. must take responsibility for ending epidemic caused by its troops
By MARK WEISBROT - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Controlling and putting an end to the cholera epidemic is the least that the U.N. can do for Haiti, having caused this disaster.
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In presidential race, the religious test that wasn’t
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
American voters, it turns out, are mostly unconcerned about Mitt Romney’s religious affiliation or have no idea what it is.
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Wisconsin boy, 17, is fastest texter in America
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
NEW YORK --
A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row.
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The Olympics: World's Fairs of the 21st century?
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
LONDON --
Once, World’s Fairs were the primary chroniclers of human progress. Not so much anymore. But to wander the grounds of the 2012 London Olympics this past fortnight is to see that in the 21st century, the value and relevance of such events still endures.
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Backup plan: It's Harrell's time to shine
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Aaron Rodgers was ready. So was Matt Flynn. Perhaps those two wise wagers will earn Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy the benefit of the doubt when it comes to giving untested Graham Harrell a shot as Rodgers' primary backup this season.
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Felix wins 200 meters on big Olympic night for US
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
LONDON --
Allyson Felix grinned as she waited for the official results to pop up on the scoreboard. She knew what was coming, and she was going to enjoy this moment.
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May-Treanor, Walsh win Olympic beach volleyball gold
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
LONDON --
Misty May-Treanor danced on the sand and then off it, taking a victory lap around the court before leaving Horse Guards Parade with Kerri Walsh Jennings as three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists.
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Opening on WalCoMet Commission
By STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The Walworth County Board will be considering an appointment to one position on the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District (WalCoMet) Commission. WalCoMet operates a wastewater treatment system and equipment, and remote lift stations serving jurisdictions in Walworth County. WalCoMet commissioners oversee the sewerage district’s operations and make recommendations concerning system management and WalCoMet operations. Applicants must reside in the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage Distraict service area.
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Walker, Colorado governor discuss Sikh shooting
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
MADISON --
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called Gov. Scott Walker to talk about Sunday’s shootings at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee that left seven people dead including the gunman.
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Death notices for Aug. 9, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
Iowa company tomato recall includes Wisconsin stores
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
DES MOINES, IOWA --
An Iowa grower is recalling grape tomatoes distributed in stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan because they may contain salmonella.
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Mars crater where rover landed looks ‘Earth-like’
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
PASADENA, CALIF. --
The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to California's Mojave Desert with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists said Wednesday.
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As population ages, demand for hospice grows
By DENNIS HINES, STATELINE NEWS - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
BELOIT --
Jennifer Moyer is thankful for the support that she and her family received from Beloit Regional Hospice while her mother was battling lung cancer.
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Stop the sexy Latina stereotype
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
CHICAGO --
Enough with the sexualized portrayal of Hispanics on TV.
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State program offers employers ways to build winning teams
By REGGIE NEWSON - Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
Thanks to an innovative program, job seekers now have walk-on opportunities, and employers, like coaches, can build winning teams.
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