News Archive for December 24, 2012
Janesville native picked to be general
By STAN MILAM - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Army Col. Andrew Poppas, a 1984 Craig High School graduate, has been promoted to brigadier general.
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Milton woman takes pride in creating original Christmas cards
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
MILTON --
Many people are content to buy Christmas cards by the box, sign their names and mail them to friends and family. Estella Fena would never think of such a thing.
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Manitowoc holiday window display promotes cats
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
MANITOWOC --
The Flower Gallery and Gallery Interior Design's annual holiday window display this year has a feature that has never been done before. The fourth window features live cats for adoption from the Lakeshore Humane Society.
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God is with us at worst moments
By MICHAEL GERSON - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
WASHINGTON --
There are no easy philosophic or theological explanations for unnatural death—no greater, cosmic good that neatly justifies unfair suffering. And those who try to find God’s will in an earthquake, a cancer ward or a mass killing are engaged in a particularly cruel and arrogant exercise.
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Man in Santa suit hits Dane Co. deputy, arrested
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
MADISON --
A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff's deputy who was directing traffic.
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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft landing or dizzy dive?
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
WASHINGTON --
fforts to save the nation from going over a year-end "fiscal cliff" were in disarray as lawmakers fled the Capitol for their Christmas break.
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10 Things to Know for Monday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Dec. 24, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
School petitions high court over graduation flap
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
BROOKFIELD --
The dispute over whether Brookfield public high school can hold graduation ceremonies inside a church could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Recall, elections dominated state's headlines in 2012
By DINESH RAMDE, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Wisconsin's governor survived a recall attempt and Janesville's congressman had a shot at becoming vice president. There were five statewide elections in seven months, making it nearly impossible to escape robocalls and campaign ads. A white supremacist killed worshippers at a Sikh temple, a judge struck down a contentious collective-bargaining law and three Wisconsin soldiers were killed.
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Milwaukee, Madison losing clout at Capitol
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
Wisconsin’s largest city will at least have one representative, Democratic Rep. Jon Richards, on the Legislature's 16 member Joint Finance Committee. Madison, the second-largest city, will be without one again.
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