News Archive for December 3, 2012
UW-Whitewater class helps business pros switch to teaching
By STAN MILAM - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Business professionals looking to change careers to teaching can make the move in one year with help from UW-Whitewater.
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Local man's film considered for festival
By DENNIS HINES/STATELINE NEWS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
James Ackerman, a Janesville filmmaker, recently produced a short feature titled "Willis Tower," what he calls a supernatural drama.
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Former Gazette employee arrested for theft
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
An former employee of The Gazette has been arrested on theft charges.
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Public record for Dec. 3, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Santa makes area stops on pre-Christmas tour
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Santa made several stops in southern Wisconsin on Sunday, including the Elks Club in Janesville and The Gathering Place in Milton.
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Take precautions to keep your pets safe this season
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Pets can be just like kids. When they see something new, they get excited. They investigate. "Unfortunately, they'll usually check stuff out with their mouths," said Dr. Mike Hotchkiss of the Janesville Veterinary Clinic.
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SEWRPC sets meeting on Jackson Creek watershed plan
By STAFF - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
DELAVAN --
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) and the Kettle Moraine Land Trust are holding the second informational meeting on the Jackson Creek Watershed Protection Planning project from 7-9 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 12, at the Delavan Lake Sanitary District, 2990 County Road F South, in Delavan.
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Wisconsin Wing members participate at Hurricane Sandy’s mission base
By STAFF - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy reached Civil Air Patrol’s Wisconsin Wing recently when three of its members made the long trip to Concord, N.H. to help staff the mission base.
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Gacy's blood may solve old murders
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
CHICAGO --
Detectives have long wondered what secrets serial killer John Wayne Gacy and other condemned murderers took to the grave when they were executed — mostly whether they had other unknown victims.
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10 Things to Know for Today
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
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Stanford, Wisconsin to meet in Rose Bowl
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
PASADENA, CALIF. --
Wisconsin believes its third straight trip to the Rose Bowl could be the charm. Stanford is hoping for another victory in its charmed run through the Bowl Championship Series.
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Hard work pays off for UW
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
MADISON --
Four days after being “out-toughed” in a loss to Virginia, there was no doubt what the focus was for the Wisconsin basketball team Sunday: Hard work.
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Death notices for Dec. 3, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
DNR urges state's ice anglers to line up permits
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
MADISON --
The state Department of Natural Resources is urging ice fishing tournament organizers to apply for 2013 permits soon.
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State lawmaker wants to end political robocalls
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Remember all those annoying robocalls during election season? So does one Green Bay lawmaker, who wants the calls permanently banned.
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Fight looming in state over ‘middle class’ tax cuts
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker-elect Robin Vos said he wants a tax cut for those with taxable incomes of between $20,000 and $200,000 in the next state budget.
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