News Archive for December 31, 2012
Overcoming old habits takes practice, preparation
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
JANESVILLE --
This year I will ... Lose weight. Exercise more. Construct a rocket ship using only a plastic fork and a box of whole grain cereal. All those goals are equally plausible under the traditional New Year's resolutions system.
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Numbers game: Allen defends UW defense
By BENJAMIN WORGULL - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
LOS ANGELES --
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is why junior defensive lineman Beau Allen doesn't care that Wisconsin's defensive line doesn't have some of the gaudy numbers as No. 8 Stanford's defense with its nation-leading 4.32 sacks and 9.23 tackle for loss per game.
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Warhawk men fall in Nicolet title game
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
DE PERE --
UW-Whitewater men's basketball team came up short in its bid to win the Nicolet National Bank Tournament on Sunday night.
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Warhawk women win in New Orleans
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
The Big Easy Challenge Tournament proved to be an easy test for UW-Whitewater's women's basketball team.
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1960s buildings renovated at UW-Whitewater
By STAN MILAM - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Buildings constructed during the 1960s building boom on the UW-Whitewater campus are starting to show their age.
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Public record for Dec. 31, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
Ryan's VP run is top local story
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Rep. Paul Ryan's selection as the Republican vice presidential candidate was a first for Janesville and a first for Wisconsin. Gazette staff voted Mitt Romney's vice presidential choice as this year's top local story.
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Buy Local workshops offered in 2013
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
MADISON --
A series of three Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin workshops will be held in early 2013 for local food producers. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages producers to register now for these technical assistance workshops taught by regional experts in-person and via webinar.
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Bears fire coach Lovie Smith after 9 seasons
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
LAKE FOREST, ILL. --
The Chicago Bears fired coach Lovie Smith on Monday after the team missed the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons.
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Candlelight events planned at state parks
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
MADISON --
Thanks to the pre-holiday snowfall that hit Wisconsin, most of the state is reporting adequate snow cover for the more than candlelight events scheduled at Wisconsin state park properties this winter. Most of the events offer cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, or a combination of those activities along trails lit by hundreds of candles.
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Bucks fall in princely fashion
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. --
Tayshaun Prince made two free throws with 10.9 seconds left to give the Detroit Pistons a 96-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night after the Pistons blew a 14-point lead.
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Bears miss playoffs despite 26-24 win over Lions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
DETROIT --
The Chicago locker room was emptying out, and the Bears could no longer do anything but hope. Then Minnesota scored an early touchdown against Green Bay up on a TV screen, and there were a couple quiet groans.
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Violence, gangs scar Chicago community in 2012
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
CHICAGO --
A spike in murders and shootings — much of it gang-related — shocked Chicagoans, spurred new crime-fighting strategies and left indelible images.
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10 things to know for Monday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday.
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Death notices for Dec. 31, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
Racine sex assault case tests health record access
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
RACINE --
The Wisconsin Supreme Court must decide whether defendants should get managed access to mental health records of an alleged molestation victim in a case tied to the criminal prosecution of a billionaire executive from Racine.
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Battling bratwursts, old cheese make news in '12
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
MADISON --
It was the best of years, it was the wurst of years.
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Swingin' back in time
By JEAN VAN DYKE - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
In the 1930s, there was more than one happenin’ place in the Walworth County area. Even during the Depression era, people looked for diversion from daily life, flocking to Delavan, Lake Geneva and Twin Lakes to dance the night away to the sounds of big bands. Big names, including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Wayne King, Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, all played in this area.
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Time to list winners, losers in Wisconsin politics in 2012
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
When we open the envelopes, here are the "winners" and "losers" in Wisconsin politics in 2012.
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