News Archive for February 23, 2012
Pro: Government must never seek to impose any religion’s beliefs on nonbelievers
By THE REV. BARRY W. LYNN - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
WASHINGTON --
There are people in Washington working right now to pass legislation that would allow your boss to tailor your workplace’s health care plan to his religious beliefs. And worse yet, they’re doing it in the name of “religious freedom.”
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Con: Forcing insurers to provide workers with free contraception violates religious and economic liberties
By JAY SEKULOW - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. --
President Obama's deceptive compromise requires insurance companies to provide employees of the religious organizations that object with contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs free of charge. That’s nothing more than a ruse, a shell game, an accounting trick.
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In New York City, does church-school separation go too far?
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
For 17 long years, Bronx Household of Faith—a small evangelical church that meets Sundays in a New York City public school—has fought to overturn New York City’s policy barring worship services in public schools.
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Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension overturned
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
NEW YORK --
National League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.
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Janesville man suspected of supplying son with marijuana for sale
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville police Wednesday arrested a man they think was supplying his teenage son with marijuana for sale at Parker High School.
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Lemirandes on collision course
By TOM MILLER - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
Brothers Logan and Conor Lemirande might run into each other Friday and Saturday.
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Gain in confidence puts Kurtz among state’s best wrestlers
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Craig senior is the only Janesville wrestler competing in the WIAA Division 1 state meet, which begins this afternoon at the Kohl Center in Madison.
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Interstate project on track—for now
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Interstate 90/39 expansion project is still on track for a construction start of 2015, but a proposal that would redirect state transportation dollars has caught the attention of Rock County expansion proponents.
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Blackhawk Tech trims budget
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
ROCK TOWNSHIP --
Day care, Tech Knowledge College, Ed-Venture course among cuts
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UW-Rock teams lose in tourney
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
The season came to end Wednesday night for the UW-Rock County women’s basketball team.
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Palmyra man found incompetent for trial
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Rock County homicide case that originated in Racine County has been suspended while a Palmyra man continues getting court-ordered mental health treatment.
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Eagles advance to play Warhawks
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
The UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team will host UW-La Crosse in a semifinal game of the WIAC Tournament on Friday night.
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Rock County group delivers positive message to lawmakers
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MADISON --
The county’s unemployment rate is now 8.3 percent, and several in attendance Wednesday said that’s still too high. But, they said, the economic landscape is improving.
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Public record for Feb. 23, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
Milton High foursome aim to add to wrestling tradition
By KEN VELOSKEY - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MILTON --
Seniors John Wells, Landon Shea, Garrett Whitehead and Ian Johnson know that the tradition and pride of the Red Hawks’ wrestling program is in their favor.
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Unions’ recall race snub surprised Cullen
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Cullen says that won’t keep him from fighting for their rights
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Old World Wisconsin holds job/volunteer open house
By NEWS RELEASE - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
EAGLE --
In preparation for the 2012 operating season, Old World Wisconsin will host a job/volunteer open house on Sat., March 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Clausing Barn Restaurant. This is a first-time event for the outdoor living history museum of 19th-century farm and rural life. It is an opportunity for potential applicants to learn more about the site, including specifics regarding open positions.
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Automotive auction house planning $26.5 million expansion in Walworth
By STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
WALWORTH --
Mecum, the automotive auction house, is planning a $26.5 million expansion in Walworth, according to Hemmings Blog, the collector-car marketplace.
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To close tax loopholes, Obama would open new ones
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Economists note that Obama's plan would upturn the very playing field the administration says it wants to level.
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Parra just happy to be back
By TOM HAUDRICOURT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
PHOENIX --
Pitcher missed all of last season
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Crowder guides Marquette win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Jae Crowder is on quite a roll for No. 10 Marquette and the Golden Eagles are happy to be along for the ride.
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Nebraska traffic stop leads to four pounds of pot and arrest for Lake Geneva residents
By STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Two Lake Geneva residents were arrested and jailed in Nebraska, after they were found with 4.8 pounds of marijuana, according to a story in the Kearney Hub.
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Bucks can’t stop Noah
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
CHICAGO --
A rare triple-double was all well and good for Joakim Noah. More important for him was this: the Bulls got another big win.
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Badgers have to avoid Hawkeyes’ best shot
By JEFF POTRYKUS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MADISON --
Another loss to Iowa would end title hopes
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Wetlands bill passes Assembly despite conservationists’ concerns
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MADISON --
Assembly Republicans passed a contentious bill Tuesday that would help developers win wetland construction permits from the state, achieving one of the GOP’s key goals for this legislative session despite concerns from conservationists that the bill clears the way for destroying untold acres of wetlands and the fragile wildlife they shelter
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Tauscher joins fight against youth concussions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MADISON --
Longtime Green Bay Packer offensive lineman Mark Tauscher joined high school athletes, doctors and state lawmakers Wednesday to push the Wisconsin Legislature to pass legislation designed to reduce concussions in youth sports.
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Learning to live with nature in Walworth County
By STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
LAKE GENEVA -- In celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend, Roy Diblik, co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm, will present “Communities for a Healthy Earth,” a PowerPoint presentation at the Lake Geneva Public Library at 10:30 a.m. March 3. Aldo Leopold is Wisconsin’s greatest naturalist, and Diblik is a landscape conservationist who shares Leopold’s passion to conserve and restore land health.
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Death notices for Feb. 23, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
Starting to like ‘new’ Daytona
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. --
Earnhardt and others believe tandem racing in the final laps will determine the outcome in the qualifying races and “The Great American Race.”
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Tour promoting civility,bipartisanship in politics
By SEN. TIM CULLEN - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012
MADISON --
This past year, the state Capitol has been home to the most divisive political war that I have seen in my adult lifetime. I believe the majority of Wisconsinites want to see this political war come to an abrupt end.
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