News Archive for June 22, 2012
Germany beats Greece 4-2 to reach semifinals
By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Friday, June 22, 2012
GDANSK, POLAND --
Germany scored three second-half goals to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time Friday after a 4-2 win over Greece.
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Sidewalk committee likely to miss deadline
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
It appeared unlikely Thursday the sidewalk committee would meet a July 9 deadline imposed by the city council.
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Exercise simulates water main break
By RYAN BROEGE - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A tabletop exercise Thursday to simulate a big water main break in Janesville exposed a need to improve communications, most participants agreed.
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Area players on WFCA rosters
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-star games will feature a number of area players.
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Rock County Historical Society hires new director
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Rock County Historical Society on Thursday announced it had hired Mike Reuter as new executive director.
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Taco Bell plans to rebuild restaurant
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Taco Bell of America has demolished its former store at 2626 Humes Road in Janesville and will replace it with a new restaurant.
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Drought won't hurt show, Aqua Jays say
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Rock Aqua Jays say low water in the Rock River won't be a problem for this weekend's Mercury Open show ski tournament at Traxler Park.
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Privacy: old concerns echo in new, high-tech era
By GENE POLICINSKI - Friday, June 22, 2012
Near-daily incidents demand that we as a society redraw the line between our private lives and our public personas. The “public” is that part of us found in public records, subject to examination by government or disclosure in news reports, or that we expose ourselves.
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Janesville man indicted on child porn charges
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
MADISON --
A Janesville man on Thursday was indicted in federal court on charges of possession of child pornography.
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Public record for June 22, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
Unwelcome guests cozy up to gardens in Rock County
By RYAN BROEGE - Friday, June 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Like a burglar that helps himself to whatever's in the fridge, Japanese beetles are unwelcome guests making themselves comfortable in gardens across Rock County.
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Batten the hatches, ye officials!
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, June 22, 2012
DELAVAN --
On Saturday, June 30, some of the biggest names in local government will compete for nautical bragging rights and a traveling trophy in the first Delavan-Darien Cardboard Regatta on Delavan Lake.
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Wisconsin bats could be at risk
By CSI STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
MADISON --
White Nose Syndrome, the fungus that causes a deadly bat disease, has been confirmed in an Iowa cave popular among cavers.
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Enjoy Whitewater's Savory Sounds concerts
By STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
Steve Meisner and Friends will be playing from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., June 28 at the Savory Sounds Concert, held at the Birge Fountain in front of Whitewater's Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main Street.
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Fact check: Romney's immigration promises
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Friday, June 22, 2012
WASHINGTON --
A closer look at Mitt Romney's immigration assertions and how they match up with the facts.
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Wisconsin on the lookout for drunken boaters
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 22, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin conservation wardens are on the lookout this weekend for drunken boaters.
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Felix enters trials at top of her game
By EDDIE PELLS - Friday, June 22, 2012
EUGENE, ORE. --
Fitness questions surrounding Gay
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Russian Yakupov committed to NHL
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 22, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
The likely No. 1 pick when the NHL draft gets underway in Pittsburgh today understands why he’s continually asked how committed he is to playing in North America.
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BCS changes: Why now? Who wins and who loses?
By RALPH D. RUSSO - Friday, June 22, 2012
CHICAGO --
College football is headed toward a new era, with a four-team playoff deciding the champion starting in 2014.
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Ziegelbauer steps back, Vos mum on attorneys’ fees in voter ID case
By STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
MADISON --
A Wisconsin legislator decided not to intervene in a court case on the state’s voter ID law after a complaint was lodged about who’s paying for his legal help, according to a news story by Madison’s WKOW-TV.
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Riding the rails for 105 years
By STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
The East Troy Electric Railroad celebrates 105 years of railway history in Southeast Wisconsin with its first special event of the season, Railfan weekend, June 23-24. The event showcases the railroad's entire fleet of trolleys and interurban coaches; and allows visitors to ride all day for a nominal fare.
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Death notices for June 22, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 22, 2012
Champs! James' triple-double lifts Heat to title
By BRIAN MAHONEY - Friday, June 22, 2012
MIAMI --
Music blared and confetti fell, the only celebration LeBron James really wanted in Miami.
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Obama’s bombshell on immigration is naked lawlessness
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, June 22, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The election approaches and President Obama's margin is slipping. He needs a big Hispanic vote and this is the perfect pander. After all, who will call him on it? A supine press? Congressional Democrats? Nothing like an upcoming election to temper their Bush-era zeal for defending Congress' exclusive Article I power to legislate. (
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Choosing life
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, June 22, 2012
MONROVIA, LIBERIA --
The story of a young woman in Liberia demonstrates the lavish generosity often practiced by those with nothing. It also reveals the vulnerability of women and children in an impoverished, conflict-prone country.
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