News Archive for November 12, 2012
Celebrate the joys of life rather than its commercialism
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
If you are not already suffering from a clinical case of holiday stress, you will be soon. We understand. It's easy to get pulled into the relentless holiday hype that begins Thanksgiving week.
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Car damages bridge; driver arrested
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Alcohol and speed are suspected in a crash that damaged about 30 feet of concrete bridge railing in Janesville early Sunday.
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Public record for Nov. 12, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
Leaves disappear from streets
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Almost like magic, the giant piles of leaves and other debris mounded along Janesville curbs are starting to disappear.
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Remembering what was 'forgotten'
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Lamar Deuel Sr. fought in "the forgotten war." The organizers of the Janesville Veterans Day ceremony tried to make up for that.
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‘Operation Christmas Child’ slated
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
DELAVAN --
Delavan families, businesses, schools and churches are joining an international project, ‘Operation Christmas Child’ this week, filling empty shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and necessity items for impoverished children around the world.
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When tweets become tantrums
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
CHICAGO --
It’s only when national tragedies, important events, or big political news breaks that social media networks become hideous, angry monsters.
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Hunters reminded to heed firewood quarantines
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
MADISON --
The Department reminds Wisconsin hunters heading out to deer camp to use firewood where they are camping or to purchase wood from a certified dealer. This is crucial so that hunters do not bring emerald ash borer (EAB) or gypsy moth into the woodland area through their firewood, which could destroy those woods or those nearby.
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Elkhorn Lions Club taking donations for those left in Sandy’s wake
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
ELKHORN --
After checking with several Lions Clubs in the New Jersey area, the Elkhorn Lions Club is coordinating an effort to collect items to assist those who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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Carnage helps Keselowski at Phoenix
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
AVONDALE, ARIZ. --
When the fighting stopped, the oil had dried and the last of the wrecked cars had been towed away, Brad Keselowski found himself on the brink of a first Sprint Cup title for himself and team owner Roger Penske.
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Gawkers head to NY’s storm-ravaged neighborhoods
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
NEW YORK --
Two weeks after the Superstorm Sandy socked the region, cleanup continues in New York and New Jersey, which bore the brunt of the destruction.
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Texans knock out Cutler, beat Bears 13-6
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
CHICAGO --
Arian Foster finished with 102 yards rushing and a touchdown catch, and the Houston Texans intercepted Jay Cutler twice before knocking him out of the game with a concussion on their way to a 13-6 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
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Salvation Army kicks off annual Christmas Campaign in Walworth County
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The Salvation Army in Walworth County launched its annual Christmas Campaign---including its visible red kettles—to raise funds to help people who continue to struggle across the area.
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Death notices for Nov. 12, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
Groups want Walker to have state run exchange
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
MADISON --
An array of interests that don't normally agree— from the state's conservative chamber of commerce to liberal health care advocates — are united in pressuring Gov. Scott Walker to create a state-run exchange under the federal health care law.
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Post-election, Latinos in Wisconsin looking for immigration reform
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
The Latino vote in the battleground state of Wisconsin was critical nationally in helping to re-elect President Obama, with 65% of Latinos supporting him in the state, according to a report released last week by by the Pew Hispanic Center entitled, “Latino Voters in the 2012 Election.”
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Wis. WWII veteran gets medal after 65 years
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
KENOSHA --
World War II veteran George Michel figured this year's local Veterans Day event would be just like all the others he'd attended in previous years. Then he started noticing family members in the audience, including a grandson and a daughter-in-law from Michigan.
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Veterans Day 2012 observed with more events today, Nov. 12
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
The federal holiday observance of Veterans Day today, Monday, Nov. 12, will be marked in Walworth County by a number of events:
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Tommy ends his historic political run
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
What a run, Tommy, even if it ended last Tuesday with a losing U.S. Senate campaign. Very few people get to start a fifth career at age 70, after all.
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