News Archive for November 9, 2012
Lower taxes, higher fees: Hearing set on '13 city budget
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
The 2013 Janesville city budget advances to its first public hearing Monday with a proposed decrease in the tax rate but an increase in fees.
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Local communities announce Veterans Day activity schedules
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Area communities are hosting programs this week to honor the service of veterans.
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Make-A-Wish group seeking volunteers
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Anna Vierck has been helping make dreams come true since 2009. That's when she first became a Make-A-Wish Wisconsin volunteer wish granter. Since then, she's worked on 12 wishes, including seven that already have been granted.
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Teen boys accused of imprisonment in robbery
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Four teen boys are accused of restraining two adults and two children in a home in the 900 block of Marshall Street in Lake Geneva, according to a news release from the Lake Geneva Police Department.
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Milton's Natter is Badger South's Defensive Player of the Year
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
A.J. Natter was a marked man this season. The Milton High senior and University of Nebraska recruit was constantly double-teamed at his defensive end position.
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Three convicted of illegally shining deer
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Three Rock County men will be paying fines, losing hunting licenses and serving jail time after being convicted of illegally shining deer, according to a news release from the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Law Enforcement.
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Big Foot seniors Co-Backs of Year in Rock Valley South Conference
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Walworth Big Foot High's Mason Dixon and teammate Carter Hehr were named Co-Backs of the Year for the Rock Valley Conference South's All-Conference team.
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Officials considering charges in Orfordville man's crash death
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WALES --
The Waukesha County District Attorney's office will consider whether charges will be filed in an accident that killed an Orfordville man near the village of Wales.
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Milton swimmers set sights on 'three-peat'
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
The stage is set for the Milton High girls swim team. The Red Hawks will attempt to make it three straight Division 2 championships tonight at the WIAA state meet at the UW-Natatorium in Madison.
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History lands at Parker
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Today's high school students were born decades after the Vietnam War ended, but some at Parker High School got a chance to reach back through all those years Thursday.
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Public record for Nov. 9, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Ryan to spend time with family, reflect on election
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is spending time with his family in Janesville after two months in which he's had precious little time to do that, according to a spokesman.
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Make-A-Wish Wisconsin looking for volunteers in Walworth, Rock and Green counties
By STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin will host a volunteer and wish granter training Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 5-8 p.m. at the Rock County Job Center, 1900 Center Ave, Janesville. Make-A-Wish Wisconsin is looking for volunteers who will give their time to serve as wish granters in Green, Rock and Walworth Counties. RSVP to Make-A-Wish® Volunteer Manager, Nicole Wagner at nwagner@wisconsin.wish.org or at (262) 781-4445.
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Defending champion Warhawks wheelchair basketball teams host national tournament
By UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER MEDIA CENTER - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The practice gyms at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are filled with the dribble, swish, and crash of Warhawk wheelchair basketball teams as they prepare for the new season.
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S.M.I.L.E.S. looking for volunteers
By STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
The Special Method in Learning Equine Skills (S.M.I.L.E.S.) is looking for volunteers who have some spare time and want a rewarding experience.
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Wisconsin Guard Soldier receives award at Lambeau Field
By WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
On a field where larger-than-life legends battled for glory, a Wisconsin National Guard hero was remembered and a Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier was honored Nov. 4 for service both to the military and the community.
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Connecting jobs, sports and the American Dream on Veterans Day
By SHERMAN GILLUMS JR. - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
When more than 600 veterans in wheelchairs descended upon Richmond, Va., this past summer for the 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, it presented at least 600 opportunities to help disabled veterans go from the athletic stage to the workplace.
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Walworth County to dedicate new bridges
By STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
Walworth County will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two new bridges on Friday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. at the County Highway X bridge over the railroad tracks, south of Bardwell Junction (approximately two miles west of Wisconsin Highway 14) in the town of Darien.
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Pot votes in CO, WA raise specter of weed tourism
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
DENVER --
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don’t just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for marijuana tourism.
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Luck runs for 2 TDS, Colts beat Jaguars 27-10
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. --
The Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck ran for two touchdowns and showed he could tackle and take a hard hit in a 27-10 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.
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Death notices for Nov. 9, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Wisconsin students invited to decorate the Capitol Christmas tree
By STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
MADISON --
Students across Wisconsin can help decorate the Capitol Christmas tree by submitting their homemade ornaments.
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Wisconsin DNR ramps up social media for nine-day deer season
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is ramping up social media to connect with the public during the state’s nine-day gun deer season. Seasoned hunters, new hunters, and those interested in learning more about hunting in Wisconsin can take part in online chats, a new wildlife-focused blog, Facebook, and a “tweet-along” with DNR conservation wardens. The agency said its aim is to help the public prepare for the hunt, share traditions, ask experts questions and share stories of Deer Season 2012.
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Three convicted in Rock County poaching case
By STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
MADISON --
Three Rock County men have been convicted of illegally shining and shooting deer after a nearly year-long investigation by Wisconsin conservation wardens.
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Young Auditorium hosts Chinese troupe
By CSI STAFF - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WHITEWATER --
For an audience interested in a night of awe-inspiring feats, beautiful costumes, and amazing acrobatics, this is a performance not to miss. The award-winning, talented artists of the Golden Dragon Acrobats leap onto the Young Auditorium stage Nov. 15.
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Reconstructing the GOP
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The conservative task over the next few years is not the preservation of a rigid ideology but the reconstruction of a political appeal along improved but principled lines.
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Janesville’s Ryan remains national election winner
By ARTHUR I. CYR - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Paul Ryan has made headlines and sparked debate with dramatic proposals for comprehensive budget reform. His measures focus heavily on health care. Ironically, the hostility generated may strengthen his hand in trying to avoid the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” which early next year would bring draconian budget cuts.
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Fixing immigration issue is way forward for GOP
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Republicans lost the election not because they advanced a bad argument but because they advanced a good argument not well enough. Mitt Romney ran a solid and honorable campaign, but he is by nature a Northeastern moderate. He sincerely adopted the new conservatism, but he still spoke it as a second language.
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