News Archive for October 11, 2012
VP Debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
DANVILLE, KY. --
At odds early and often, Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan squabbled over the economy, taxes, Medicare and more Thursday night in a contentious, interruption-filled debate.
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Janesville police chief warns against cutting officers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police chief Dave Moore Wednesday told of a resident who waited two hours this summer for an officer to respond to a complaint of a loud party on Memorial Drive.
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UW-Whitewater student's death ruled an accident
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Officials have ruled the July death of a UW-Whitewater student found at the bottom of a quarry was an accident.
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Road plan is back before board
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A controversial piece of road construction will make another appearance at the Rock County Board tonight.
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Oil theft suspects can't slip away
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police say two Illinois men arrested early Wednesday morning stole $370 worth of used cooking oil from a fast food restaurant.
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Milton police to get new HQ
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
MILTON --
Roof leak buckets, moldy carpeting, cramped workspaces and outdoor parking soon will be things of the past for the Milton Police Department. The department is getting new digs.
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Green Bay RB Benson goes on IR, could still return
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
GREEN BAY --
The Green Bay Packers are dealing with yet another loss. Running back Cedric Benson, who has had 71 of the team's 111 carries, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a sprained left foot, but was designated to return.
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Public record for Oct. 10, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
Residents weigh in on Social Security's future
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Will retirement benefits be available for future generations? Area residents surveyed at an AARP event Wednesday were not optimistic.
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High stakes for vice presidential debate
By JIM KUHNHENN/AP - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Time running short, Vice President Joe Biden faces the greater burden in his debate with Republican Paul Ryan as he seeks to use the election’s only encounter between presidential running mates to slow Mitt Romney’s momentum and reset the campaign storyline in time for the next Obama-Romney debate.
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Proceedings against ‘Muslims’ filmmaker must walk fine free-speech line
By GENE POLICINSKI - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
There’s nothing in the First Amendment that says we have to like Mark Basseley Youssef. Or Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. Or Sam Bacile. Or Nicola Bacily.
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Defining 'bullying' down
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
CHICAGO --
Several years ago when I was enrolled in a teacher training program, we were taught that bullying was when one person intentionally, aggressively and consistently intimidated another.
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EHD possible in cattle, farmers urged to take preventative measures
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
Amid widespread reports of dead deer being found in Wisconsin and neighboring states, animal health officials from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) are urging cattle farmers to take preventative measures to keep their herds healthy. EHD is a virus that is spread by biting midges and black flies that primarily affects deer, but can also infect cattle and other ruminants.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has concussion, out 2 races
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
CONCORD, N.C --
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss the next two races with his second concussion in the past six weeks, ending the championship chances of NASCAR’s most popular driver.
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Ryan prepares to take on skilled debater Biden
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
To prepare for his biggest test yet on the national stage, untested debater Paul Ryan has been hauling two thick briefing books around the country and intently studying up on Vice President Joe Biden, who has been sparring over public policy since the Wisconsin congressman was learning how to talk.
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Team Obama hopes veep debate halts GOP momentum
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
DANVILLE, KY. --
Obama is eager to change the vibe after his lackluster performance in the first debate and Romney’s recent gains in the polls.
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DNR warns website will shut down briefly
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials are warning people the agency's website will shut down briefly Saturday.
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Armstrong report includes 200 pages, 26 witnesses
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
Page after page of damning details. They came from computer records, books, media reports and, maybe most significantly, the people Lance Armstrong used to train alongside and celebrate with. The people he used to call his friends.
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San Francisco goes against the grain to send series to Game 5
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
CINCINNATI --
Angel Pagan hit the first leadoff homer in Giants postseason history, and Gregor Blanco and Pablo Sandoval connected later for an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that evened their NL division series at 2-all.
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Carpenter hammers out a Cardinal victory
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Chris Carpenter led the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in their NL division series.
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Yankees' Ibanez hits two homers, gives New York series lead
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
NEW YORK --
Raul Ibanez lined a tying home run while pinch hitting for slumping Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning, then hit a leadoff homer in the 12th, giving the New York Yankees a stunning 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night for a 2-1 lead in their AL division series.
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Athletics stun Tigers in ninth
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
OAKLAND, CALIF. --
Seth Smith, Coco Crisp and the never-say-die Oakland Athletics forced a Game 5 of their AL division series against the Detroit Tigers with their most memorable comeback yet.
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Death notices for Oct. 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
What are you doing on 10-11-12?
By JOCELYN NOVECK, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
So what are you doing on Thursday?
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