News Archive for October 18, 2012
What is the truth about American Muslims?
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
It’s time for voices of reason to counter dangerous and often vicious propaganda with balanced and accurate information about American Muslims.
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Liberalism’s shrinking agenda
By MICHAEL GERSON - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
WASHINGTON --
It is extraordinary how shrunken liberalism has become. During his much-praised town hall debate appearance, President Obama set out a second-term agenda of stunning humility.
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Pro: Fact-checkers bode well for emerging ‘new journalism’
By HANS PETER IBOLD - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
Curiously, what everyone is calling “fact-checking” isn’t new. Fact-checking has always been fundamental to professional news work. Ask any veteran newsroom copy editor.
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Con: Few voters pay attention to new breed of fact-checkers
By KARLYN BOWMAN - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The media’s job used to be to report the news—who, what, when and where. Their new role as adjudicators extends their warrant at a time that skepticism of the media is already sky high.
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Janesville City Council to consider cuts
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville City Council is considering adding about $568,000 to a 2013 city budget that had only about $10,000 of room below state levy limits.
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No appeal for man shot after ceiling collapse
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
A Janesville man shot by a homeowner Halloween night 2005 after crashing through a ceiling during a burglary was denied Tuesday an opportunity to appeal his 2008 conviction to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Court won't hear drunken driving case
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a Midlothian, Ill., man's appeal of his drunken driving conviction.
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A big deal: Dixon, Hehr send Chiefs soaring
By TIM WESTER - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
WALWORTH --
The famous Mason-Dixon Line is figuratively known as the dividing line between the Northern and Southern states. Walworth Big Foot High School, however, has its own Mason Dixon line.
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Public record for Oct. 18, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
Historic former middle school gets second chance
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
BRODHEAD --
It looked Tuesday like a tornado had blown through the old middle school in Brodhead. It has been empty since 1996 and gutted of anything of value, but a team of Madison developers hopes to restore the historic building.
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Conference for caregivers offers insight, hope, humor
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Michelle Leverence has been a caregiver most of her life. Her paternal grandmother lived with her family when she was a child.
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Packers have yet to win back-to-back games
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Stringing wins together was something the Green Bay Packers did with ease last season. This year, not so much.
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Trek cuts ties with Armstrong
By STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
Following in the lead of Nike, Waterloo-based Trek Bicycle terminated its relationship with Lance Armstrong, saying the decision was based on the conclusions in the USADA report, according to a story in Cycling News.
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German orchestra from Walworth County’s sister county to perform
By STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
A youth orchestra from the Christian-Rauch Schule (School) in Bad Arolsen, Germany, currently on tour in the U.S., is scheduled to perform at 11:30 a.m. on Tues., Oct. 23 in the auditorium of Badger High School, 220 E. South St., Lake Geneva.
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Ryan says Obama lacked new solutions during debate
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
President Barack Obama failed to bring any new ideas that could revive the economy during the second presidential debate, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Wednesday.
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For Romney and Obama, one-liners are on the menu
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The presidential campaign, heavy on finger-pointing and recrimination, is taking a brief but abrupt detour so President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can play politics for laughs.
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Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA --
One day after their contentious, finger-pointing debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney vied aggressively for the support of women voters Wednesday.
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Beltran sub boosts Cardinals in Game 3
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
ST. LOUIS --
Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for Carlos Beltran and the Cardinals took a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night for a 2-1 series lead.
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Death notices for Oct. 18, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
SPORTS32 to air WIAC showdown between UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh
By UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER MEDIA CENTER - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
Time Warner Cable (TWC) Sports32 announced today that it will air the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football showdown between UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh live Saturday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m. The matchup is at UW-Whitewater’s Perkins Stadium.
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Racine County Sheriff’s Office looking into possible cop impersonator
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of what might be a possible cop impersonator in the town of Burlington, according to a news report by CBS 58 TV of Milwaukee.
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Walworth County landmarks still standing the test of time
By TODD MISHLER - Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
They’ve been vital pieces of their communities’ fabric for decades. Three more places in Walworth County soon will take coveted spots on the National Register of Historic Places.
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