News Archive for October 23, 2012
Bus ride times, transfers at issue at Milton School Board meeting
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MILTON --
The Milton School Board got an earful Monday from parents fed up with long bus rides and a complex transfer system responsible for one student getting on the wrong bus last month.
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Janesville City Council gives go-ahead to transit center
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Staff for the city of Janesville will solicit bids for a new transit center, but one council member warned Monday that he might look for ways to cut the plans, depending on the money involved.
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Senator's son injured in early Friday attack
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The son of a state senator was hospitalized Friday after what was described as a politically motivated assault.
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Public record for Oct. 23, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Three neighbors build putting greens in their backyards
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
t's a golfer's ultimate backyard toy. Imagine walking out of the house with a wedge and a Scotty Cameron in hand to pitch and putt on your own putting green.
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KANDU to buy Pontiac Convention Center
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
JANESVILLE --
KANDU Industries plans to buy the Pontiac Convention Center in a move that will guarantee future bookings go on as scheduled at the Janesville facility now facing foreclosure.
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Walker makes stops in Delavan
By STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Gov. Scott Walker and his wife Tonette will be in Delavan, the governor’s hometown today, according to a release from the governor's office. The couple will appear at the Boys and Girls Club of Walworth County Breakfast at Lake Lawn Resort at 7:25 a.m. The event is a fundraiser for the new chapter of the club to be based in the city.
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Free dental event could get $30,000 boost
By CSI STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
ELKHORN --
Badger High School in Lake Geneva was chosen as the Wisconsin Dental Association’s site for the 2013 Mission of Mercy program.
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Lake Geneva Brewing Co. holds beer tasting
By STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Geneva Lake Brewing Co, will hold a beer tasting from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Geneva Ridge Resort in the front lobby.
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Lawmakers to reintroduce bill in wake of shooting
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MADISON --
Democratic state lawmakers plan to reintroduce a bill designed to take guns away from perpetrators of domestic violence.
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Give peace a chance
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
ORLANDO, FLA --
The real point of Mitt Romney’s rendition of commander in chief was to reveal himself as the stalwart of America’s power to promote peace and freedom through strength, character and an unyielding defense of American principles.
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Relentlessly reassuring Romney
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
WASHINGTON --
We know from the second debate that Mitt Romney is pricklier than this. So his self-restraint was also evidence of a strategy. It amounted to a bold bet that boldness was not required. Romney set out to be relentlessly reassuring. Instead of pointing out contrasts, he systematically attended to his own credibility.
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Wis. judge rejects request to reinstate union law
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MADISON --
A judge has rejected the state of Wisconsin's request to put on hold his earlier ruling striking down large portions of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law.
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Company is taking down voter billboards in Wis., Ohio
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
An outdoor advertising company says it is pulling down voter-fraud messages on billboards in the swing states of Ohio and Wisconsin after complaints that they were meant to intimidate voters.
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In-person early voting begins in Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Sandra Rivera-Derickson arrived outside the Madison city clerk's office before dawn on Monday to be among the first in Wisconsin to cast ballots early and in person in an election that's just 15 days away.
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Badgers' Ball playing like old self
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MADISON --
It appears another name pronunciation change has given Wisconsin running back Montee Ball his confidence back.
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Bears win fourth straight
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
CHICAGO --
There was a big gasp going through the stadium as Jay Cutler writhed in pain on the field. He got up and the defense provided a big lift.
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Injury sidelines Packers' Woodson
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Green Bay Packers safety Charles Woodson has a broken collarbone and will be out approximately six weeks.
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Kenseth going out with class at RFR
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
KANSAS CITY, KAN. --
Matt Kenseth had to choke back his words when he got to Victory Lane, fumbling with his sunglasses in an attempt to hide his emotions.
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Giants on to World Series with 9-0 win over Cards
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. --
The World Series is back in the Bay Area — two years after the Giants won their first championship in San Francisco.
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DeRozan, Bargnani lead Raptors past Bucks, 104-95
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
TORONTO --
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Andrea Bargnani had 17 and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight exhibition game Monday night, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 104-95.
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Fact check: Flunking geography, history
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Voters didn’t always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign.
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Analysis: Combative Obama finds subdued Romney
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama came ready Monday for a fighting finish, deriding Mitt Romney as reckless and overmatched in world affairs. Instead he found a subdued challenger who was eager to agree and determined to show he was not a warmonger.
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Most Wis. schools get passing grade on report card
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
MADISON --
Highly anticipated report cards released Monday show most Wisconsin schools meet or exceed new, more stringent measurements designed to better evaluate their performance.
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Death notices for Oct. 23, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Kedzie says son attacked over yard sign in Whitewater
By STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
Sean Kedzie, the son of Sen. Neal Kedzie (R-Elkhorn), was attacked by two men at his home in Whitewater when confronting one of the men taking down a Romney/Ryan sign, according to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Loudenbeck, Schroeder spar over job creation, Act 10
By CSI STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
FONTANA --
Two candidates, Republican Amy Loudenbeck and Democrat Ryan J. Schroeder, are vying to represent the redrawn 31st Assembly District in the Nov. 6 election. Loudenbeck currently represents the 45th District, a position she has held since 2010. Schroeder is a member of the Delavan City Council, which he has served on for 12 years.
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