News Archive for January 24, 2013
Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, collected pledges of support Thursday and testified at his confirmation hearing that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by a helping hand as well as military strength.
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Bus service expanded in Beloit, Whitewater, Janesville and Milton
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Starting this week, Beloit residents can ride buses to Whitewater and back in the same day for the first time since 1982.
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Panetta: Women are integral to military's success
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in lifting a ban on women serving in combat, said women have become integral to the military's success and have shown they are willing to fight and die alongside their male counterparts.
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Salvation Army planning to open second thrift store in Janesville
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Janesville will become home to a second Salvation Army thrift store in February.
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Hello again: Craig, Parker renew wrestling rivalry
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Wrestling takes center stage tonight as one of the city's most storied and heated rivalries takes to the mat. Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker meet for the 49th time at 7 p.m. in the Viking gym.
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Unemployment rate up slightly locally
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Rock County's unemployment rate increased slightly in December, but the overall rate for the year was the best since the Great Recession.
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First-half run sparks Rattlers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
A big first half carried UW-Rock County's women's basketball team to victory Wednesday night.
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Officials: Rural blaze started in fireplace
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
TURTLE TOWNSHIP --
When Terry Blue let his dog out one last time before going to bed Tuesday, he heard a roaring sound.
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Rally keeps Warhawk women on top
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater's women's basketball team remained in a first-place tie in the WIAC by rallying for a win Wednesday night.
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Space heater blamed in fire
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Space heaters are associated with nearly 25,000 residential fires each year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Public record for Jan. 24, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WIAC title hopes vanish at Point
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
STEVENS POINT --
Any hopes of winning the WIAC title went down the drain for UW-Whitewater's men's basketball team Wednesday night.
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Rainfall holds key to state's agricultural outlook
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
MADISON --
Wisconsin's dairy farmers are poised for a strong 2013 because milk prices are expected to rise and feed prices are likely to drop, a panel of agriculture experts predicted Wednesday. Crop farmers, on the other hand, face a key unknown — whether they'll get enough rainfall to compensate for last year's prolonged parched conditions.
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Nature Conservancy expands preserve in Walworth County
By STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
EAST TROY --
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has added another 30.5 acres of land to the Newell and Ann Meyer Nature Preserve, located southwest of Eagle on Hwy 67 in Walworth County. The parcel of land connects the east and west sides of the preserve, providing additional access for recreational activities including walking, wildlife-watching, hunting and cross-country skiing.
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Mercy Foundation offering autism support grants
By STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Mercy Foundation is pleased to announce it will be accepting grant applications for its Autism Support Fund (ASF). ASF offers the financial means to help families who live with or care for children with autism.
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Gas tax, driver's fee increases recommended
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
MADISON --
A bipartisan task force's recommendations to raise a variety of Wisconsin's driving-related taxes and fees to pay for transportation upgrades ran into a dead end Wednesday — Republican leaders in the state Assembly.
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Colin Kaepernick picked pro football over pitching
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. --
Chicago Cubs scout Sam Hughes watches Colin Kaepernick nowadays and still wonders what the strong-armed NFL quarterback might look like on a pitching mound, as a power arm in the pros.
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AP sources: Pentagon opens combat roles to women
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday.
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10 things to know for Thursday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Jan. 24, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Listening session slated for proposed changes to Delavan-Darien's 4K program
By STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
DELAVAN --
The Delavan-Darien School District is looking at making adjustments to its 4-year-old kindergarten program to better meet the needs of district families.
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State's GOP begins mining bill push with hearing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
MADISON --
A lobbyist for a company looking to open a giant iron mine near Lake Superior promised Wednesday it would return to Wisconsin and hire residents if legislators pass a bill easing the regulatory path.
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Burlington Chamber alert: company has no chamber connections
By STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
BURLINGTON --
The Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce is alerting people that they’ve received several calls from business members who have been contacted by a company called CGI that claims to have an affiliation with the chamber. The chamber issued a statement that it has no affiliation with or knowledge of the company.
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Gilda's Club chapter in state sticks with name
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
MADISON --
Stung by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to removing the name of original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Gilda Radner from a cancer support group's title, the Madison-area chapter is borrowing one of the comedian's catch phrases for its next announcement: Never mind.
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Missoula Children's Theatre holding auditions in Whitewater
By STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
WHITEWATER --
The auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of “The Tortoise Versus The Hare” will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Young Auditorium, 900 W. Main St., Whitewater. There are roles for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Approximately 50-60 local students will be cast to appear in the show.
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Pro: Armed school guards are our best bet to stop future Newtowns
By STEPHEN P. HALBROOK - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
OAKLAND, CALIF. --
No guarantee exists that the presence of an armed officer would stop the next disaster. But it would give the potential victims a chance.
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Perils and politics of inaugural prayers
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Not surprisingly, many conservative Christian leaders and bloggers expressed outrage at the “withdrawal” of evangelical Pastor Louie Giglio from an invitation to offer the benediction at the presidential inauguration.
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Pleasing to the ear
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
CHICAGO --
So key is an audiobook reader's ability to bring a story alive that if he or she sounds inauthentic, it's nearly impossible to finish listening to a book.
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Education helps build awareness of white privilege
By SANTO CARFORA - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
As a white person, I have numerous privileges or unearned advantages that my colleagues of color don’t have.
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Con: Expanding mental health services is a far better alternative than armed guards
By RUSS SKIBA - Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
Today, the depth of the Sandy Hook tragedy makes it seem almost inevitable that there will be a dramatically increased police presence, perhaps even armed, in our nation’s schools. Yet a student of history cannot help but wonder if we are once again being drawn down an ineffective and counterproductive path.
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