News Archive for March 21, 2013
Janesville School Board, unions 'confer' but won't negotiate
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board and employee unions won't negotiate about benefits and working conditions, but they will "meet and confer" on those topics next week.
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State unemployment rates had big increase in January
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Reflecting the post-holiday doldrums, January unemployment rates jumped markedly in all 12 Wisconsin metro areas, according to the state's Department of Workforce Development.
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Janesville School Board candidate views vary
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Janesville School Board candidates differ on how they would spend taxpayers' dollars.
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'A Craigslist deal that went bad'
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, March 21, 2013
TOWN OF JANESVILLE --
Two Illinois men are in custody at the Rock County Jail after being arrested Tuesday night on charges of armed robbery.
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Kenny Loggins to play at Walworth County Fair
By NICO SAVIDGE - Thursday, March 21, 2013
ELKHORN --
Be warned—for one night this summer, going to Elkhorn will take you right into the Danger Zone.
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Elkhorn man pleads not guilty to assault of girl
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
ELKHORN --
An Elkhorn man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in Walworth County Court to a charge that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl at his home.
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Illinois man charged with selling drugs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
An Illinois man is charged with three felonies after police found 47 baggies of crack cocaine and a gallon bag of marijuana in his backpack in a Janesville home.
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Spring sports athletes confined indoors by extended winter
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, March 21, 2013
The calendar said Wednesday was the first day of spring. Unfortunately for thousands of local high-school athletes participating in spring sports, it still feels like winter.
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Con: Pre-K push will spend billions, fail as miserably as Head Start
By LINDSEY M. BURKE - Thursday, March 21, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Georgia has had universal preschool for all 4-year-olds since 1995, yet graduation rates have failed to significantly improve.
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Pro: Universal pre-K will help millions achieve lives they value and desire
By CARY A. BUZZELLI - Thursday, March 21, 2013
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
Providing universal pre-K means making in economic investment, an educational investment and a moral investment in our children and our society.
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Why fifth-graders have rights, too
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, March 21, 2013
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a fifth-grader who was barred by school officials from handing out invitations to a Christmas party at her church.
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Bowling benefit for Walworth County Boys & Girls Club set
By STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
DELAVAN --
The second annual Bowl for the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County on March 23 will include an Easter egg hunt, chili cook-off and raffle, along with bowling, face-painting, food and a bake sale.
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Elkhorn PD part of Take-Back's prescription drug disposal
By STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Elkhorn Police Department will be participating in the National Take-Back Initiative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Sat., April 27, at Walgreens, 939 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Unwanted or unused prescription drugs can be safely disposed of by turning them in at the Walgreens.
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Police still looking for missing Walworth boy
By STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Area police are still looking for a 14-year-old boy, Daylan Turner, who's been missing since Friday from Walworth.
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Kenny Loggins to play at 2013 Walworth County Fair
By STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
KennyLoggins will be on the Grandstand Stage Sat., Aug. 31 at the Walworth County Fair, according to a post on the fair’s Facebook page.
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Zerban considering another run against Ryan in 1st District
By STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Small business owner Rob Zerban of Kenosha has formed a committee to explore a 2014 challenge to Rep. Paul Ryan of the 1st Congressional District.
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Walworth photographer discusses digital photography
By CSI STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
LAKE GENEVA --
Local photographer Les Crisman, of Walworth, will be the guest presenter at the Geneva Lake Art Association’s March 28 meeting.
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Prescriptions by the book
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, March 21, 2013
CHICAGO --
While most people are taught to read, not enough grow up with a love of reading as young children. One group has honed in on this sad state of affairs and is doing something meaningful to change it.
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