News Archive for September 9, 2010
Janesville police arrest registered sex offender
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Police say girl visited suspects apartment
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Packers' o-line expects to keep Rodgers upright
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
GREEN BAY --
The Green Bay Packers' offensive line got off to such a bad start last year that it's even serving as a punchline for the satirical newspaper The Onion.
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Remembering 9/11: The good, the bad and the ugly
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Sadly, acts of service meant to unify the nation on Sept. 11 may be overshadowed by acts of intolerance intended to divide.
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Officials: Footville firefighter made phony 911 calls
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
FOOTVILLE --
Janesville man charged with reporting false emergencies
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Thousands of dollars in lingerie stolen from Victoria’s Secret
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Victoria’s Secret might have its panties in a bunch after more than $13,500 in lingerie was stolen from its Janesville Mall store.
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La Follette tennis edges Janesville Parker
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
MADISON --
Despite sweeping doubles competition, Janesville Parker’s girls tennis team came up short in a Big Eight Conference match against Madison La Follette on Wednesday.
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Six Republicans seek 32nd seat
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Only one will emerge from primary
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Five vie to replace Benedict in 45th Assembly District
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
BELOIT --
Five candidates say they would bring jobs to the 45th Assembly District, help balance the state’s budget and improve education in Wisconsin.
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Treatment plant land deal could be set by this fall
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
ELKHORN --
Elkhorn finalizing agreement to buy 12 acres for water plan
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Lawyer loses license for two years
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
MADISON --
Court cites drug use, legal misconduct
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Pell Lake safe after E. coli scare
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP --
Signs around Pell Lake warning visitors of a potential bacteria outbreak were removed Wednesday after an environmental lab discovered high E. coli readings this summer likely were false.
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Public record for Sept. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Janesville teacher contract not a done deal
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Doubts about tentative agreement arise during school board meeting
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City razes apartment building as part of blight-elimination program
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
The City of Janesville recently demolished a five-unit apartment building at the corner of East Court and Wisconsin streets in Janesville.
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Mauermann, Jacobson teammates on Jets
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The 2009 Janesville Parker High School graduates excelled as part of the Janesville Youth Hockey Program, and in 2008, they led the Janesville Bluebirds co-op high school team to the Big Eight Conference title.
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Rock out at Lyons Days
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Lyons Days: Saturday (Sept. 11) from 10 a.m. to midnight; Sunday (Sept. 12) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The baas have it at the Sheep and Wool Festival
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
It’s the sheep industry’s main event in the Badger State and it has become the destination for thousands of sheep producers, exhibitors, knitters, fashion designers, small businesses and the simply curious.
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Obama to hold rally in Madison
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
President Barack Obama plans at least four major rallies in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada before the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
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Vikings-Saints 'encore' kicks off NFL season
By BRETT MARTEL - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
NEW ORLEANS --
Brett Favre performed brilliantly in the NFC title game despite taking a pounding from a Saints defense that drew a few flags — and fines — for some of the heavy hits they delivered.
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Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
By KEN THOMAS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Traffic deaths have plummeted across the United States to levels not seen in more than a half century, spurred by technology, more safety-conscious drivers and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.
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Local restaurant owner's generosity spreads across state lines
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Bill McEssy's generosity extends well beyond the borders of Walworth County.
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Parking garage panels not installed according to plan, Walker says
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker says nearly all the concrete panels on a parking structure that collapsed June 24 were not installed according to plan.
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Death notices: Schmitt
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Sept. 9, 2010.
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Elkhorn deal near on land for new water facility
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
ELKHORN --
Today's headlines from the Walworth County Gazette
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Walker in Union Grove, Neumann in Racine today
By ASSOCIATED PRESS, WIRE SERVICES - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Republican candidates for governor Scott Walker and Mark Neumann are making a final push across the state heading into Tuesday's primary.
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Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city's top job wide open by announcing he won't run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who's next in line to lead the nation's third largest city.
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Lake Geneva Wine festival: A toast to benefit Walworth County charities
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Now in its fourth year, the Lake Geneva Wine Festival continues to be a celebration focused on quality for the benefit of local nonprofit organizations; Geneva Lakes YMCA, George Williams College of Aurora University, Holiday Home Camp.
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Death notices for Sept. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
St. John Vianney marks anniversary for mobile food pantry
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
St. John Vianney Parish in Janesville hosts the mobile food pantry the second Tuesday of each month, and Sept. 14 will mark its one-year anniversary.
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FAA fatigue rules finally near
By JOAN LOWY - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON --
After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies.
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Response floors Hoffman
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Hoffman says he talked to commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday morning and also spoke with Hall of Famer Robin Yount after finally getting to bed well past 3 a.m.
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Rodgers serves as mentor to new Eagle starter
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
PHILADELPHIA --
Packer QB knows what Kolb is feeling
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Brewers extend Cardinals’ slide
By COLIN FLY - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers roughed up rookie Jaime Garcia in an 8-1 win Wednesday night that kept the slumping Cardinals from gaining ground in the postseason chase.
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The Obama Era, Phase Two
By DAVID BRODER - Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON --
You can begin to see the outlines of the president's new approach for the next two years of his term in the pair of speeches he gave this week in Milwaukee and Cleveland. The economic message had changed from Phase One of the Obama presidency, when the instinct was to turn to government for the answer to whatever ailed the economy.
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