The Capital Times back issues from November 2007:
GIVE THE GIFT OF EXTENDED LIFE - BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Annette Jopp Fitchburg Dear Editor: National Donor Sabbath will be observed on Nov. 11. Congregations and houses of worship across the nation will recognize the lifesaving benefits of organ, tissue and eye donation. Today and every day, 18 people will die ...
LITERARY LIGHTS SHINE ON THEMSELVES.(LIFESTYLE)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: JACOB STOCKINGER The Capital Times It can be instructive to watch what happens when famous, prize-winning writers turn into readers. You can see their personalities reflected in their choice of titles and writers, and you also see how they go about creating ...
DANE COUNTY'S SUPPORT OF ITS PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS REMARKABLE.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Deborah Hobbins regional vice president Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Madison Dear Editor: I read with interest Ann Friedman's guest column about the construction and opening of Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area's comprehensive health center in Aurora, Ill. What the ...
FREAKFEST MUSICIANS GIVE A BIG HAND TO FRANK CREW.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAH Boogie's Natty Nation Madison Dear Editor: JAH Boogie's NATTY NATION performed at Freakfest 2007 Sunday morning from midnight to 1 am. We were there and we have to thank Frank Productions for a truly professional show. Their security, stage hands, stage ...
WAS TOMMY'S REMARK A SLIP OF TONGUE OR CONSCIENCE?(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Haskew Madison Dear Editor: Tommy Thompson is quoted in regard to his connections to the company recently awarded a government contract as saying, "Logistics Health Inc. is so ethical ...
DANENET MADE THREE NONPROFITS READY TO PLUG AND PLAY.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Kaminski, Stacy Harbaugh, Elaine Glowacki Dear Editor: We want to publicly thank DaneNet, our local computer technology support organization for nonprofits, for including us in its annual Day of Service on Oct. 13. Our three organizations -- the League of Women ...
JEWISH RENEWAL EVENTS SET.(LIFESTYLE)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Two national leaders in the Jewish Renewal Movement will be in Madison this weekend to lead a series of Shabbaton events. Feminist rabbi/author Marcia Prager and hazzan/cantor Jack Kessler, both of Philadelphia, will be at Shaarei Shamayim, a Jewish renewal and reconstructionist ...
DEFENDING OUR RIGHTS PAYS OFF FOR DODD.(EDITORIAL)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Nichols How powerful is constitutional renewal as a political issue? Wisconsinites already know. They re-elected Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, the only member of the Senate to vote against the Patriot Act, by 331,000 votes in the same 2004 election when the ...
THE STATE OF THINGS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... UW SPORTS Big Ten honors Withrow, Schumacher University of Wisconsin junior Matt Withrow was named men's Big Ten Cross Country Athletes of the Year, conference officials announced Wednesday. Meanwhile, Badgers coach Jerry Schumacher was named Big Ten Coach of the ...
HYDE'S MILL AS GENUINE AS THE 102-YEAR-OLD WHO OWNS IT.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Oncken Hyde's Mill is a photographer's delight. The weathered grist mill with its wooden waterwheel, glistening water falling from the 1850 dam and park-like setting draws tourists from afar and Sunday drivers from nearby. It conjures images ...
KIRK DOUGLAS' MARK ON HOLLYWOOD IS UW SITE'S HEADLINER.(METRO)(THE TALK)(Column)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Doug Moe IN AN address to the nation, the President of the United States said the following: "There has been abroad in this land, in recent months, a whisper that we have somehow lost our greatness. That we do not have the strength to win, without war, the struggles for ...
FYFE'S CORNER BISTRO GOES OUT WITH A BASH A TOAST TO 'OUR SECOND HOME'.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: SAMARA KALK DERBY The Capital Times Seats were at a premium in the bar and dining room as longtime customers said goodbye to Fyfe's Corner Bistro, an east side fixture for the past 14 years. Many of the regulars said Wednesday night that they will miss a ...
FLOWERS RETURNS, PRACTICES.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: ROB SCHULTZ The Capital Times Michael Flowers returned to the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team with as little fanfare as when he left it. The Badgers' senior guard was back at practice Wednesday afternoon at the Kohl Center two weeks after the ...
NO ORDINARY ROOKIES FRESHMEN TURRIS, KNIGHT SHOWING PRESEASON HYPE WAS WARRANTED.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: TODD D. MILEWSKI The Capital Times You don't start your college hockey career the way Kyle Turris and Hilary Knight have without having some key elements in place. Like confidence. The University of Wisconsin rookie forwards grew into a comfort zone in their ...
BADGERS MUST PUSH MUTE BUTTON CROWD NOISE COULD BE FACTOR.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: JIM POLZIN The Capital Times The University of Wisconsin football team's trip to Happy Valley last month was a textbook example of what not to do when you're a visiting team hoping to subdue a rowdy crowd. Disaster struck on the Badgers' first play from ...
ELLIOTT TOPS CITY GOLF HONORS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Madison Edgewood junior Alyssa Elliott, who led the Crusaders to a seventh straight WIAA girls state golf title, was named City Player of the Year. Elliott joined teammates Alex Lake, Meghan Martine and CJ Enriquez on the first team. Madison Memorial's Lindsey Moses ...
ST. NORBERT COACH, STONE GO WAY BACK.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: TAMIRA MADSEN The Capital Times Coach Connie Tilley took her St. Norbert squad to compete at Cornell College over 23 years ago and was concerned about the Rams' young coach and her obvious case of nerves. Lisa Stone, all of 22 years old and in her first job as ...
FAVRE, YOUNG PACKERS THRIVING ON ROAD.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: COLIN FLY Associated Press GREEN BAY -- Brett Favre said he's relying on his experience in his 17th season to lift the Green Bay Packers. Now, he's on the brink of leading his young teammates to heights even he never accomplished before. The Packers have a ...
MAN GETS PRISON FOR CHILD PORN.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: KEVIN MURPHY Correspondent for The Capital Times A former high-level manager at the state Division of Motor Vehicles was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to six years in prison and fined $5,000 for possessing child pornography at his New Glarus home. Gary ...
MEDICAL FUND SHIFT NOT BLOCKED.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press The board that controls the state's medical malpractice fund didn't take any action to block a transfer that is the subject of a lawsuit. The board met behind closed doors to discuss the lawsuit filed this week by the Wisconsin Medical ...
STURGEON BAY MOM LOSES SON TO WAR.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... STURGEON BAY (AP) -- A Sturgeon Bay high school graduate who joined the Army 12 years ago has been killed in Iraq, his mother said Wednesday evening. Susan Frihart said the family was informed that her son, Louis Griese, 30, was killed by a roadside bomb while on his third tour ...
MAN WINS $4.1M IN MEGABUCKS.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press Jerry Nelson of Holmen has presented the winning ticket for a $4.1 million prize in the Wisconsin lottery's Megabucks game. The ticket was purchased at the Kwik Trip convenience store in Holmen. Nelson has 60 days to decide whether ...
COLUMBUS RIDES EXPERIENCE.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: TOM KAHL Beaver Dam Daily Citizen COLUMBUS -- To understand how Columbus got back to the WIAA Division 3 boys state soccer tournament, refer to English club power Arsenal. Much was made of the Gunners being unable to cope with super striker Thierry Henry's ...
BIRTHS.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... For security reasons, hospitals no longer provide residences of parents. MERITER HOSPITAL CLAYTON, Laurie and Adam, a son, Oct. 31. ELLINGSON, Leigh and Jeff, a son, Oct. 31. HARNER, Jane, and SODEMANN, Nick, a daughter, Oct. 30. ...
NO TREATS FOR FCC, MEDIA MOGULS.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Federal Communications Commission Chair Kevin Martin is doing everything he can to prevent public input that would challenge his rush to have the commission radically rewrite media ownership rules before Christmas. His latest tactic was to schedule a last-minute Halloween hearing on the ...
TEACHER GIVES IN, GIVES TEST REFUSAL TO ADMINISTER EXAM PUT JOB ON THE LINE.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: SUSAN TROLLER The Capital Times A Madison teacher has thought better of putting his job on the line as a protest against high-stakes testing. David Wasserman, who teaches grades 6, 7 and 8 at Sennett Middle School on Madison's east side, agreed to administer ...
MAN ROBS BANK, KILLS SELF, COPS SAY.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... STILLWATER, MINN. (AP) -- A bank robbery suspect shot and killed himself in the parking lot of a Stillwater hospital a short time after the Associated Bank in Hudson, Wis., was robbed, police said. Hudson Police detective Shawn Pettee said police received a call Wednesday at ...
RAYNER SAYS HE DESERVED TO KEEP JOB.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: ROB DEMOVSKY Special to The Capital Times GREEN BAY -- By the time the regular season opened, the bitterness - at least most of it - was gone. It was time for Dave Rayner to get down to business. A week after the Green Bay Packers released him in their final ...
CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS SUN PRAIRIE MAN.(FRONT)(POLICE REPORT)(Column)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: MICHELLE TURCOTTE Correspondent for The Capital Times The Dane County Coroner's Office has tentatively identified the man who died in a fiery traffic crash Tuesday as 24-year-old Carlos A. Mares of Sun Prairie. Mares lost control of his Ford Taurus and went ...
ANDERSON ON WOODEN LIST.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... University of Wisconsin senior guard Jolene Anderson was named a candidate for the 2007-08 Women's Wooden Award, the John. R. Wooden Award committee announced on Wednesday. Anderson, the Big Ten's preseason player of the year, is one of 30 candidates named to the list of players ...
AT&T LOCAL PULLS SUPPORT OF VIDEO BILL.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: JUDITH DAVIDOFF and DAVID CALLENDER The Capital Times Though AT&T says good jobs will go to its workers if the state passes a proposed video franchise bill, the largest union local in its Wisconsin workforce is not buying it. "We're very concerned about the ...
EVANSVILLE GIRL FOOTBALL PLAYER SUES.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007 ... EVANSVILLE (AP) -- A notice of claim has been filed by a mother and daughter seeking $50,000 for pain, suffering, mental and emotional distress and expenses after the girl sustained a broken clavicle during Evansville High School football practice. Deborah St. Aubin-Elborough ...
MONONA TEACHERS PROTEST JOB ACTION CALLS FOR EQUAL BENEFITS.(FRONT)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: KARYN SAEMANN Correspondent for The Capital Times MONONA -- Just four months after the expiration of their last contract, Monona Grove teachers are taking unprecedented action against what they call an intolerable proposal. Teachers began "working to the ...
SCHOOLS BACK ON SUN PRAIRIE BALLOT SPACE NEEDS BEHIND THREE REFERENDUMS.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times School space needs for the next decade in the fast-growing Sun Prairie Area School District will be taken care of, if voters approve spending $100 million for new buildings and renovations. Three referendums are on the ballot in ...
UW PLAYS WITH THE BIG BOYS.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: MIKE IVEY The Capital Times While the University of Wisconsin doesn't quite rival Ohio State in athletic department spending, it's among the top half of the Big Ten. All NCAA schools are now required to report their financial information to the U.S ....
MORE BAD NEWS ABOUT CABLE TV: PRICES TO GO UP.(FRONT)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: JEFF RICHGELS The Capital Times With many of its local subscribers already angry because it has been unable to reach deals to carry the Big Ten Network or NFL Network, Charter Communications this week sent letters to them announcing cable TV price increases that take ...
CHRYSLER TO CUT UP TO 12,000 JOBS.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC said today it plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs, or up to 15 percent of its workforce, as part of an effort to slash costs and match slowing demand for some vehicles. The automaker will cut 8,500 to 10,000 ...
CUNA MUTUAL WARNS OF SCAMS.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... CUNA Mutual Group is warning that scammers are sending out bogus "phishing" e-mails purporting to be from the company. The fake e-mail informs recipients about "irregular check card activity" and advises them to call a toll-free number to get any restrictions removed. ...
BIZ GETS DRINKERS, AND THERI CARS, HOME SAFELY.(FRONT)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: SAMARA KALK DERBY The Capital Times Drinkers in Madison have a new best friend in Bender Defenders, a service that will drive you home in your own car when you have had too much to drink. Bender Defenders, modeled after a similar business in London, hit the ...
DNR TO HUNTERS: KILL WILD PIGS ON SIGHT.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times State wildlife officials are encouraging hunters to report feral pig sightings or shoot them if they see them while pursuing other game. The wild pigs are exotic, non-native animals that threaten both the environment and ...
$40M FUND AIDS DOYLE'S COVENANT PLAN STUDENTS SIGNED PLEDGE.(METRO)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: DAVID CALLENDER The Capital Times Gov. Jim Doyle today announced the creation of a $40 million endowment to help fund his Wisconsin Covenant plan, which will guarantee financial aid for college-bound high school students. During an event in Milwaukee, Doyle ...
LOCAL EVENTS.(LIFESTYLE)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Eight Wisconsin residents will read their "This I Believe" essays at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Borders West, 3750 University Ave. Participants will include Marc Kornblatt, Shoshauna Schey and Bobbi Zehner of Madison. Ruth Kamps of Waukesha, whose essay is in the newly published edition ...
THIS I BELIEVE MADISONIANS SHARE THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE THEIR LIVES.(LIFESTYLE)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: MARY BERGIN The Capital Times Fifty-five years ago, "This I Believe" was published, a collection of essays in which people summarized the principles that guide them in life. The book was an instant best-seller. One year earlier, at the height of ...
SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR REINEKE, UW.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: ROB SCHULTZ The Capital Times The cornerstone of the proud history of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team has been its long list of outstanding middle blockers. Lisa Boyd, Arlisa Hagan, Heather Dodaro and Kelly Kennedy helped build the UW volleyball ...
PHELPS' CHURCH FINED $11M FOR FUNERAL PROTEST.(FRONT)
Nov 01, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) -- Members of a fundamentalist Kansas church ordered to pay nearly $11 million in damages to a grieving father smiled as they walked out of the courtroom, vowing that the verdict would not deter them from protesting at military funerals. "Absolutely, don't you ...
NEW MOMS GET INCENTIVE TO STICK WITH CHEMISTRY.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times The UW-Madison chemistry department is now providing a paid maternity leave for research assistants as a way of ensuring that more women advance to faculty status. The policy was proposed last year when the 40-member faculty - ...
RAIL CROSSINGS TO GET UPGRADE.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: CLIFF MILLER Correspondent for The Capital Times COTTAGE GROVE -- The state commissioner of railroads has arranged funding to subsidize safety improvements at two major railroad crossings here. Tom Clauder, spokesman for the commissioner's office, told a ...
THE STATE OF THINGS.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... COLLEGE BASKETBALL UWM men suspend Smith Senior guard Avery Smith, who led UW-Milwaukee in scoring last season with a 15.5 average, has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Coach Rob Jeter announced the suspension Thursday, about 30 ...
GOUGING ON PASSPORTS ALLEGED.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press WASHINGTON -- First, Americans endured exasperating delays and ruined vacations from passport processing backlogs. Now, a congressional investigation indicates they may have been overcharged, too - perhaps by more than $100 million a year ....
A REAL HONEY OF A PROMOTION.(BUSINESS)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: MIKE IVEY The Capital Times In the marketing world today, it's all about creating a buzz. So when Jerry Seinfeld's "Bee Movie" debuts nationwide today, a Madison-based advertising firm will be paying close attention. Stephan & Brady, Inc. has been ...
JOBS REPORT POSITIVE.(BUSINESS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Employers boosted payrolls by a surprisingly strong 166,000 in October, the most in five months, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment climate is holding up relatively well against the strains of a housing ...
LLOYD KINCAID, 82, FORMER LAWMAKER, DIES.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007 ... CRANDON, WIS. (AP) -- Former state lawmaker Lloyd H. Kincaid, who served in the Assembly and Senate as both a Republican and a Democrat, died Thursday at his Crandon home. He was 82. Kincaid was born May 8, 1925, in Fern, Mich. He won election to the Wisconsin ...
ALLIANT PROFIT SOARS IN THIRD QUARTER.(BUSINESS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Boosted by improved electricity margins, Madison-based Alliant Energy Corp. today reported that its profit rose more than half in the third quarter even though revenues were up just 2 percent. Alliant said its net income rose 52 percent to $119.6 million, or $1.08 per share, on ...
COURT OVERTURNS FRAUD CONVICTION.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A federal appeals court has overturned the fraud conviction of the former executive director of Arabian Fest in Milwaukee. A jury had found Mhammad Abu-Shawish guilty of misusing $75,000 in federal block grant money he received from the city. ...
UW SEES RED ON EBOLA LAB RESEARCH HALTED HERE, BUT GOES ON ELSEWHERE.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: STEVEN ELBOW The Capital Times After telling the University of Wisconsin to halt research on the deadly Ebola virus because the university's lab didn't meet safety standards, the federal government has continued its own research on the virus in a lab with an even lower ...
KEY MATCHUPS.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... UW free safety No. 25 Shane Carter vs. Ohio State quarterback No. 17 Todd Boeckman Given that his brother (Cris) starred for the Buckeyes in the mid-'80s and was the first wide receiver in school history to earn All-American recognition, the Carter name should ring a bell in ...
INSIDE THE NUMBERS.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... 28 Ohio State tailback Chris Wells (No. 28), one of 11 children, picked up his "Beanie" nickname as a youngster. As a prep, a Parade All-American, he was called a "can't-miss" college prospect. Since overcoming an ankle injury, Wells has rushed for 221 and 133 yards in the last ...
D'ANGELO PLEADS NOT GUILTY.(METRO)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: KEVIN MURPHY Correspondent for The Capital Times The Capital Times Pleas of not guilty were entered Thursday in federal court on behalf of former Overture Center Director Robert D'Angelo, accused of multiple fraud counts in connection with running two side businesses ...
WAYWARD DUFFEL OF NAVY VET FINDS WAY FROM MAINE TO MADISON.(METRO)(THE TALK)(Column)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Doug Moe MARY GAGE remembers almost hanging up on the young woman, whom she presumed was selling something. This was early last month, and Mary had just answered the phone in her home on Madison's west side. "Hi, my name is Jennifer Doherty ," her ...
UW TO HOST 'JEOPARDY!'.(METRO)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: ROB THOMAS The Capital Times The answer: The Kohl Center. The question: Where will the television game show "Jeopardy!" hold its 2008 College Championship next year? Show producers and university officials announced Thursday afternoon that the ...
ARMY ADS AT SCHOOL EVENTS DRAW FIRE.(FRONT)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: PAT SCHNEIDER The Capital Times It's just a logo and a phone number, says Arlene Silveira, president of the Madison School Board. But to members of TAME, Truth and Alternatives to Militarism in Education, the "Army Strong" ad that has cropped up on ...
BROWN COULD MAKE FIRST CAREER START.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: JIM POLZIN The Capital Times It remains to be seen whether University of Wisconsin freshman Zach Brown will make his first career start Saturday at Ohio Stadium. But judging by a conversation he had with Badgers coach Bret Bielema Thursday, Brown doesn't ...
COULD BTN'S STRUGGLES LEAD TO EXPANSION?(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Mertz Jay Wilson is one of the most popular broadcasters of all time in Madison, a product of his talent, charm and omnipresence while serving more than a quarter-century in the sports department of the local ABC affiliate. And yet, when he innocently ...
FINISHED PRODUCT FINE WITH CARDS.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007; ... Byline: ERIC GITTER Special to The Capital Times MILWAUKEE -- If Pablo Picasso were to paint a picture of Thursday's WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal soccer game between Middleton and Kenosha Tremper, he'd probably toss it and start over. Needless to say the game ...
DRIVER OK AS DECOY.(SPORTS)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: COLIN FLY Associated Press GREEN BAY -- Donald Driver still smiles, but it's clear he's disappointed that he's been double-teamed by defenders all season. "Every time I step on the field people already know that they're going to double me," the Packers' ...