The Capital Times back issues from February 2008:
STIMULUS PACKAGE? AX TAX CUTS FOR RICH.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Zebell Oregon Dear Editor: Watching the politicians, Democrat and Republican alike, fall all over themselves lining up behind "Bush Rebate Circa 2008" would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. Stop and think, people! What are you going to do with your ...
POVERTY IS REAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP CULPRIT.(EDITORIAL)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel Cory Mason, the fireball state representative from Racine, has been working hard to get his legislative colleagues and the rest of us to get a deeper understanding of some of the big societal problems that face all of us here in Wisconsin. The ...
BAN ADS TO PUBLIC ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Frantz, M.D. Monroe Dear Editor: As a physician I would like to weigh in on this issue of "More Rx drugs found to be duds." The problem is excessive promotion of the newest drugs. New drugs should be for people not doing well on existing treatments. ...
COUGAR SIGHTINGS IN STATE ARE NOT SO RARE.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Roger Klopp Lodi Dear Editor: With incredible amazement I have watched news programs reporting an eastern cougar sighting in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources has stated that this would be the first cougar in Wisconsin since 1908. I think the ...
NEW COACH NEEDED FOR UW WOMEN'S HOOPS.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Bakken, Monona Dear Editor: It's amazing to me how coaching can affect any athlete at any level from Little League to the NBA. Coaches are supposed to influence players to fulfill their potential through discipline, patience, decisiveness, toughness, and everlasting ...
HOW DOES ENGINEERING STOP RED LIGHT RUNNERS?(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clifford Voegeli Madison Dear Editor: The proposal to install cameras at intersections has resulted in the usual negative response to any suggestion that might help in the ...
LIFE AND FOOD AFTER KATRINA.(LIFESTYLE)(SPECIAL REQUESTS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: MARY BERGIN The Capital Times Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday - celebrations for the free spirit - are less than a week away, but the somber work of rebuilding New Orleans and the lives of its displaced citizens seems never-ending. "Ruby Slippers Cookbook: Life, ...
ECONOMY NEEDS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, NOT MORE CONSUMPTION.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug La Follette Wisconsin secretary of state Madison Dear Editor: Our economy needs a real health program. Why do D.C. politicians object to athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, and then decide to give our economy a quick-fix shot in the arm? ...
SMART ART JOHNS EXHIBIT AT MMOCA SHOWS MASTERLY PRINTMAKING.(LIFESTYLE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN LYNCH The Capital Times Jasper Johns. His name is almost a Jasper Johns idea, or motif, as a critic would say. The two big Js, the most ordinary of first names flipped over as a last name, and made plural. The p and the h situated ...
AIRPORT ADS PITCH EASE OF FLYING HERE.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times It's all about the Dane County Regional Airport. A new $70,000 advertising campaign touting the advantages of Madison's airport is intended to raise awareness for travelers of the convenience and connectivity here instead of ...
UW TEAM AIMS TO AID NEW ORLEANS BAYOU.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROB ZALESKI The Capital Times Kate Tillery Danzer had been bracing for the worst. She had seen TV footage in August 2005 of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. She read numerous accounts of the horrifying aftermath and the shockingly inept response ...
CORRECTION.(FRONT)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Murder story: A story in Wednesday's edition of The Capital Times headlined "Victim was stabbed" incorrectly explained the terms of a lease between ...
GRACE PERIOD FOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS NOT DUE TILL FEB. 7.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times Taxpayers scrambling to get their property taxes paid by the end of January will be forgiven for getting their checks in the mail a few days late, thanks to a grace period enacted by the Legislature. The extra five working days to ...
NEW NAME, OLD GAME EX-KENNEDY HAHN STAFFERS OPEN APPLIANCE STORE.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: LYNN WELCH The Capital Times FITCHBURG -- A new appliance store has entered the Madison market but Grand Appliance & TV's new store at 6220 Nesbitt Road contains some familiar faces. Grand Appliance, headquartered in Zion, Ill., decided to enter the Madison ...
NEW STRATEGY TARGETS WHOOPING COUGH CDC BACKS EFFORT TO PROTECT INFANTS.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times Whooping cough has reached higher proportions in adolescents and adults who have lost immunity from childhood vaccines and need a booster, but those in most danger from a resurgence of the highly contagious disease are babies. ...
LAWYER MCMANUS COLORFUL AS EVER, GETS NEW ALASKA HOME.(METRO)(THE TALK)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Moe LAST APRIL, Jack McManus' 4,000-square-foot log home outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, was destroyed by fire. One of the most colorful and successful trial attorneys ever in Dane County, McManus for years has "summered" in Alaska, making him one of the ...
'ICE QUAKE' MAKES UW STAFF, STUDENTS QUIVER.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times UW-Madison employees and students near Lake Mendota experienced an "ice quake" Thursday. Buildings shook and some noise was heard at about 12:50 p.m., said UW seismologist Cliff Thurber. "I am sure a big fault on the ...
FLOWERS UP TO TASK UW'S DEFENSIVE ACE FIGHTS THROUGH FLU AND CONTAINS INJURED INDIANA STAR ERIC GORDON.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ADAM HOGE The Capital Times Guarding Indiana's Eric Gordon is no easy task, especially when you have the flu. But that was the assignment for Michael Flowers on Thursday night, and the senior guard did enough to hold the talented freshman to 16 points on ...
EXTRAORDINARY JOE JUNIOR'S HUSTLE LEADS UW PAST NO. 11 INDIANA.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROB SCHULTZ The Capital Times It was a play that will register in everybody's minds whenever anybody talks about Joe Krabbenhoft today or 10 years from now. Rising high above the rim with the Big Ten Conference lead on the line, the junior forward for the ...
UW MEN'S HOCKEY.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Who: No. 11 University of Wisconsin (11-10-5, 7-8-3 WCHA) vs. No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth (10-8-6, 6-7-5) in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series When: Today and Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Kohl Center TV: Today - FSN Wisconsin (live), WHA/Ch. 21 (10:30 p.m.); Saturday - ...
DULUTH LOST ITS STARS, BUT FOUND A GOALIE.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Todd Milewski With a roster featuring two players that would make the jump to the NHL, Minnesota-Duluth finished ninth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association last season. On a team without difference-makers this season, the Bulldogs are tied for fourth ...
THIS WASN'T HOOSIERS' BEST SHOT.(SPORTS)(MIKE LUCAS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Lucas The left wrist was a pregame conversation item, a curiosity. But it didn't generate anywhere near the speculation or interest of the right ankle. Then, again, the right ankle belonged to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the centerpiece of an 18-0 ...
GETTING A HEAD START MORE AND MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE EYEING 4-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times Half-day kindergarten for 4-year-olds, eschewed until recently by most Dane County school districts as unsupported and too expensive, has suddenly sprung to the forefront. State start-up money, amounting to $3 ...
PEDOPHILE IN DENIAL? PRIEST ABUSE COMPLAINTS GO BACK DECADES.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Records released by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee as part of a settlement of civil lawsuits in California trace a pedophile priest's continuing history of sex abuse and the church's failure for decades to stop it. The file on the defrocked priest, ...
SENATE OKS REIMBURSING WORKER.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press The state Senate has agreed to reimburse a state employee who was wrongly convicted in federal court. The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to recommend reimbursing Georgia Thompson more than $228,000 in attorney's fees and other costs ...
RULING BOOSTS OPEN RECORDS LAW.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Simply turning over an investigative report to a district attorney is not reason enough for a police department to deny an open records request, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. Police departments must state a specific reason ...
AFRICAN JAZZ SHOW COMPLEX, SUPERB.(LIFESTYLE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: MICHAEL MUCKIAN Special to The Capital Times When South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela asks a theaterful of people to get up and dance, you'd think more than a handful would, especially in the Wisconsin Union Theater, where aisle dancing has become the norm. ...
ROAD WOES CONTINUE LOSS DROPS BADGERS TO 0-5 IN BIG TEN ROAD GAMES.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: From staff/news services BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- Two Wisconsin-bred Hoosiers elevated their games Thursday night against the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team. Former Madison Edgewood athlete Haylie Linn came off the bench and scored 15 points - ...
BY THE NUMBERS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 6 - Turnovers were a season low for the Badgers.36.3 - Wisconsin's shooting percentage the last two games. It marked the second time this season the Badgers had back-to-back games shooting less than 40 percent. 35.4 - Wisconsin's opponent's shooting percentage the last two ...
RIGHT RAP ON CEO PREZ.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The most ridiculous promise that Republican presidential candidates make every four years is the pledge to "run the country like a business." The federal government is not a business. And those who have tried to run it as such - like George Bush, our current "CEO president" - ...
D'ANGELO FACES TWO YEARS CONVICTED OF MAIL, TAX FRAUD.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN MURPHY Correspondent for The Capital Times Former Overture Center Director Robert D'Angelo faces at least two years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in federal court to mail fraud and tax fraud in connection with operating two private businesses for six ...
ABORTION FOES GET GRAPHIC IN TESTIMONY.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Anti-abortion activists gave state lawmakers graphic descriptions of partial-birth abortion Thursday in hopes of persuading them to reinstate Wisconsin's ban on the practice. Wisconsin Right to Life's legislative director and a ...
BIRTHS.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MERITER HOSPITAL FARAH, Jamie and Jason, a daughter, Jan. 31. LERCH, Amy, and TRACY, John Jr., a son, Jan. 31. OSWALD, Tracy and Franklin, a daughter, Jan. 31. PALMBACH, Tiffany and Abraham, a son, Jan. 31. PETERSON, Valerie, and ...
JOBS DECLINE FIRST SINCE '03.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January - the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh sign that the economy is in danger of stalling. The Labor Department's report, released today, also ...
MAYOR VETS 3 WATER UTILITY FINALISTS.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times Three candidates for the top job at the Madison Water Utility are being interviewed today by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz as the city gets closer to hiring a replacement for ousted general manager David Denig-Chakroff. The finalists, ...
YAHOO TAKEOVER IN WORKS MICROSOFT MAKES BID TO CHALLENGE GOOGLE.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.'s dominance of the lucrative online search and ...
NEW RULES FOR STATE POOLS.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press New state rules covering 3,800 licensed public swimming pools and 230 water slides go into effect today - but annual inspections still won't be required. The rules give the state more authority, require pool operators to report major ...
RENEWABLE FUELS BILL DELAYED.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE IVEY The Capital Times The state Senate is delaying consideration of a bill to require a 10 percent blend of renewable fuels in all motor fuels sold in Wisconsin starting in 2009. The Democrat-controlled Senate on Thursday stopped short of taking a roll ...
AUDIT: TEENS RE-OFFEND MORE POL QUESTIONS PRISON FOR 17-YEAR-OLDS.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The 17-year-olds sent to adult prison in Wisconsin are more likely than adults and younger juveniles to end up back behind bars, a state report released Friday found. The findings suggest that the adult system does little to ...
IT'S BACK TO PRISON AFTER 13TH DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE MILLER The Capital Times One of Dane County's most persistent drunken drivers is headed back to prison. William Skare, 52, was arrested for drunken driving last February after he showed up at a Mexican restaurant in Stoughton with a bloody face and ...
PARKING TICKET CASE ESCALATES.(METRO)(POLICE REPORT)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times A parking ticket snowballed into a felony identity theft case for a Belleville man who allegedly stole a bank's identity to try to explain away writing a worthless check. Bradley D. Zweifel, 33, was arrested Monday on one count of ...
SUPER BOWL PARTY OFF AT MAJESTIC.(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL NOVAK The Capital Times Upon further review, the Majestic Theatre will not host a Super Bowl party Sunday. The National Football League had a conversation with Majestic owners this week, and co-owner Matt Gerding said the decision was made not to show ...
BEST BETS.(LIFESTYLE)(BEST BETS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Rob Thomas and Kevin Lynch HANNAH AND MILEY Presented in Disney Digital 3-D, the "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds" concert film promises to make the audience feel as if it's watching the show among thousands of screaming tweens ....
RUDOLPH 'EXCITED' BY RETURN.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JIM POLZIN The Capital Times University of Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema added more than a tight ends coach to his staff Thursday. Bielema's latest hire is someone who also feels extremely comfortable in the role of ambassador for the program. When ...
LOCAL SOCIAL MARKETER SWAY AGREES TO BE SOLD.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dallas-based Cornerworld Corp. announced that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Sway Inc., a Middleton-based social media marketing company, for $30 million in a combination of cash and Cornerworld stock. Sway products enable central control for administering ...
MADISON SWIMMER SETS RECORDS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LOCALLY Bela Sandor of Madison set two state records Sunday at a Masters swimming meet in Oshkosh. Sandor's time of 6:32.95 in the 400-yard individual ...
LUCAS AT LARGE.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TCT columnist Mike Lucas, in his blog today, writes about new UW tight ends coach Joe Rudolph. Included is Lucas' favorite Rudolph story; it seems the hard-nosed Rudolph had some ...
TELECOMS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN CONTROL OF INTERNET.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rafe Montello Madison Dear Editor: The issue of so-called "Net neutrality" has risen in the past. Just a few years ago there was a huge outpouring of opposition to any provisions that would, under any circumstances, "award" telephone companies the right to direct the ...
KUDOS TO CAREFUL, RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Kathleen Montgomery Madison Dear Editor: My compliments to the drivers on East Washington Avenue Tuesday between 3:30 and 4:15 p.m. The drive that I had dreaded in my ice-covered ...
PUBLIC FINANCING, NOT 'MISSOURI PLAN,' IS KEY TO CLEAN JUDICIARY.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jack R. DeWitt Madison Dear Editor: As a long-term member of the American Judicature Society, one of the very few of its positions with which I disagree is its advocacy of the so-called "Missouri Plan," which limits gubernatorial judicial appointments to a panel of ...
POLS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMMIGRATION CRISIS.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Gorak LaValle Dear Editor: In his recent column on overpopulation, Rob Zaleski correctly notes that our immigration policy is responsible for most of this nation's population growth (almost 90 percent, to be exact). He's also correct when he says ...
HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINE NEEDS SECOND LOOK.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jacqueline Kelley Madison Dear Editor: Recently the Wisconsin State Journal enthusiastically endorsed upgrading Dane County's power line network for all the wrong reasons. The editorial claimed that a new, high-voltage electricity line to be strung across the county by ...
ANTIQUE CLOCK IS TICKING MIDDLETON HEIRLOOM SHOP LOSING LEASE.(BUSINESS)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: LYNN WELCH The Capital Times lwelch@madison.com MIDDLETON -- For 10 years, the Middleton Antiques Mall has established itself as the spot for bona-fide heirlooms and relics predating 1950. In April, the mall may need to vacate its current retail location ...
LET AMERICANS WRITE U.S. VALUES STATEMENT.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Carl Landsness Madison Dear Editor: Most successful businesses have some sort of mission/vision/values statement. ...
NEED FOR GERIATRIC NURSES GROWING COLLEGES COLLABORATE ON TRAINING.(METRO)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times As the population of the Upper Midwest ages, more nurses trained in geriatric care are needed for the elderly. A cooperative program among 25 colleges in the area is being developed with a $1.5 million grant to the University of ...
COMMUNITY CALEDAR.(FRONT)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Debra Carr-Elsing. dcarrelsing@madison.com TODAY Badger Cheerleading and Dance Championship:10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dane County Coliseum, $10; $15 for both days; free for ages 5 and under. Olbrich Winter Garden ...
INSPIRING A GENERATION GOV. DOYLE HEARS ECHOES OF JFK IN CANDIDATE OBAMA.(METRO)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID CALLENDER The Capital Times This week's endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama by Sen. Edward Kennedy stirred some strong memories for Gov. Jim Doyle. Doyle, who endorsed Obama earlier this month after the Illinois Democrat ...
DOYLE TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO IRELAND, UK.(BUSINESS)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Gov. Jim Doyle will lead a delegation of Wisconsin business and government leaders on a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 10-14. The United Kingdom is Wisconsin's 5th-largest export destination at $686 million in 2006, and the state's most significant ...
TILTED KILT TO DEBUT HERE SOON.(BUSINESS)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: JEFF RICHGELS The Capital Times jrichgels@madison.com What happens in Vegas is coming to Madison. The Hooters-like Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery, which was launched in 2003 in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and began franchising in 2006, is slated to ...
VERONA SIZES UP BIG BOXES.(BUSINESS)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE IVEY The Capital Times mivey@madison.com VERONA -- More big box development is coming to Verona. That much seems certain. But which retail stores at which location and by what developer remains up in the air. Monday night, the Verona Plan ...
CREATING A VOICE FOR WORKERS RETIRED PROF BROADCASTS LABOR NEWS.(METRO)
Feb 02, 2008; ... Byline: NATHAN J. COMP Correspondent for The Capital Times Less than a month into retirement, Frank Emspak has his work cut out for him. Not only is there the pending broadcast deal with CNN's Lou Dobbs, but also the perennial challenge of raising money to keep afloat ...
AMATEURS PROP UP FOOLISH BETTING ON THE SUPER BOWL.(METRO)(THE TALK)(Column)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Moe IT'S TOO bad Damon Runyon didn't live to see the Super Bowl. The raffish author whose stories inspired the classic musical "Guys and Dolls" died in 1946. Runyon may or may not have liked pro football, but he would have loved the sight of millions of people ...
RETIREE FINDS POTENTIAL, PEACE IN RAISING ALPACAS.(METRO)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: CARLA McCANN The Janesville Gazette ELKHORN -- When Frank Raidl told his golfing buddies that he planned to raise alpacas after retiring, they laughed. The former Chicago businessman and his wife, Jean, already owned a farm north of the city of Elkhorn and ...
SHERIFF, CHIEF SUED IN KILLINGS THEY EMPLOYED GUNMAN.(FRONT)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press CRANDON -- The father of one of the six young people killed by a Forest County sheriff's deputy in a shooting rampage wants to hold the gunman's employers accountable for the crime. Paul Murray, the father of Jordanne Murray, filed notices of ...
BUSH TEAM GOOD ONLY AT WAR PROFITEERING.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Patrice Bentley Brooklyn Dear Editor: The only thing the Bush administration has succeeded in is record war profiteering. President Bush and his buddies are laughing all the way to the ...