The Capital Times back issues from August 2008:
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: RECENT RULINGS A MIXED BAG FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Christa O. Westerberg Recent Wisconsin Supreme Court rulings present a mixed bag that still lends some support to open government advocates by providing new guidance to citizens and government bodies. First, the open government wins: - State of Wisconsin v ....
FLOOD A BIG SETBACK FOR RAILWAY MUSEUM.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel There was a sad display at the recently held Gandy Dancer Festival in Mazomanie, where train travel was being promoted. The display in the speakers' tent at the festival was of the incredible damage that the rampaging Baraboo River caused that ...
PLANNED HOTELS NOT IMPRESSIVE.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sandra Saul Madison Dear Editor: As an aging hipster/hippie chick, I'm all for hip places to stay when you travel. And yet something about that article, the tone and voice of the developers raised my curmudgeon hackles! How about 101 "hip" ways to survive ...
THANKS FOR THE MEATY WEEKLY CAP TIMES.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alice D'Alessio Middleton Dear Editor: In a recent print edition, a reader complained that The Capital Times is a shadow of its former self. I disagree, having just spent longer on that one issue of TCT than on a week's worth of State Journals. I finally feel ...
SURGE AN INCREASE IN EVIL.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Carrig Madison Dear Editor: I believe an evil war is made even worse by an increase in evil, or a so-called "surge." Iraq ...
STUCK IN WISCONSIN IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... With the high price of gas, some people may feel stuck in Wisconsin. As director of the Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions, I can honestly say that this is a great place to get stuck. As we all know, many Wisconsin attractions were hit hard by the June rains. However, ...
A FUTURE FOR MADISON AND URBAN AMERICA.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... When the U.S. Conference of Mayors convened in Madison a few years back, it was an uninspired event. There were too many corporate sponsors and too few ideas. Dave Cieslewicz, then an environmental activist, noticed. When he was elected mayor in 2003, ...
SUSPECT ACCUSED OF SNAPPING PHOTOS UP SKIRTS AT EAST SIDE SHOPKO.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES A 32-year-old Madison man arrested at the Shopko Store on Zeier Road after allegedly using his cell phone to take pictures under women's skirts was released on a signature bond Thursday and told to stay out of any Shopko stores and not to be in ...
ALGAE CLOSES B.B. CLARKE, WARNER PARK BEACHES.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two Madison beaches were closed to swimmers Friday because of high levels of blue-green algae. B.B. Clarke beach on the north shore of Lake Monona and Warner Park beach on ...
CAMPUS CREDIT UNION ROBBED, SUSPECT ARRESTED.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 34-year-old Madison man was arrested Thursday after allegedly robbing the Badger Campus Credit Union, 1101 Spring St., the nab taking place after the suspect was followed on foot by a credit union employee who flagged down a UW police officer, telling ...
SWIM MEET TIES UP TRAFFIC AT BELTLINE, WHITNEY WAY.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Madison All-City Swim Meet is causing a major traffic headache on the Beltline at the Whitney Way exits because the meet is at the West Side Swim Club, 5533 Odana Road, a block from the ...
2 NABBED AFTER WOMAN, 81, ROBBED, SLAMMED INTO VAN.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two men have been arrested after an 81-year-old woman was robbed and injured in the Target store parking lot on Madison's far west side. Madison police said the woman was walking in the lot at 201 Junction Road about 4:19 p.m. Thursday when ...
THE TOADIES HAVE STILL GOT IT.(LIFESTYLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar The Toadies rocked a solid show Thursday night at the Annex to a sold-out crowd of 400 fist-pumping fans. It was a telling moment when lead singer Todd Lewis asked the crowd who had seen the band perform before and who hadn't. Based on the sheer ...
SLEEP APNEA HIKES RISK OF DEATH, UW STUDY FINDS.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Shore A new study conducted by a team of University of Wisconsin researchers shows that people suffering from severe sleep apnea have three times the risk of dying due to any cause compared to people without the disorder. Sleep apnea is a condition with ...
THERMOMETER COULD HIT 90 BY MONDAY.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES The first 90-degree day in the summer of 2008 in Madison could be just around the corner. After a week in the 80s, Monday's high could get up to 94 degrees, according to Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson. So far this ...
MENTAL STATUS IN LIMBO FOR MOTHER ACCUSED IN DEATH OF BABY.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Miller A Madison mother accused of abusing and killing her 6-week-old daughter last year will undergo further testing before a court decides whether she is mentally competent to proceed in the legal system. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Dan Moeser ...
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, MOTIVE UNKNOWN IN SHOOTING DEATHS AT STATE LINE.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press NIAGARA, WIS. -- Authorities in Wisconsin have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of three young swimmers. The arrest Friday ended a dragnet that included more than 100 law enforcement officers around the northern Wisconsin town of ...
PHOTOS FROM THE ALL-CITY SWIM MEET.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES Swimmers took their marks for preliminary races Thursday at the 47th annual All-City Swim Meet at the West Side Swim Club. More than 1,500 swimmers ages 4 to 18 will compete in the 3-day event, which continues through Saturday with the final ...
FAVRE READY FOR CAMP MEDIA FRENZY, AGENT SAYS.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brett Martel Associated Press HATTIESBURG, MISS. -- Brett Favre's agent says the three-time MVP understands he would be walking into a media frenzy by showing up for the Green Bay Packers' training camp, but he's willing to deal with that rather than have retirement ...
BREWERS SET TV RATINGS RECORDS ON FOX SPORTS NET.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Richgels The Milwaukee Brewers have become a ratings juggernaut for Fox Sports Net Wisconsin, the regional sports network reported Thursday. Brewers games on FSN Wisconsin have earned the top three and five of the top 10 ratings for baseball games this ...
TRAVOLTA FLIES IN TO EAA IN OSHKOSH.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press OSHKOSH -- Actor John Travolta says he loves flying planes as much as making movies. The 54-year-old flying enthusiast and pilot talked to reporters at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. It's the annual convention for the Experimental Aircraft ...
BADGERS NO. 12 IN COACHES' POLL THE CAPITAL TIMES.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The University of Wisconsin football team is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today preseason Top 25 coaches' poll, which was released Friday. The Badgers, who went 9-4 last season, are the second-highest ranked team among Big Ten Conference programs. Ohio State is at No. 3, while ...
MCCARTHY SAYS MARKETING DEAL GOOD FOR FAVRE, PACK.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says a potential marketing contract for Brett Favre could benefit the star quarterback and the team. More importantly, it also could resolve their standoff over Favre's retirement. The ...
FROZEN FOOD FIRM MYMENU OPENS FIVE STORES HERE.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES MyMenu, a Canadian-based chain of frozen food specialty stores aimed at providing fast, fully prepared meals for people who don't have time to cook, has opened its first five locations in the United States in the Madison area. The new stores ...
GOV SAYS NO TO COAL FOR STATE POWER PLANTS.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Novak Using coal at state-owned heating plants is not an option that should be considered as a fuel source, according to a directive issued Friday by Gov. Jim Doyle. The directive to move away from coal is in line with recommendations made by the ...
BREWERS SET TV RATINGS RECORDS ON FOX SPORTS NET.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Richgels The Milwaukee Brewers have become a ratings juggernaut for Fox Sports Net Wisconsin, the regional sports network reported Thursday. Brewers games on FSN Wisconsin have earned the top three and five of the top 10 ratings for baseball games this ...
SENATE APPROVES GREAT LAKES COMPACT.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press The Senate has voted to ratify a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes. The Senate approved the Great Lakes agreement Friday. The measure is pending in the House and President Bush has said he will sign it into law. ...
CASH BAIL SET FOR ACCUSED GUNMAN IN TEMPE DRIVE MURDER.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Miller Cash bail of $500,000 was set Friday for Amir C. "Buck" Furlow, the alleged gunman who shot and killed Marcus T. Hamilton in his home on Tempe Drive on June 29. Furlow was arrested July 21 in Chicago and was eventually extradited back to Madison ...
RELEASE PARTIES FOR FINAL 'TWILIGHT' BOOK HAUNT MADISON TONIGHT.(LIFESTYLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jane Burns It doesn't take a whole lot of thought to figure out the best time to sell a much anticipated book about vampires and such. After midnight, of course. "Breaking Dawn," the fourth and final book of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling ...
'WACKNESS' CUTE, BUT MISSES BIGGER PICTURE.(LIFESTYLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar "The Wackness" covers the well-worn cinematic territory of that hazy period between high school and the rest of your life: the summer after graduation. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) just graduated in the Class of 1994 in New York City. He's a ...
'BAB'AZIZ' A PLEASANT DESERT STROLL.(LIFESTYLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Thomas In his latest film, writer-director Nacer Khemir unwittingly tempts fate by naming one of the characters Ishtar, which may remind some moviegoers of the notorious 1986 Warren Beatty/Dustin Hoffman flop of the same name. It's like calling one of your characters ...
GARY COLEMAN TO BAT LEADOFF FOR MALLARDS.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times It's official: Former child acting star Gary Coleman will bat Friday night for the Madison Mallards. Vern Stenman, the general manager of the summer college baseball team, persuaded Coleman to take a turn in the batter's box for a 7:05 p.m ....
AMISH AUCTION FEATURES QUILTS.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Oncken As seems customary, clear skies, a bright sun and balmy weather greeted the 2008 edition of the Clearview School Auction held at the school grounds on Highway 104 between Brodhead and Albany in Green County. The three-ring auction featuring ...
FOUL-MOUTHED PASSENGER SOUGHT IN BUS DRIVER BEATING.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Miller Madison police said Friday they are looking for a 34-year-old Chicago man in the beating of a Madison Metro bus driver Tuesday night in the 800 block of Badger Road. The suspect has been identified as Gregory D. Wilson, who had apparently just ...
MAYOR NAMES CLINGAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kristin Czubkowski After withdrawing his name from a city position last fall amid controversy, Bill Clingan was down, but according to an announcement today from the mayor's office, he's not out yet. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz named Clingan the city's new director ...
THIRD ROBBERY'S THE CHARM IN NABBING HUBER INMATE.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Miller Corey Holly, 18, was charged Friday with robbing the same clerk at the same convenience store at 3505 E. Washington Ave. three times this year while out of jail on Huber privileges to attend classes at the Madison Area Technical College. Holly, ...
BYRNE NAMED UW MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACH.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES Mick Byrne, who developed Iona into a national powerhouse running program, has been named men's cross country coach and assistant track and field coach at the University of Wisconsin, athletic director Barry Alvarez announced Friday afternoon in a ...
FORMER DIFF'RENT STROKES STAR GARY COLEMAN TO BAT LEADOFF FOR MALLARDS.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES It's official: Former child acting star Gary Coleman will bat Friday night for the Madison Mallards. Vern Stenman, the general manager of the summer college baseball team, persuaded Coleman to take a turn in the batter's box for a 7:05 p.m ....
SATURDAY'S WEATHER? 'A PERFECT 10'.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES Summer days probably won't get any more perfect than Saturday as low humidity and temperatures in the mid 80s are forecast for Madison and surrounding communities. "As far as days go, this one is going to be a perfect 10," said Weather ...
AWOL INMATE BACK IN CUSTODY.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES An inmate from the Dane County Jail turned himself in early Saturday morning after going AWOL Friday night. Victor M. Davis, who is serving two concurrent sentences for resisting/obstructing ...
WOMAN SAYS MAN HELD IN WISCONSIN SHOOTINGS RAPED HER.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press A woman said a Michigan man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults from Michigan, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain. The woman said she told her ...
DISTURBANCE ON EAST SIDE INCLUDED GUN SHOTS.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES The Madison Police Department is investigating a disturbance, which included gun shots, early Saturday morning on Madison's east side. Officers were dispatched to 293 N. Thompson Dr. after police received a call of a disturbance at 3:27 a.m ....
MALLARDS START FAST, BEAT EXPRESS (WITH PHOTOS OF GARY COLEMAN).(SPORTS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan Mellenthin The Madison Mallards scored nine runs in the first two innings Friday night against Eau Claire and went on to defeat the Express 11-7 at Warner Park. The Mallards' offensive explosion came one night after they could only muster up three hits ...
IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS NEED TO GET DONE.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dear Editor: Unlike Aaron Frank, I don't think that having impeachment hearings is a colossal waste of money. I think that they are about six years too late but need to be held. This president with the help of his allies in Congress has amassed unprecedented power and trampled ...
WHEREVER DOES QUINNIPIAC GET THE NERVE?(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dear Editor: Heavens, what is Quinnipiac University thinking in conducting a public opinion poll without first clearing it with Ed Garvey? Why, it's presumptuous beyond belief for them to have a well-respected polling operation without first clearing it with Garvey. Of course, ...
WHY FUND 911 IF SERVICE NOT GUARANTEED?(SPORTS)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dear Editor: In arguing for dismissal of a suit by the parents of slaying victim Brittany Zimmerman, an attorney for Dane County said that the county and its 911 Center have no duty under the U.S. Constitution to protect individuals against the acts of others. He also maintained that the ...
OBAMA'S JUDGMENT BETTER THAN MCCAIN'S.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dear Editor: Barack Obama has keener wisdom and better judgment than John McCain. Obama tells the truth, that we never had any reason to send troops into Iraq. And that we should stop the expense and the killing by getting out of Iraq as quickly as we safely can, considering current ...
CARTER WRONG TO STEER US AWAY FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dear Editor: The Cynthia Tucker and Dave Zweifel columns are both wrong about Jimmy Carter. He has probably done more to set the U.S. on the path of greenhouse gas energy than anyone else. During the 1970s the U.S. was at a critical point on expansion of electric power: coal or ...
FAKE DEMS CHALLENGE MILWAUKEE INCUMBENTS.(OPINION)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Joel McNally A right-wing Republican from West Allis has been recruiting and promising big money for candidates to challenge incumbent black Milwaukee legislators in the Democratic primary. Former state Sen. Tom Reynolds, whose right-wing extremism is so far ...
OBAMA SUPPORTS CITIES, MCCAIN DOES NOT.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Mayors from across the country are in Madison this week for the Mayors Innovation Project summer conference. They'll be sharing ideas about how to run progressive communities in tight economic times. But they will, as well, be wondering whether they are going to have ...
WAYWARD DRIVER HITS PARADE WATCHERS IN SHEBOYGAN.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press Three people are injured after a driver hit a parade in Sheboygan. Sheboygan County Sheriff's dispatcher Lyn Sprengel says deputies got a report of an erratic driver around 9:15 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 43 and tried to stop the driver. They ...
BORDER TOWNS COPE WITH RANDOM KILLING OF TEENS.(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press KINGSFORD, MICH. -- - 8/02/2008 5:13 pm -- The scene on Saturday was beautiful: sunlight sparkled on the calm Menominee River, the breeze rustled through the trees. It hardly seemed the site of a massacre two days before that left three teens dead and ...
THIS CELEBRATION SURELY CUTS THE MUSTARD (WITH PHOTO GALLERY).(NEWS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica VanEgeren - 8/02/2008 7:18 pm Roughly 3,000 people turned out Saturday to celebrate all things mustard at the 17th National Mustard Day celebration in Mount Horeb. From free hot dogs and mustards to a mustard custard from Culver's to booths to draw ...
GOODELL WANTS FAVRE-PACKERS DISPUTE SOLVED BY MONDAY.(SPORTS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... GREEN BAY -- Associated Press - 8/02/2008 8:37 pm GREEN BAY -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hopes to have Brett Favre's standoff with the Green Bay Packers resolved by Monday -- even if he has to force the issue. "Both parties are talking, the Green Bay Packers and Brett," ...
PACKERS, GRANT AGREE ON NEW CONTRACT.(SPORTS)
Aug 02, 2008 ... GREEN BAY -- Associated Press - 8/02/2008 9:47 pm GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers agreed to terms with running back Ryan Grant on Saturday, allowing one of last season's surprise breakout stars to report to training camp as early as Sunday. Agent Alan Herman said Grant has ...
TWO MEN ROBBED AT GUNPOINT ON SOUTH SIDE.(NEWS)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES Two men were held up at gunpoint Saturday night in the 500 block of Moorland Road on the city's south side, according to a Madison police report. Two suspects approached the two victims asking for a cigarette. When the victims said they ...
POLICE ARREST STABBING SUSPECT AT SCENE OF CRIME.(NEWS)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES A 20-year-old man was stabbed Saturday night on Madison's south side and a suspect was arrested and charged with reckless injury, according to a Madison police report. The victim was stabbed once in the 1100 ...
MADISON'S BUZZ NORDEEN WINS $215,000 HOUSE RAFFLE.(HOMES)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Tamira Madsen Madison native and retired banker Buzz Nordeen won a $215,000 home Sunday afternoon in the Incredible House Raffle, an event which benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County. And his wife can't wait to tell him about it. As of ...
BUS TOUR'S STOP PUSHES FOR SMOKE-FREE WISCONSIN.(NEWS)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica VanEgeren When the legislative session ended in mid-March, a bill that would have made Wisconsin smoke-free failed, despite bipartisan support, to make its way out of committee to the floor for a vote. With lawmakers headed back to the Capitol in ...
2 MEN HELD IN MOVIE THEATER ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.(METRO)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES Two men who attempted to rob the ticket counter and the concession stand at Eastgate Cinemas Sunday night have been arrested and are in jail. Robert T. Doucette, 30, and Samuel D. Lemanski, 20, both of Madison, entered the theater at 5202 ...
LADY BLUES OUSTED IN NATIONAL SEMIFINALS.(SPORTS)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- The Madison Lady Blues' plan in their Women's Premier Soccer League semifinal match worked to perfection -- for one half. But Ajax America proved too powerful after the intermission, as Shannon Cross' tiebreaking goal ...
WEST ALLIS' MEMMEL HURTS ANKLE, BUT STILL EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN BEIJING.(METRO)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press BEIJING -- American gymnast Chellsie Memmel hurt her right ankle while training on the floor exercise Sunday but is still expected to compete in Olympic team competition next weekend. USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny said in a statement ...
STRICKER FINISHES 43RD AT BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL.(SPORTS)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Staff/wire reports Madison's Steve Stricker played at even par Sunday, but that knocked him down five spots in the final standings at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational. Stricker birdied three of the first six holes but carded bogeys on Nos ....
IF DAR WILLIAMS DEFINES ROOTS MUSIC, COUNT ME AS A FAN (WITH PHOTO GALLERY).(LIFESTYLE)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Thomas The Madison Roots Festival ran for nine hours at Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center on Saturday, Aug. 2. And after nine hours, nobody came away with a better sense of what the heck roots music was. Based on the mix of national and local ...
CORN USED TO MAKE BOTH ETHANOL AND FOOD.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Joshua Morby Dear Editor: It often has been falsely reported that producing ethanol from corn is a choice between either food or fuel. However, that is not the case. It's not about food vs. fuel -- it's about food and fuel. Ethanol is made from field corn, ...