The Capital Times back issues from October 2008:
LESSONS LEARNED STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CURTAIL UNRULY FAN BEHAVIOR IN AND AROUND CAMP RANDALL, WHERE THE BADGERS ARE SET TO PLAY TWO STRAIGHT NIGHT GAMES.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Vanegeren The Capital Times jvanegeren@madison.com Mark Dyer remembers the last time his favorite team traveled to Camp Randall Stadium for a night game. It was Oct. 11, 2003, and he and a group of friends - all students at Ohio State University - decided a road ...
CLOSE-KNIT COPTIC CHRISTIANS THRIVE IN HERE.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: PAT SCHNEIDER The Capital Times pschneider@madison.com T he spicy scent of incense fills the airy chapel as a bearded priest chants, the hymns punctuated by the clank of cymbals and a triangle. The congregation, men on one side, head-scarfed women on the other, sings in ...
HOW'D THEY DO IT? BREWERS' BUMPY SEPTEMBER RIDE EXPOSES THEIR FLAWS BUT ENDS IN ECSTASY.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... MILWAUKEE -- They seemingly can't bring home a runner from scoring position to save their lives. With one very prominent exception, the pitching staff has been suspect in the last month. All too often, if it's not a home run, it's not a run. Things were so ...
THE CAPITAL TIMES WCHA MEDIA POLL.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Results of a poll of media members that cover the Western Collegiate Hockey Association: STANDINGSTeam (first-place votes) Points Last year 1. Colorado College (22) 247 1 2. North Dakota (3) 2102 3. Denver 192 3 4. Minnesota 156 7 (tie) Wisconsin 156 66. St ....
CC'S THE TEAM TO BEAT WISCONSIN PICKED FOR FOURTH PLACE IN CAPITAL TIMES' PRESEASON WCHA MEDIA POLL.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A review of teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association shows that defending regular-season champion Colorado College's crop of returning players scored more goals than their counterparts from any other team, and that the Tigers have the conference's reigning Player of the Year and ...
THE NIGHT THE BUCKEYES TUMBLED AMID A WET AND WILD ATMOSPHERE IN 2003, A RESERVE QUARTERBACK HELPED WISCONSIN SNAP DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION OHIO STATE'S 19-GAME WINNING STREAK.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: JIM POLZIN The Capital Times The hype had been building for nearly two months, from the time the 2003 University of Wisconsin football team gathered privately in preseason training camp and declared as one of its team goals that it wanted to make sure there was a lot on ...
MAYOR'S NOT GIVING UP ON INCLUSIONARY ZONING WITHOUT COUNCIL ACTION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE SET TO EXPIRE IN JANUARY.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: KRISTIN CZUBKOWSKI The Capital Times kristinc@madison.com In just 95 days, the affordable housing ordinance that was the cornerstone of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's first term in office could be gone, but he says he doesn't regret fighting for it and won't stop now. ...
THEY'RE STILL SIDE BY SIDE HUDSON TEAMMATES URBIK, VANDEN HEUVEL ANCHOR RIGHT SIDE OF THE BADGERS' OFFENSIVE LINE.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... University of Wisconsin offensive linemen Kraig Urbik and Eric Vanden Heuvel, the Hudson connection, were discussing the potential ramifications of what happens when push comes to shove. "Eric, did you push me?" Urbik inquired innocently. "Or did I push you?" "We ...
BICYCLING BLUNDER? MONONA RESISTS CHANGES TO CONFUSING BIKE LANES, PATH ON WINNEQUAH ROAD.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: KARYN SAEMANN Correspondent for The Capital Times MONONA -- Two years after its completion and after additional retrofitting, a Winnequah Road reconstruction has created a storm among bicyclists. A passionate e-mail discussion about confusing bike lanes and ...
POWER TO THE PEOPLE LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THAT A PROPOSED COAL PLANT WILL SEND POLLUTION TO DANE COUNTY.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANITA WEIER The Capital Times aweier@madison.com Those who regularly watch radar-tracked storms heading toward Dane County know that many attack from the southwest, often from Iowa through the Cassville area on the Mississippi River. That point has not been ...
BRIDGING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP MINORITY STUDENT NETWORK MOVES TO MADISON.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: TAMIRA MADSEN The Capital Times tmadsen@madison.com Sitting in the back of the class isn't necessarily a bad thing, but when Nicole Coburn found herself assigned to the back row along with all the minorities in a class at East High School, she asked the teacher a pointed ...
IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK: CIVICS 101 FROM PATENTED: A TRADEMARK VIEW OF THE NEWS OF MADISON'S MANY COMMUNITIES.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pat Schneider Why do Madison City Council members look like they aren't even listening during public testimony on local issues, a citizen asked at a Progressive Dane primer on city and county government this week. "Have they already made up their minds?" ...
TOP 10 CLICKED STORIES ON CAPTIMES.COM.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... 1. Mike Lucas' Upon Further Review: Loss makes Badgers sick 2. 'The Good Life' revisited: Madison then and now 3. Polzin: Badgers' loss will hurt for a long, long time 4. Driver seriously injured in I-94 crash 5. Alcohol, speed cited in Midvale ...
THE WEEK AHEAD THE YOUNG AND THE REGISTERED.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Rep. Tammy Baldwin, University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor David Canon and filmmaker David Bernstein are headliners for a panel discussion on voter youth issues Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. in Tripp Commons, Memorial Union. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate ...
WHAT MAKES A HOUSE OR APARTMENT 'VISITABLE'? FROM LAPTOP CITY HALL: KRISTIN CZUBKOWSKI TAKES YOU INSIDE MADISON POLITICS.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kristin Czubkowski So I checked out the Commission on People with Disabilities meeting last night because there were a few interesting items on the agenda (although I'm thinking of actively trying to attend every committee meeting at least once now), and while there was ...
WEEK IN REVIEW.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Thursday, Sept. 25 A 20-year-old inmate from Stillwater, Minn., awaiting trial on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide, attempts suicide in the Dane County Jail. The Sheriff's Office has a policy of not releasing the names of inmates who attempt suicide, but 20-year-old ...
OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT FORMER ABU GHRAIB GUARD SAYS PRISONERS WERE TREATED EVEN WORSE THAN WAS REPORTED.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: Shawn Doherty The Capital Times sdoherty@madison.com In February 2004, Benjamin Thompson was sent to Abu Ghraib to guard Iraqi prisoners. Two months after he arrived, photos of grinning American soldiers torturing and sexually abusing naked Iraqis were leaked to the ...
TEMPORARY PARKING LOT APPROVED FOR LABOR TEMPLE.(CAP TIMES)(MIKE IVEY)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com It was envisioned by city planners as a gateway to the downtown with a "landmark structure" featuring attractive facades and a dynamic streetscape. But instead, the corner of South Park Street and Wingra Drive is quietly becoming ...
WEATHER THIS WEEK: NICE BUT COOL.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Nice but cool is the forecast the next few days, with the best chance for rain coming the latter part of the weekend into next week. Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson said Wednesday will start out mostly sunny, but clouds will roll in ...
PARENTS JAILED FOR ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two parents have been arrested and taken into custody on numerous charges of alleged child abuse, with one of their children taken to the hospital with extensive injuries. Porfirio Olivas-Lopez, 38, and Minerva Lopez, 32, 2721 Pheasant Ridge ...
PREP PROFILES - KAIH EHRKE.(THE CAP TIMES)(PREP PROFILE)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis Semrau Kiah Ehrke, Stoughton Kiah Ehrke School: Stoughton Year: senior Sport: cross country, track and field Cross country highlights: Ehrke is a three-time letterwinner and three-time state qualifier. A co-captain as a senior, she has won individual ...
PREP PROFILES - ANDREW WEBER.(THE CAP TIMES)(PREP PROFILE)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Andrew Weber, Waunakee Andrew Weber School: Waunakee Year: senior Sports: football, track and field Football highlights: Weber is a returning letterwinner in his second season as a starting placekicker for the Warriors. He is in his first year as a starting safety for Waunakee, ...
BIG TIME ARRIVES FOR 'ACE IN WAITING' GALLARDO.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis Semrau Someday Yovani Gallardo will serve as the ace of the Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff. The 22-year-old right-hander has done nothing to dissuade the organization of that fact, not to mention his teammates, coaches and fans, since he jump-started ...
AWOL INMATE TURNS SELF IN.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times An AWOL inmate from the Dane County Jail's work release facility has turned himself in. Antwonie Johnson, 22, Madison, came back to the Ferris Center on Rimrock Road about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday after being declared missing Monday, leaving the ...
RESIDENT SHOOTS AT ARMED INTRUDER.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Madison man shot at an armed intruder to his residence Tuesday morning but missed in what police said was not a random home invasion. Madison police said the incident happened about 10:53 a.m. at a residence in the 1800 block of Browning ...
BREWERS VS. PHILLIES: THE SERIES BY THE NUMBERS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis Punzel Some numbers to ponder as you prepare for the Milwaukee Brewers' first postseason appearance in 26 years on Wednesday when they open their National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies: * CC Sabathia will soon become one of ...
BREWERS VS. PHILLIES: A POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis Punzel A position-by-position comparison of the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies heading into their National League Division Series, which begins Wednesday in Philadelphia. Obviously, in baseball it's hard to make direct comparisons because ...
UW'S PAYBACK CALCULATOR COMPUTES EDUCATION'S WORTH.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Those in education have long promoted the value of getting a college education. But just how much is that higher education degree really worth? In an effort to better quantify an answer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has ...
MCCAIN SHOULD MIND HIS OWN GLASS HOUSE.(THE CAP TIMES)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel Presidential hopeful John McCain last week launched a series of television ads that seek to paint his opponent, Barack Obama, as a tool of Chicago's "corrupt" political machine. Obama, after all, got his start in politics in Chicago so, ...
OBEY TALK A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE.(THE CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Want to get some insight on all the turmoil and controversy in Washington? Congressman Dave Obey will be giving this year's Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW-Madison Law School on Monday, Oct. 13, at 4 p.m. The lecture was established in honor of the retired Kastenmeier, ...
AFTER BUSH ABUSES, WE NEED NEW FARM POLICIES.(THE CAP TIMES)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Nichols One of the first and most fundamental changes that must occur when a new presidential administration takes charge in Washington is the reform of the Department of Agriculture. The Cabinet-level agency with responsibility for farm and food policy ...
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL WE CAN'T TRUST.(THE CAP TIMES)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is challenging Wisconsin's electoral system on the eve of the 2008 presidential election not as a lawyer for the people of this state but as a lawyer for outside interests. His effort to create confusion about who can vote and to open the way for challenges ...
GOP'S FORGOTTEN PLATFORM NIXES BAILOUTS.(THE CAP TIMES)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Republicans were divided over how to respond to an economic crisis of their own making. John McCain's economic guru, Phil Gramm, successfully deregulated the financial services industry; President Bush and Tom DeLay's Congress implemented that deregulation, and then, with the 2008 election ...
AD SHOWS WHO NEEDS THE EDUCATION.(THE CAP TIMES)(JUDIE KLEINMAIER)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Judie Kleinmaier At last - a Lilly Ledbetter ad is on TV ripping Sen. John McCain's failure to support equal pay for equal work. It's such a clear case of John McCain not standing up for women's rights. McCain says he supports equal pay for equal work, but he ...
TOEING THE LINE ASSEMBLY GOP HAS A NEAR PERFECT VOTING RECORD ON WMC ISSUES.(CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: Steven Elbow The Capital Times selbow@madison.com If you buy Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's argument that the group works both sides of the aisle, consider this: 32 lawmakers voted with WMC during the last legislative session 100 percent of the time - and all of ...
WHAT WE SAID ONLINE THIS WEEK SENATE SHOULD OK CREDIT CARD BILL.(THE CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Thanks to the leadership of Wisconsin's Dave Obey, the U.S. House has passed a credit cardholders "bill of rights" and sent it on to the Senate. The credit card issuers have found creative ways to jack up interest rates and charge outlandish extra fees whenever a borrower is ...
THREE FROM STATE OPPOSED FINANCIAL ADVENTURISM.(THE CAP TIMES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Nichols From the 1930s to the 1990s, the United States had regulations on the books that were written to prevent the sort of economic meltdown that our economy is experiencing. The Glass-Steagall Act, which was enacted during the first year of Franklin Delano ...
GAS COULD DROP BELOW $3 A GALLON THIS FALL.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Novak Who ever would have thought the one bright spot during these dark economic days would be the price of gasoline? Gas prices have steadily gone down since Hurricane Ike roared through the South on Sept. 13-14 and pushed prices up to $4 a gallon here, ...
GRIM REPORT SHOWS 67 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN STATE IN '06-07.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica VanEgeren Two years ago in Fond du Lac, a 43-year-old woman was killed by her husband. The weapon of choice: a cinder block. Earlier that year in Marathon County, a 40-year-old woman was beaten and strangled. She died at the hands of her husband after a piece of ...
PROVIDE MORTGAGE RELIEF VIA BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Bahr Belleville Dear Editor: Only provide relief and new mortgages through the bankruptcy judges to individuals ...
OBAMA HAS MANY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nik Wilder Merrill Dear Editor: Barack Obama tries to paint John McCain as an old fogey, but it seems most of Obama's supporters are old people. Most of us young people are tired of Obama using his color to elicit sympathy votes. We had nothing to do with the past ...
EATING VEGETARIAN REDUCES RISK OF BREAST CANCER.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Heather Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va. Dear Editor: Wearing a pink ribbon is a good way to raise awareness about breast cancer, but eating a vegetarian diet is an effective way to actually prevent and combat the disease. ...
MCCAIN WOULD DRAG US BUSHWARD.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Long Rio Rancho, N.M. Dear Editor: In the Sept. 26 debate John McCain again pointed to his leadership. But what kind of leadership? He admits he has followed Bush's policies 90 percent of the time. Do we want four years of McCain rearranging the deck chairs on ...
MCCAIN'S PERSONAL SEARCH FOR REDEMPTION THREATENS WORLD PEACE.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Menamin Verona Dear Editor: If anyone has heard John McCain speak often, read his book and listened to other firsthand accounts, it is apparent he has an old tape running in his head. The theme has to do with the personal tragedy he suffered as a POW in Vietnam that ...
LET FINANCIAL TORRENT RUN ITS COURSE.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nicholas J. Voegeli, CPA, MBA Dear Editor: Extended bull markets have inevitable consequences. Among the most pernicious is the establishment of a thought that over time becomes fundamental that restful days last, that profit is an entitlement. Every corner of an economy ...
LET'S GO FOR WINTER LEAGUE BASEBALL IN U.S.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Murphy Well, it was quite a baseball season for us. Paula and I didn't make it to Wrigley Field this summer, but as the Cubs fan in all of us is used to saying, "There's always next year." We did make it to the Bronx for our first and only visit to the ...
ALLEGED BURGLAR CAUGHT ON NORTHEAST SIDE.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times A burglar caught in the act by residents on the city's northeast side was arrested later by police early Wednesday morning, with stolen items from another break-in next door found in his pocket, police said. Clifton Jones, 20, Madison, was ...
TRIO STEALS 45 BRAS AT WEST TOWNE STORE.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Nobody's been busted yet in the theft of 45 brassieres from Victoria's Secret at the West Towne Mall last week. The pile of pilfered bras is valued at $1,905. Madison police said three suspects, two men and a woman, entered the ...
BREWERS VS. PHILLIES: GAME 1.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Milwaukee Brewers are back in the playoffs for the first time in 26 years -- and the staff of The Capital Times and Wisconsin State Journal have all the bases covered as the National League Division Series opens today in Philadelphia against the ...
OBAMA ON ECONOMIC CRISIS: 'NOW IS MOMENT FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND PUT FIRE OUT'.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Nichols LA CROSSE -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama used an appearance Wednesday in La Crosse, a key city in a key region of the battleground state of Wisconsin, to deliver some of his most extensive remarks yet regarding the $700 billion bailout ...
BOTCHED DRUG DEAL ENDS IN SHOOTING 6 ARRESTED.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times A botched drug deal that apparently turned into an attempted robbery Tuesday night in the town of Albion ended up with shots being fired and six people arrested. According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office, all six are believed involved in ...
UW CREDIT UNION GIVES $215,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Todd Finkelmeyer The University of Wisconsin Credit Union announced Wednesday it is making an outright gift of $215,000 to need-based scholarships at UW-Madison. "I think everyone knows that need-based financial aid is one of my highest priorities," ...
FALK PROPOSES 4.63% TAX INCREASE IN 2009 COUNTY BUDGET.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk's 2009 budget was, in her words, one of the toughest she's prepared in her 12 years in office, but makes big investments in public safety and human services while keeping a tight rein on property taxes increasing. ...
TRAINING SESSION SET FOR VOLUNTEER TUTORS.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Schools of Hope will host its annual volunteer training Thursday for people who would like to consider helping to tutor children in schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Training will be held from 4:30 to 7:25 p.m. at Memorial ...
MOTHER ACCUSED OF ENTICING 14-YEAR-OLD BABYSITTER.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Miller A 28-year-old Madison woman was charged with child enticement Wednesday for allegedly trying to seduce the teenage boy who often babysat for her three young children. Chantha Vong was charged with one count of child enticement, a felony which can ...
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR HOME-HEATING HELP.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Low-income Wisconsinites having problems paying heating bills this winter will be able to get relief from the state once again, thanks to $130 million in federal funds specifically earmarked to help people with their energy bills. Gov. Jim ...
COLLEGIATE JUDGING CONTEST A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT DAIRY EXPO.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Oncken There are 2,500 dairy cattle, 1,600 commercial exhibits, 10 dairy industry seminars, eight virtual farm tours, five dairy breeds sales, 14 dairy breed shows, a three-day International Dairy Short Course and those are just some of the attractions and events ...
STATE MILK PRICES FOLLOW NATIONWIDE DOWNWARD TREND.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Milk prices are falling in Wisconsin, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Wednesday. The price paid to Wisconsin farmers for their milk in September was forecast to have averaged $17.30 per hundredweight (cwt.), down from ...
AUTHORITIES SEIZE GUNS, POT, CASH AT WAUNAKEE HOME.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press State and local investigators say they've broken up a large marijuana growing operation at a Waunakee home. State Justice Department agents, DeForest police and a Dane County Sheriff's SWAT team raided the home Wednesday morning. ...
THREE ARRESTED IN COTTAGE GROVE HOME BURGLARY.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times An alert citizen's call to the Emergency Communications Center resulted in the quick arrests Wednesday of three young men who allegedly broke into a Cottage Grove home. Dane County Sheriff's deputies and Cottage Grove Police arrested Michael ...
MONONA MAN ACCUSED OF 7TH OWI.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Cash bail of $600 was set Wednesday for a Monona man accused of his seventh drunken driving offense, which occurred while he still on probation for his sixth conviction. Stanley E. Hovey, 57, was also ordered to not drink nor drive, and to ...
LOCALLY MADE BOTOX COMPETITOR SHOWING SUCCESS.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Richgels Mentor Corp. announced Wednesday that a drug it is developing in Madison to compete with the well-known and hugely successful Botox has successfully completed the first of three Phase 3 clinical trials. Phase 3 is the final level of trials before ...
MADISON BROTHERS FACE LIFE SENTENCES FOR ALLEGED CRACK DEALING.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two Madison brothers face possible life sentences on federal drug charges after being indicted by a grand jury on multiple counts of distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office says. Jeffrey Robinson, 40, and his brother Timothy, ...
ANNUAL FIRE TRUCK PARADE ON STATE STREET SUNDAY.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times The annual Dane County Fire Chiefs Association big Fire Truck Parade will be held Sunday in downtown Madison. Each year the parade marks the beginning of Fire Prevention Week in Dane County and nearly 40 fire trucks from departments throughout Dane ...
MADISON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE OUT 200 CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times As a new Wisconsin law mandating carbon monoxide alarms in many new housing units goes into effect Wednesday, the Madison Fire Department is announcing the donation of 200 carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to be distributed to local families in need. ...