The Capital Times back issues from May 2009:
BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND AHEAD.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Revelers at the Mifflin Street block party on Saturday should enjoy perfect weather. Friday will be somewhat gloomy, with cloudy skies, scattered sprinkles until about 1 p.m. and a high of just 57 with west winds of about 10 mph, according ...
SHERMAN AVENUE APARTMENT FIRE DOES $5,000 DAMAGE.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A fire caused by careless use of smoking materials early Friday morning did about $5,000 damage to an apartment at a 20-unit building at 1915 Sherman Ave., the town of Madison Fire Department reported. MapHide Map Firefighters from the town ...
UW MEDICAL INVENTION COMPETITION FRIDAY.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times About 150 University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering students will showcase 34 devices they designed that address real-world medical challenges in a competition at the UW Friday. The entries in the Tong Biomedical Engineering ...
CLEAN SWEEP OPENS FRIDAY.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Clean Sweep program for recycling household hazardous waste opened for the season on Friday. The site at 2302 Fish Hatchery Road is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Leaving materials at ...
SENIOR DRIVERS CAN GET 'CARFIT' FREE.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Older drivers who aren't as comfortable behind the wheel as they used to be can get a free "CarFit" checkup Wednesday, May 13 in Cottage Grove. The program, developed by AARP and AAA, is designed to help mature drivers adapt to factors that ...
TASK FORCE ON RACE GAP IN JUSTICE SYSTEM ADDS HEARING.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System added an additional public hearing May 6 from 5-7 p.m. at the Dane County Parent Council Building, 2096 Red Arrow Trail. Map Hide Map The final hearing will be ...
DOYLE DECLARES HEALTH EMERGENCY TWO MORE SWINE FLU CASES SUSPECTED.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Wahlberg State Journal Wisconsin reported two more probable cases of swine flu Thursday as Gov. Jim Doyle declared a health emergency. The state lab ramped up testing, and experts said the danger lies in the potential of the virus to kill more than regular flu ...
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FOR DANE COUNTY GETS STATE BUDGET PANEL OK.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Bauer Associated Press The Legislature's budget committee on Friday approved a plan to use a mixture of higher sales taxes and car rental fees to pay for commuter rail and other transit projects in the two most populated parts of the state. The ...
SENATORS, BALDWIN MOVE TO HONOR LA FOLLETTE, PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols On the eve of this weekend's celebrations of the 100th anniversary of The Progressive, Wisconsin Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl have reintroduced legislation written to honor the life and work of the magazine's founder, former Wisconsin governor and ...
HOPE-FILLED CONCERT RAISES THE ROOF FOR THE PROGRESSIVE.(77 SQUARE)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Thomas Everybody could feel it. The positive energy that swept through the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday night for The Progressive magazine's 100th anniversary benefit concert was hard to resist and impossible to ignore. It was also one of those things ...
NEW LOCAL HALF-MARATHON, 5K SET FOR AUG. 29.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison is getting a new half-marathon and 5K race on Aug. 29. The Inaugural Madison Mini-Marathon (13.1 miles) and 5K will begin and end at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. The post-race party will be held on ...
PREP NOTES: WEST GRAD GAINES SIGNS WITH EAST CAROLINA.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROB HERNANDEZ 608-252-6173 rhernandez@madison.com The road to college basketball was long and winding, but former Madison West athlete Corvonn Gaines has finally found an NCAA Division I home. Gaines, a 6-foot-4 wing, signed a National Letter of Intent this ...
AND THE WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY WILL BE ...(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Todd Finkelmeyer Reporter and horse racing enthusiast Todd Finkelmeyer has placed a legal wager on the Kentucky Derby every year since 1989, and has tried to pick a Run for the Roses winner for The Capital Times every year since 1995. His track record for the ...
STATE SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS LACKING.(OPINION)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Both the state Legislature and Gov. Jim Doyle showed how quickly they could move after the April 9 death of a 4-month-old child who was left unattended for five hours in a child care transportation van. But while the Legislature has proven it ...
MAY DAY REMINDS US TO ESCAPE TO WISCONSIN.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel Welcome, May Day! It's the traditional International Workers' Day and once was celebrated by kids dancing around the maypole, but there's something more about the first day of May around these here parts. It says winter's finally over, get ...
TRUTH IN AUTO INSURANCE PROVISIONS PROTECT CONSUMERS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Thomsen There is no question that as a state and a country we are facing some serious financial issues right now. Between losses in retirement savings, home values, jobs and income, it has never been more important for people to make sure their remaining assets are ...
CROWD WORSHIPS CHURCH AT SOLD-OUT BARRYMORE SHOW.(77 SQUARE)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar If Eric Church is the direction country music is going, we're lucky. At the Barrymore Theatre on Thursday night, the Nashville singer-songwriter slugged heartily through song after song for a sold-out crowd. He has a good five-piece backing band ...
UW PROFESSOR LAURA KNOLL WINS MAJOR AWARD.(NEWS)(Awards list)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Laura J. Knoll, associate professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, has been named one of 12 winners of the 2008 Hartwell Individual Biomedical ...
THREE NEW FLU CASES REPORTED DOYLE DECLARES HEALTH EMERGENCY.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Wahlberg State Journal Wisconsin reported three new probable cases of swine flu Friday, while Gov. Jim Doyle has declared a health emergency. The state lab ramped up testing, and experts said the danger lies in the potential of the virus to kill more than regular ...
WEEKEND ROAD SERVICE PATROLS BEGIN IN I-39 WORK ZONE.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Weekend emergency road service patrols have begun assisting motorists in the Interstate 39 work zone in Columbia County, the state Department of Transportation announced. The service patrols began Friday and will operate Thursdays through ...
WATER TORTURE WAS USED IN SPANISH INQUISITION.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Waterboarding is torture. The following is from an 18th century English account of the procedures of the Spanish Inquisition and was published in Cecil Roth's (1974) "A History of the Marranos": "When the prisoner has been examined three times and still persists in the ...
'NEW URBANISM' PANEL TO DISCUSS OBAMA'S STIMULUS PACKAGE.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times There's been lots of talk from the Obama Administration about creating more environmentally sustainable neighborhoods but will it actually happen? On Thursday, May 7 a panel of local experts on the concept of "new urbanism" will consider ...
PROBABLE SWINE FLU CASES IN STATE UP TO 14.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Wahlberg State Journal The Rock County Health Department Friday reported a probable case of swine flu in an adult male who traveled recently to Mexico. The man, whose symptoms were mild, isolated himself at home, has no school-aged children and appears ...
HTL: FIRST-YEAR LODI FRANCHISE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL TEAM'S SHORTEST COMMUTE WILL BE A 72-MILE ROUND TRIP.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Adam Mertz Pat Reilly will be the first to tell you that the Home Talent League will not get an 'A' in geography this season. Not when Lodi, which was added to the 44-team roster this season, is playing in the Southeast Section despite being one of the ...
RUGBY: UW MEN'S CLUB TEAM MARCHES INTO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS BADGERS' BEST SHOWING SINCE 1992.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports The University of Wisconsin men's rugby team faces another big challenge in its first appearance at the national championships since 1992. The Badgers (7-1), who were the lowest seed in the 16-team field, are slated to face fifth-seeded ...
INDOOR FOOTBALL: WOLFPACK AIM TO GET BACK ON TRACK HOST MILWAUKEE ON SATURDAY AT COLISEUM.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports The Wisconsin Wolfpack and Milwaukee Bonecrushers, who both lost their starting quarterbacks to injury recently, will square off Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum in a Continental Indoor Football League game. The ...
NO CHANCE FOR RAIN THIS WEEKEND.(NEWS)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison can look forward to lots of sunshine this weekend. Saturday morning will bring plenty of sun, with the possibility of a few clouds creeping in this afternoon, said Weather Central meteorologist Tom Carlson. We'll top off right around ...
MONONA WOMAN SHIPS DONATED SEWING MACHINES TO THE NEEDY.(NEWS)
May 02, 2009 ... JANE BURNS -- Monona's Margaret Jankowski met a woman on a recent trip to New Orleans who lost her sewing machine to Hurricane Katrina. It was a loss that went beyond material matters. The woman, whose first name was Marilyn, told Jankowski how as a young black girl she was ...
FEINGOLD KICKS OFF THE PROGRESSIVE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY.(NEWS)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols Hailing The Progressive magazine as a vital link of the reform movements of the past century and contemporary struggles to make real the promise of American democracy, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., electrified Friday's opening day of the magazine's 100th ...
MSO POWERS THROUGH RIVETING REQUIEM.(77 SQUARE)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Christians I knew it was coming, but when that epic "Dies Irae" burst through Overture Hall on Friday night, I got goosebumps like I'd never heard it before. Verdi's Requiem is incredibly dramatic, a tight 85 minutes of massive highs and whispery lows ...
STRONG ON TORTURE, WEAK ON ACCOUNTABILITY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
May 02, 2009 ... Returning again and again to the theme that allowing torture would "undermine who we are," President Barack Obama used an otherwise tepid press conference marking the 100th day of his presidency to aggressively reject the argument that waterboarding or other "enhanced interrogation ...
TO BE GREEN, MADISON NEEDS TO SPEND ITS GREEN IN THE RIGHT PLACES.(OPINION)
May 02, 2009 ... Dear Editor: In The Cap Times' recent article on "going green on a tight budget," the lament was that a large LED light cost $1,200, or two to three times as much as a conventional light. The article's reasoning was based on a false premise but is a good indicator of how skewed ...
IOWA GUARD PAIGE COMMITS TO UW FOR 2010.(SPORTS)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Punzel These days when Morgan and Marcus Paige want to play a little one-on-one they head over to the Cedar Rapids YMCA. Someday they may be able to take their duels to the Kohl Center. Morgan Paige plans on spending a lot of time at the Kohl Center ...
VANILLA ICE SATISFIES POP CULTURE CURIOSITY AT SCATZ.(77 SQUARE)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar It's rough being Vanilla Ice. You make one insanely catchy hit single in 1989, break ground for white rappers everywhere, get tangled in a controversy over stolen beats and inspire an intense but short-lived fashion trend in hedge-like hair. And ...
OFFICIALS OUTRAGED BY THREAT TO CLOSE STATE'S CHRYSLER PLANT.(NEWS)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols The news that the Kenosha engine factory, which traces its roots as a mainstay of Wisconsin manufacturing back to 1902, is unlikely to survive the Chrysler bankruptcy and bailout has shaken state and national officials who had thought the plant would make it ...
AUTHORITIES SEEK DOG WHO BIT MOTORIST.(NEWS)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Dane County Sheriff's Office is searching for a dog who bit a motorist in the Village of Deerfield just before midnight on Saturday. A 42-year-old Edgerton man reported striking the chocolate Labrador with his vehicle near the ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOCAL FOR WISCONSIN FARMS.(OPINION)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dan Kohler and Sue Beitlich America's reliance on fossil fuels -- coal, oil and natural gas -- is fueling changes to our climate and causing a host of environmental, economic and security problems. While overall impacts from changes to our climate vary from region to ...
TORTURE CAN'T BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
May 03, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Like George Bush, Barack Obama says we don't torture. I think that for Obama to effectively pardon those who committed these crimes sends the wrong message. It just says that we are probably not torturing anyone right now. Not that torture is wrong. Crimes like torture are not ...
MONROE STREET GAS STATION AMONG HISTORIC BUILDINGS HONORED.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Jane Burns When it comes to restorations that impress, fancy buildings or miraculous rehabilitations often do the trick. But sometimes it's something as familiar as a gas station. Parman's Service Station on Monroe Street will be playing with the ...
RAIN ON THE WAY AFTER BEAUTIFUL MONDAY.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The beautiful weather that blanketed southern Wisconsin during the weekend continues on Monday, but storms are on the horizon for Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson said we can expect sunny skies and a high in ...
SWINE FLU CLOSES SCHOOLS IN FORT ATKINSON, MILTON.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Milton High School and an elementary school in Fort Atkinson are closed Monday because of two probable cases of the swine flu. Barrie Elementary School, 1000 Harriette St. in Fort Atkinson, is closed indefinitely and will tentatively reopen ...
SEMI ROLLOVER BLOCKS I-43 IN ROCK COUNTY.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A semi-trailer rollover in a construction zone on Interstate 43 near Beloit has blocked both the southbound and northbound lanes of the highway. The Rock County Sheriff's Office said the accident happened about 6:55 a.m. near Hart Road on ...
TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR CONVENIENCE STORE BURGLARY.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two Spring Green men were arrested and charged with various crimes after allegedly stealing cash and cigarettes from a convenience store in Plain, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office reported. Jason Weiland, 21, was charged with felony burglary, ...
OFFICERS TO BE HONORED ON LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two law enforcement officers who died early in the 20th century will be honored on Friday with their names added to a memorial on the Capitol grounds. The officers are Undersheriff John Sealy of the Iron County Sheriff's Office, who died ...
UW-MADISON CHANCELLOR'S PROPOSED TUITION HIKE ELICITS LITTLE PUSH-BACK.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Todd Finkelmeyer At first glance, a key premise of Chancellor Biddy Martin's undergraduate initiative seems absurd. In an effort to make the University of Wisconsin-Madison "affordable to all," she is proposing a tuition increase. Yet Martin's Madison ...
WOLFPACK ROUT BONECRUSHERS.(SPORTS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Running back Eric Donoval rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wisconsin Wolfpack to a 69-26 victory over the Milwaukee Bonecrushers Saturday in a Continental Indoor Football League game at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum. ...
MRAZ FINDS THE RIGHT KIND OF PHRASE.(77 SQUARE)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Christians The song has it right: Jason Mraz is lucky. He's lucky to have a pleasing voice. He's lucky to have a talented band behind him, notably Toca Rivera and a snappy trio of brass players from Austin. He's lucky to have found musical inspiration ...
GAS PRICES EDGE UP MADISON'S AVERAGE COST IS 2ND-LOWEST IN STATE.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Gasoline prices are creeping up once again, with the Monday price for regular now averaging $2.119 a gallon in Wisconsin, up 1.5 cents from Sunday and 4.7 cents from a week ago. The latest AAA daily fuel gauge report shows Madison drivers are ...
MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY RUBBING GIRL'S THIGH ON BUS.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 58-year-old Madison man who was reportedly sound asleep and drunk on a Metro bus Sunday afternoon was arrested after he allegedly rubbed the thigh of an 11-year-old girl, Madison police reported. Frank White was tentatively charged with ...
TEENS PROPOSITIONED BY DRIVER.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison police are looking for a man who allegedly asked three teenage girls if they were looking for a good time and wanted to make some money while they were walking down an east-side street Thursday night. The suspected child enticement ...
PARTY-GOER GETS WHACKED WITH BOTTLE.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 21-year-old Belleville man suffered head cuts and an arm laceration early Saturday morning after being struck by a bottle while at a party on the west side, Madison police reported, Madison police reported. Police found the man on Seminole ...
ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER LEAVES 4-YEAR-OLD BEHIND.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times An alleged shoplifter at a department store at West Towne Mall left her screaming four-year-old niece behind as she bolted from the store, but was arrested a short time later with the child turned over to a different relative, Madison police reported. ...
FOUR RESCUED FROM RAFTS ON ROCK RIVER.(NEWS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Four young men were rescued by sheriff's deputies Sunday night from two inflatable rafts adrift on the Rock River in Dodge County. The four men, aged 19-20 years old and clad only in swim trunks, were unharmed and in good condition following ...
BIELEMA RELEASES POST-SPRING DEPTH CHART.(SPORTS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Jim Polzin University of Wisconsin Badgers football coach Bret Bielema has never been a big fan of depth charts. But he releases them anyway because he knows some fans have a lot of interest in who's slotted where on UW's roster. Bielema finally released the ...
HITMAKER BRYAN ADAMS GOES ACOUSTIC FOR TOUR.(77 SQUARE)
May 04, 2009; ... Byline: Tom Alesia Wisconsin State Journal Two phone calls -- one from Luciano Pavarotti in 1994, the other from Ryan Adams two years ago -- amplifies plenty about veteran hitmaker Bryan Adams' career. Opera superstar Pavarotti asked Adams, at the time one of the ...
OBAMA'S BANKRUPT BAILOUT.(OPINION)(Editorial)
May 04, 2009 ... President Barack Obama says that, after the brief inconvenience of a bankruptcy filing and the ensuing reorganization, Chrysler will be "a going concern" with "a strong chance of success." "The necessary steps have been taken to give one of America's most storied automakers, ...
DON'T LET NRA STOP ASSAULT WEAPON BAN.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel Like many of us, former President Jimmy Carter can't understand why Congress allowed the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons like AK-47s, AR-15s and Uzis to expire five years ago. In a New York Times op-ed, Carter pointed out that he -- along ...
SURGERY AT 80? HOW ABOUT 75? OR 70?(OPINION)(IMAGES)(Column)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Barbara Quirk Lately I have been aware of the costs of health care. A former colleague and dear friend recently spent nine days in the hospital on a cardiac unit. My friend, I'll call her "Susan," will soon be 88 and weighs only about 110 pounds. Her health problems are ...
FEDERAL JUDGE WRONG TO INVALIDATE MINIMUM MARKUP.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
May 04, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Federal Judge Rudolph T. Randa, who recently declared Wisconsin's minimum markup law on gas unconstitutional, is out of touch with competition. I wonder if he has been researching the effect of killing the law. As a graduate of the petroleum distribution program at Western ...
TITLE GAME APPEARANCE 'PUT WISCONSIN ON THE MAP' FUTURE BRIGHT FOR BADGERS AFTER SURPRISING RUNNER-UP FINISH.(SPORTS)
May 04, 2009 ... Byline: Adam Mertz When Quentin Reuter joined the University of Wisconsin men's rugby team as a freshman, the program was experiencing some growing pains. The club had recently moved up to Division II status and took its share of lumps during the adjustment period. ...
SLOW DOWN CAMPAIGN BEGINS TUESDAY.(NEWS)
May 05, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Drivers, take your foot off the accelerator when kids and bikes are present. The push to get drivers to slow down in neighborhoods with a lot of kids begins Tuesday afternoon, as Safe Communities rolls out its 2009 campaign at Lake View ...
HARTUNG BROS. SELLS FERTILIZER DIVISION.(NEWS)
May 05, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison-based agribusiness Hartung Brothers Inc., is selling its fertilizer division to The Andersons Inc., a plant nutrient, grain and ethanol company headquartered in Maumee, Ohio. The sale was announced Monday by The Andersons Inc. and ...
DAYNE ADDED TO LIST OF UW DIGNITARIES FOR BADGER DAYS.(SPORTS)
May 05, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports MADISON -- Ron Dayne, the NCAA Division I-A career rushing leader and 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, has been added to the list of University of Wisconsin Athletic Department dignitaries making their way through the state for the 2009 Badger Days events. ...
TWO WALK-ONS ADDED TO BADGERS' ROSTER.(SPORTS)
May 05, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports Clare Liston and Ashley Wiedmeyer will join the University of Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team after competing in an open tryout in mid-April, UW coach Pete Waite announced Tuesday. They will be eligible to compete during the 2009 fall season. ...
COURT INTERPRETER TRAINING JUNE 6-7.(NEWS)
May 05, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Director of State Courts Office is holding a two-day training session for those who would like to serve as court interpreters in Wisconsin, and is particularly interested in getting applicants who speak languages spoken by recent refugees to ...