The Capital Times back issues from June 2009:
BRAUN TOPS NL OUTFIELDERS IN ALL-STAR VOTING KENDALL, FIELDER NO. 2 AT RESPECTIVE POSITIONS, WHILE MANNY DROPS TO NO. 5 AMONG OUTFIELDERS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports Milwaukee's Ryan Braun continues his hold on the top spot among outfielders in National League voting for the All-Star Game, according to figures released Monday afternoon. With 908, 745 votes, Braun ranks third overall among NL players, ...
STREET SENSE: FORMERLY HOMELESS, UW MED SCHOOL GRAD HAS TRAVELED LONG ROAD.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Samara Kalk Derby Jennifer Jenkins took a break between her third and fourth years of medical school to practice what is called "street medicine" with an organization in Pittsburgh. She made "house calls" on the streets, handing out medicine, socks and sandwiches. And ...
EARLY AND LATE RAIN TO BRACKET SUNSHINE MONDAY.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A wet start to the work week will give way to sunshine Monday afternoon, before clouds, showers, and colder weather come in Monday night and linger through Tuesday. The National Weather Service said scattered showers and thunderstorms will ...
DUMPED RAILROAD TIES CAUSE DAMAGE TO SIX VEHICLES.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A truck lost its load of railroad ties on the Beltline Sunday, damaging six vehicles that couldn't avoid the lost lumber. The incident happened about noon. Drivers of the damaged vehicles called in to police to report the tumbling ...
BATHROOM FIRE CAUSES $5,000 DAMAGE.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A faulty bathroom vent fan appears to have caused $5,000 in damage to an apartment on Madison's far west side early Sunday morning. The fire was reported at 1:22 a.m. Sunday in an apartment at 7634 Radcliffe Drive. No one was home ...
WOMAN MUGGED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 30-year-old Madison woman was mugged early Sunday morning while walking on the city's east side. The incident happened about 3 a.m. in the 300 block of South Livingston Street. Madison police said the woman was approached from ...
FIRE DESTROYS DEERFIELD HOME, DENTIST OFFICE.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Deerfield home that also housed a dentist office is considered a total loss after fire engulfed the structure Sunday afternoon. Deerfield Fire Department personnel and Dane County sheriff's deputies responded to the blaze at 29 W. Nelson ...
WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE PERFORMANCE SHOWS OFF ABILITIES, NOT LIMITATIONS.(77 SQUARE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times There were things even a moderately keen eye discerned right away, that spoke of the difficulty of gracefully manipulating imperfect bodies. The way the vision-impaired scarecrow in "Blooming in Spring" was ...
PSYCHEDELIC MUSHROOM OPERATION BUSTED.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Psychedelic mushroom eaters won't be tripping in Monroe anytime soon. Narcotics agents and local police busted what is being called one of the largest psilocybin mushroom growing operations in southern Wisconsin in recent years at the former ...
WEST HIGH ROCKET TEAM GOING TO PARIS.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The rocket team from West High is zooming to Paris. Four 11th-graders from Madison West won the national Team American Rocketry Challenge two weeks ago in Virginia, and will represent the United States at the International Air Show in Paris ...
ACCOUNTING FIRM VIRCHOW KRAUSE CHANGES NAME.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison-based accounting firm Virchow Krause and Co. is operating under a new name today, now known as Baker Tilly Virchow Krause. The change came about when Virchow Krause, the 17th largest accounting firm in the country, became affiliated ...
UW BOAT TAKES 2ND AT NCAA FINALS.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The University of Wisconsin women's varsity four boat finished second to Clemson on Sunday at the NCAA Rowing Championships in Camden, N.J., with a time of 7 minutes, 28.54 seconds. The foursome became the fourth Badger boat in history to ...
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM'S MOMENT.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The state Assembly and state Senate committees that have jurisdiction over campaign finance reform legislation held a rare joint public hearing last week on a pair of major campaign finance reform measures. These are not the tinkering-around-the-edges moves that the Legislature ...
CYNICISM OF PRO-GUN LOBBY OBSCENE.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel This is why the American people believe Congress is among the country's sleaziest institutions. Recently when the Senate and House were debating the bill to make credit card companies more accountable and to stop them from arbitrarily changing ...
PASSAGE OF ELDER JUSTICE ACT IMPERATIVE.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Barbara Quirk "The same women who fought to eliminate child abuse and put an end to domestic violence are now finding themselves the victims of various forms of abuse. This is unacceptable, and the women of OWL will not tolerate it." OWL, the Voice of Midlife ...
WEBSITE KEY AS STATE'S STIMULUS EFFORTS GET OFF TO GOOD START.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Wolter I recently had the honor to lead the start-up of Wisconsin's effort to figure out how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act affects the state and help prepare Wisconsin for its obligations under the act. Now that I have completed my role and the Office ...
GOP UNDERCUTTING ITSELF BY OPPOSING SOTOMAYOR.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Tom Tancredo, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich have decided the best way to regain the White House in 2012 is by labeling a successful, dedicated woman, Sonia Sotomayor, a racist. Sotomayor supported the Republican view 80 percent of the time in her stances, but stated a point ...
JUNE A PRIME MONTH FOR DEER-VEHICLE CRASHES.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Although many drivers think about deer and vehicle collisions in the fall, statistics show that in four of the last five years, June was the worst or second worst month for motorist injuries from hitting deer. "From May through August, motor ...
NEW TRAIL EYED IN LOWER YAHARA RIVER AREA SOUTH OF MONONA.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A new multi-use recreational trail using an existing railroad trestle is being considered for the lower Yahara River waterway south of the city of Monona. The new trail would link the existing Capital City recreational trail in Lake Farm ...
JANESVILLE PLANT DESIGNATED AS STANDBY FOR GM CAR LINE.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press JANESVILLE -- General Motors says its assembly plant in Janesville is still in the running to produce small cars. GM spokesman Chris Lee said Monday the Janesville plant is one of three designated as "standby" locations that will be ...
TEENS FOUGHT OVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE BEFORE FATAL CRASH.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kim Ukura A fight over control of the wheel of the car may be the cause of a fatal car crash that killed one teenage girl on Madison's east side over the weekend. Madison police said that seconds before the crash the 15-year-old driver and the 14-year-old in ...
CHARTER FIBER OPTIC CABLE CUT MANY LOCAL CUSTOMERS WITHOUT SERVICE.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Charter Communications cable, Internet and phone customers are without service locally because of damage to a fiber optic cable at Fish Hatchery Road and Byrneland Street in Fitchburg. The cable was torn off an overhead pole by a construction ...
SAUK PRAIRIE'S BUDD COMMITS TO BRADLEY.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Kelsey Budd, a 5-foot-7 guard from Sauk Prairie High School, has made a verbal commitment to attend Bradley University. Budd averaged 17.2 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 steals as a junior to help lead Sauk Prairie to its first ...
UPDATE: IT'S A NEW LEASE FOR MR. LIF.(77 SQUARE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar While on tour in late 2006, rapper Mr. Lif and his crew got into an accident that sent their bus crashing down a 30-foot precipice. Miraculously, no one died. But the trauma caused Mr. Lif to spiral down into a three-year period of chronic pain, depression ...
COOL WEEK AHEAD, RAIN ON TAP FOR WEEKEND.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The calendar says June but Mother Nature must not have got the news. Residents awakened to temperatures in the 40s Tuesday morning, as a cold air mass moved in to southern Wisconsin with highs only expected to reach the mid- to upper 60s the ...
UPDATE: ALL LANES OPEN ON INTERSTATE.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Traffic is back to normal on the southbound interstate after a single-vehicle crash closed down the right lane of the highway near the Stoughton exit. The Wisconsin State ...
'PUBLIC ENEMIES' EARLY SCREENINGS JUNE 30.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Early screenings of the Johnny Depp film "Public Enemies" will be held in Wisconsin to help raise money for Film Wisconsin and several local organizations. The movie about John Dillinger opens nationwide July 1, but the group ...
WISCONSIN OFFERS GUIDANCE ON FURLOUGHS.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Bauer Associated Press All Wisconsin state employees, including part-time workers and those paid with federal money, will be forced to take 16 days off over the next two years. Those details and others are contained in a document released by a state ...
CHARTER CUSTOMERS BACK ON LINE.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Thousands of local Charter Communications customers couldn't watch TV and had a difficult time communicating for about eight hours on Monday, after a main fiber optic cable was damaged on the south side. The outage lasted from about 11 a.m ....
FIRE DESTROYS SUV PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A parked SUV went up in flames Monday morning at a home on the southwest side, the Madison Fire Department reported. Madison firefighters responded to the blaze in the 2900 block of Muir Field Road, finding the SUV totally engulfed in flames ...
CULTURE, NOT BIOLOGY, KEY FACTOR TO MATH GENDER GAP, UW RESEARCHERS SAY.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Todd Finkelmeyer University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers continue to find evidence that shows there is no innate difference in the math ability of males and females. "There is a persistent stereotype that girls and women are just not as good at math as ...
PLAN COMMISSION OKS EAST WASH/FIRST AVENUE PROJECT.(BUSINESS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Ivey The prominent corner of East Washington Avenue and First Street is poised for a major makeover that includes new apartments, retail space and an arched facade to shield pedestrians from traffic along the busy thoroughfare. On Monday, the Madison ...
KNIFE-TOTING MAN ALMOST RUN OVER BY SUV.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Two men were arrested early Sunday morning on the southwest side after an argument turned dangerous, with one man getting butcher knives and chasing the other before the chased man hopped into an SUV and tried to run over the knife-toting man, Madison ...
BAD LUCK VISITOR ROBBED THREE TIMES.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times An Illinois resident probably wishes he never came to Madison Friday, after he was robbed at gunpoint, had his car stolen by the robbers, then had more money taken the next morning after he tried to buy his car back, Madison police reported. ...
MAN MUGGED OUTSIDE SOUTH-SIDE HOME.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times An 18-year-old Madison man was mugged by three men Sunday night while he was talking on a cell phone outside his south-side residence, Madison police reported. The mugging happened about 9:40 p.m. in the 2100 block of Fisher Street. ...
STRONG MEN INVADE OLBRICH PARK SATURDAY.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Muscle-bound men will be grunting and sweating up a storm Saturday at the 10th annual Capital City Challenge Strongman competition at Olbrich Park. Competitors from across the Midwest are expected to take part in five contests in the ...
O'LEARY MAKES IT OFFICIAL FORMER JANESVILLE PARKER GUARD SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH BADGERS.(SPORTS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports It's official: Catie O'Leary is a Badger. The All-State guard from Janesville Parker, who originally signed with Loyola (Ill.) but told The Capital Times in April she would change course and come to Wisconsin, has signed a national letter of ...
OUTLAWING SCHOOL PRAYER HAS LED TO A MORE TROUBLED SOCIETY.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Dear Editor: We outlawed verbal daily prayers in our public schools in the early 1960s. Consider our godlessness since. The drug culture. Legalized abortion. The teaching of evolution and situational ethics. School and public shootings. Increased lawsuits and an overcomplicated ...
TOO MANY INMATES.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Wisconsin has too many prisons, and they are too crowded. While other states, such as Minnesota, invested in smart criminal justice approaches during the 1990s, Wisconsin went on a prison-building spree that was neither necessary nor wise. ...
TERROR IN KANSAS.(OPINION)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols Fifteen years ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered a "hit list" circulating among militant anti-abortion activists. The top target for assassination on the list was Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas physician whose Women's Health Care ...
ARROGANT 'WAR' SECRETARY SHOULD SET OFF ALARM BELLS.(OPINION)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Ed Garvey The arrows or the olive branch? Offense or defense? The eagle on the Great Seal of the United States faces an olive branch held in its talon-- symbolic of our desire for peace. But the eagle on the seal of the president has, for most of our history, ...
CARS AND HOMES ALMOST ALL DINOSAURS.(OPINION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Goodenough My pickup truck is 10 years old, and I've driven it more than 200,000 miles. I won't be buying a new one for a couple of reasons. First, like you, I'm worried about money. Second, the new stuff isn't much different than what I'm driving. My ...
WATER UTILITY PROJECTS HEARING ON TAP THURSDAY.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Replacing and upgrading old water mains, bringing computer technology to water meters and improving the flow to fire hydrants are major pieces of a $19 million capital projects budget for the Madison Water Utility in 2010. The 2010 budget is ...
PLANTING IS WRAPPING UP, BUT WARMTH NEEDED.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times State farmers were able to finish planting most of their crops last week between the raindrops, but warmer weather is needed to get those crops growing. The crop progress report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service for the ...
WAYWARD GOLF BALL WHACKS WOMAN SITTING ON EDGEWATER PIER.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A man watching golf balls hit the Lake Mendota waters off the Edgewater Hotel pier should have yelled "Duck!" to his 84-year-old mother. Mom suffered a nice big welt to her arm after a wayward golf ball, whacked from the rooftop of a nearby ...
PANHANDLER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKS COMPETITOR OVER COVETED SPOT.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A panhandler who thought he was next in line to ask strangers for money at a coveted spot was arrested for battery after punching a "line skipper" in the face, Madison police reported. Dwayne D. Walker, 47, of Madison, was tentatively charged ...
ART IMITATING LIFE: EMOTIONALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN FIND VOICE IN ART CLASS.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Shawn Doherty Kyle, at 16 a friendly kid with a beard who towers over his peers, shows a visitor around his art class in an office building on Madison's east side. "We make a lot of good stuff here," he says, pulling out a collection of miniatures he fashioned from clay ....
JULIO SENT PACKING AFTER DISASTROUS OUTING.(SPORTS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports The Milwaukee Brewers released reliever Jorge Julio on Tuesday morning in the wake of a disastrous outing Monday evening against the Florida Marlins in Miami. Julio was credited with a blown save and the loss in a 7-4 setback to the ...
MADELEINE'S PATISSERIE CLOSES.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madeleine's Patisserie, a locally owned bakery at 3742 Speedway Road on the west side, has closed. A recorded phone message on the shop's answering machine says "we are sorry to inform you that we are permanently closed." The ...
YOUNG DRIVER CAUGHT ON VIDEO GOING 160 MPH ON U.S. 151 INCIDENT ENDS WITH CRASH, BUT NO INJURIES.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Novak Young drivers and fast cars are proving to be a disturbing and sometimes deadly combination on Dane County highways. Three young people died in recent weeks on area roads and city streets, in part because of excessive speed. Andrea ...
STOP CHARADE ON VIDEO GAMBLING.(THE CAP TIMES)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel William T. Evjue, the founder of this newspaper, will probably turn over in his grave to hear me suggest that the time has come to legalize and license the video gambling machines that have become ubiquitous in our state. Evjue was an ardent foe ...
HIKE SALES TAX 1% TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS.(THE CAP TIMES)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: JOHN SMART The new state budget realities might lend credence to the notion of cutting funding for our schools, but that is exactly the wrong answer. We must fully support our schools as the surest method to grow the economy out of this economic hole. Who could possibly ...
PUSHING A FRESH APPROACH ON MIDEAST POLICY.(THE CAP TIMES)(FAITH & VALUES)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: Phil Haslanger A little noticed meeting a couple of weeks ago in Atlanta opens a window into the changing relationship between religion and politics in the age of Obama. The gathering at the Carter Center, former President Jimmy Carter's base of operations, ...
NO NEED TO FEAR GUANTANAMO DETAINEES.(THE CAP TIMES)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Dear Editor: The irony on Memorial Day was overwhelming: honoring the bravest of our citizens at a time when politicians are preying on our fears - and winning. Again. After 9/11, we stood stupefied as our government finagled us into war. We sent our young people away to fight, ...
PREP PROFILES - KORI BERTUN.(THE CAP TIMES)(PREP PROFILE)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... School: Madison East Year: senior Track and field highlights: Bertun is a four-time letterwinner, competing in the 400-meter dash, 300-meter low hurdles, triple jump and 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays. A two-time co-captain, as a junior she was a sectional qualifier ...
DON'T GIVE THE FED ANY MORE POWER.(THE CAP TIMES)(Editorial)
Jun 03, 2009 ... President Obama and his aides are determined to implement a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation, including creating a new authority to police risks to the financial system, a new agency to protect consumers and a smarter approach to overseeing banks. Few will argue with ...
SOTOMAYOR'S GOP CRITICS MISREAD, DISTORT.(THE CAP TIMES)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols It is always difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when a politician reaches his "sell-by" date. We have seen some remarkable comebacks in America. Richard Nixon, defeated for president and then governor of California, returned to ...
COMMUNITY COMMENTS.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Below are reader comments on captimes.com stories of the past week. Catholic Multicultural Center closes in local diocese cuts "I am shaken by the two-day notice that the Diocese gave to its employees and hundreds of users of the center and have to ask Bishop Morlino: Where will ...
PREP PROFILES - QUENTIN BADGER.(THE CAP TIMES)(PREP PROFILE)(Column)
Jun 03, 2009 ... School: Madison Memorial Year: senior Sports: track and field, football Track and field highlights: Badger is a four-time letterwinner and four-time state qualifier in the sprints. He is a co-captain as a senior and has qualified for the WIAA Division 1 ...
LACROSSE BOOM ISN'T LETTING UP EAST COAST FIXTURE NOW BOASTS NEARLY 1,000 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS IN MADISON AREA.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: JIM POLZIN The Capital Times jpolzin@madison.com Tom Darcy's only complaint about an otherwise perfect night recently in Middleton was the final score. The team Darcy coaches - the Regents, comprised mostly of players from Madison West and Madison Edgewood ...
THE HAND THAT FEEDS SHOWS ITS BITE THE DRAFT HAS BEEN A POWERFUL TOOL FOR DOUG MELVIN, BUT HE'S GOT ISSUES WITH IT.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: DENNIS PUNZEL The Capital Times Doug Melvin has a little love-hate thing going with the Major League Baseball amateur draft. As general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, Melvin appreciates that the draft has helped him transform a perennial loser into a ...
WISPOLITICS.COM STOCK REPORT.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Rising Rural Dems: The Joint Finance Committee did the heavy lifting on the state budget. But all that work will be for naught unless Dems make sure they pull together enough votes in both houses to pass it. In the Assembly at least, the most questions surround rural Dems, many ...
WEEK AHEAD.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Mark the date Be the first with the skinny on Madison's summer fireworks extravaganza. Details on the 2009 Rhythm and Booms Independence Day celebration will be unveiled at the event's annual news conference Wednesday, June 3, at 10 a.m. at the Warner Park shelter, off the 1600 ...
10 TOP STORIES CLICKED ON CAPTIMES.COM.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009 ... 1. One teen dead, two critical after east side crash 2. Snoozing 'service dog' sleeps through owner's Tasering, arrest 3. Cocaine took down former Madison cop - despair made him climb back up 4. Facebook taunts lead to beating of woman, 19 5. Late-night crash claims life of New Glarus teen ...
WEEK IN REVIEW.(THE CAP TIMES)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Friday, May 29 The state's Joint Finance Committee approves a two-year deficit spending plan worth $63 billion that now heads to the full Legislature for debate. It includes tax and fee increases, and furloughs and layoffs for state employees. Friday, May 29 ...