The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) back issues from June 2008:
Mom gets year in jail; 2-year-old girl ate LSD-laced candy while her mother slept
Jun 01, 2008; ... West Bend -- A 24-year-old West Bend woman was sentenced Tuesdayto a year in the Washington County Jail -- with the prospect of fouryears in state prison if she doesn't change what a judge called her"continuous and consistent use of drugs" -- for leaving LSD-lacedcandy out where her ...
FOOD CHAIN; READ, WATCH, CLICK
Jun 01, 2008; ... ON THE SHELVES The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce andObsession. By Adam Leith Gollner. Scribner. $25. From the intoxicating prologue, in which Gollner thrusts us intothe world of hotdog-size caterpillars and pulsating heat that is Rio de Janeiro, to the ...
GREAT HOSTS; Dog wins a nomination
Jun 01, 2008 ... When Teresa Geiger nominated Bill McGinnis for the great hostfeature, she mentioned his talents as a host, his culinaryexpertise, his creativity and his dog. She wrote: "He spends much time entertaining friends . . . he'ssuch a fabulous cook. But he mostly has an amazing flair that ...
GREAT HOSTS; Unusual twists make his meals memorable
Jun 01, 2008; ... If you're invited to Bill McGinnis' home for a meal, there's onlyone thing you can expect. The unexpected. "My meals are usually more casual -- I'll do burgers and pastasalads. But I would do something different with the burgers. I liketo use special cheeses and sauces," he ...
BY DESIGN; READ, WATCH, CLICK
Jun 01, 2008; ... ON THE SHELVES Design Your Garden; Low Maintenance Gardens; Garden Makeovers;Rooftop & Terrace Gardens. By Caroline Tilston. Wiley. $16.95 each. Each piece of this collection of soft-cover books can bepurchased separately, but they work well as a set, especially if ...
HOME BASE; NEW PRODUCTS, GREAT IDEAS
Jun 01, 2008 ... HOME Recipes, shopping lists just a phone call away Your cell phone can help organize your life. A new technology called SimplyMobile Mom connects a cell phone toa computer for quick and easy information transfer -- from grocerylists and recipes to magazine articles and ...
Lost in the woods; 'The Other' meanders, but it never seems to find its way home
Jun 01, 2008; ... The Other. By David Guterson. Knopf. 256 pages. $24.95. Fine authors must always face the terror of trying to topthemselves. David Guterson produced a masterwork in "Snow Falling onCedars," succeeding not only through his writing skills but throughhis wise choice of compelling ...
LIFE; LINES
Jun 01, 2008; ... Musical notes Cafe music returns this week with the hope that weather here inJune will be amenable to lounging outdoors. There's something so civilized about sitting at a table in theMercury courtyard of the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220N. Terrace Ave., on a ...
TREND HOUSE TO OPEN IN AUGUST; Efficiency, recycling get their day in sun
Jun 01, 2008; ... Recycled materials, sun-capturing features and new types ofinsulation are some of the elements of the Wisconsin Trend Home, aproject of the Wisconsin Builders Association Foundation. The house,which is intended to showcase ideas and materials that consumers canuse when building or ...
2 pounds down -- with more to lose
Jun 01, 2008; ... A muffled drum roll, please: At the end of Week One of a do-it-yourself diet-and-exercise plan, I'm down two pounds. Satisfying? Or just so-so? Let's discuss. On the one hand, I'm two pounds closer to my goal. On the other,it would've been nice to come bursting out of ...
BOOKMARKS; 'Macaw' grew into a bigger story
Jun 01, 2008; ... About six years ago, Bruce Barcott went down to the small CentralAmerican country of Belize to write a piece on a proposed dam forOutside magazine. He expected it to be the kind of story he had reador written about before: another tough battle between environmentalconcerns and ...
IN TOWN; JIM CRACE
Jun 01, 2008 ... British writer Jim Crace, who has won widespread critical acclaimas well as the Whitbread Prize and the E.M. Forster Award, will bein Milwaukee this week to read from the paperback of his latestnovel, "The Pesthouse." A love story set in a surreal, unstableAmerica, the novel tells of ...
TECHNOLOGY; STANLEY A. MILLER II; Your view of the world can be Myvu
Jun 01, 2008; ... Portable video on iPods and other players isn't perfect, butpocket-sized sitcoms and music videos can ease the edge off longsummer road trips or arduous cross-country flights. The Myvu Crystal 701 personal media viewer takes video off thetiny screens and projects it inside a ...
Rita Moreno to speak here Tuesday
Jun 01, 2008 ... Rita Moreno, who has won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards forher acting and singing, will wrap up this year's Journal SentinelSMART TALK Women's Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Moreno will talk about "Breaking the Mold." She won her Oscar in1961 for best supporting actress ...
MIKE NICHOLS; IN MY OPINION; The verdict: What was she thinking?
Jun 01, 2008; ... In a 54- page opinion, the Supreme Court publicly has reprimandedone of its own, former Washington County Circuit Judge AnnetteZiegler. That's about 53 pages too long. Here's what the justices would have written about their colleagueif they'd been honest and ...
Grounds control; When the weather gets warm, Gary Vanden Berg has one goal in life -; making the diamond sparkle
Jun 01, 2008; ... Gary Vanden Berg was a golf course superintendent in 1981 when hesuddenly found himself in need of a job. One of the course's vendorsrecommended he contact Harry "Pops" Gill, the head groundskeeper atCounty Stadium. They hit it off, Gill hired Vanden Berg as his assistant and, ...
OZAUKEE/WASHINGTON NEWS SUMMARIES
Jun 01, 2008 ... CEDARBURG District to offer full-day kindergarten The Cedarburg School District, one of only nine in the state thatoffers only half-day kindergarten, will begin offering full-daykindergarten at all three of its elementary schools in the fall. The decision was made ...
OZAUKEE COUNTY POLICE REPORTS
Jun 01, 2008 ... GRAFTON Drunken driving Police arrested a Grafton man, 27, on suspicion of drunkendriving. Police stopped the man's vehicle at 12:16 a.m. May 23because he failed to make a complete stop for a stop sign at 15thAve. and Washington St. Officers determined that the man had a ...
POLICE REPORTS WASHINGTON COUNTY
Jun 01, 2008 ... GERMANTOWN Drug possession A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession ofmarijuana after he locked his keys in his vehicle in the parking lotof The Cracker Barrel Restaurant and Old Country Store, N9778Rivercrest Drive, and called police for help at 11:36 p.m ....
LAUREL WALKER; IN MY OPINION; Teacher ends career, not her legacy
Jun 01, 2008; ... Judy Kihslinger has become an expert at second chances. Giving them, I mean. For 36 years -- the last 29 of them in Waukesha County -- she'shelped tens of thousands of students get their high schooleducation, usually long after they'd given up trying the first time. "To ...
Life goes on after YWCA; 4 years after doors closed, other groups fill many holes, but not all
Jun 01, 2008; ... Waukesha -- Nearly four years after the YWCA of Waukesha Countyclosed its doors, Helen Smith has not found a swimming pool to herliking. For more than 20 years, Smith had gone to the YWCA every weekdaymorning to swim laps. But when financial troubles brought down the YWCA in ...
WAUKESHA COUNTY NEWS SUMMARIES
Jun 01, 2008 ... TOWN OF BROOKFIELD Complaints about dirt bikes may inspire ban The Town Board is considering a ban on the operation of motorizedoff-road vehicles from private property in the town in response tocomplaints about dirt-bike racing on a 10-acre track at a ...
MILITARY NOTES
Jun 01, 2008 ... - Navy Seaman Recruit Jeremy A. Urbanowski, son of Dean A.Urbanowski of Hartland, recently completed U.S. Navy basic trainingat Recruit Training Command Center, Great Lakes, Ill. - Mayor Jack F. Chiovatero proclaimed May 20, 2008, as SPCDanielle Quigley Day in the City of New ...
YOUR NEIGHBORS
Jun 01, 2008 ... WAUKESHA Food Pantry of Waukesha County and The Salvation Army announcedthat the Scouting for Food drive supplied the two pantries with morethan 23,000 total pounds of food. Both organizations benefited fromthe 20th annual drive coordinated by the Fox River District CubScouts and ...
Leaders unveil jobs strategy; Collaborative approach prescribed
Jun 01, 2008; ... Asserting that Racine County has reached a crucial crossroads inthe development of its work force, area leaders have released astrategy aimed at making Racine a place where anybody who wants ajob can find one. Timed to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Racine CountyEconomic ...
ON THE TRAIL
Jun 01, 2008; ... Free fishing weekend: Visitors to any of Wisconsin's 15,000 lakesand 42,000 miles of rivers and streams can fish without a licenseSaturday and next Sunday (June 7 and 8) during the state's annualFree Fishing Weekend. All the waters of the state are open,including state waters of the ...
PAUL A. SMITH; Glad to feed Black Hills fever; Tough turkey hunt more than satisfies
Jun 01, 2008; ... Hermosa, S.D. -- The valley glows in early morning light, thebright, new day a perfect setting for -- and the cause of -- thereunion taking place below. Peering between trunks of ponderosa pines on an adjacent ridge,Dave Oyler and I strain to see the action. "Thirty-eight," ...
CLIMATE CHANGE; The consequences are too dire to remain a bystander; The Lieberman-Warner bill is not perfect, but it can substantively demonstrate U.S. commitment to acting on global warming.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Three reports last week highlighted the importance of this week'sscheduled debate on the Senate floor of the Climate Security Act,the first really serious effort by Congress to address climatechange. Also known as the Lieberman-Warner bill after its primary co-sponsors, the ...
QUICK HIT
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dunkin' Donuts is pulling an ad featuring food maven Rachael Raywearing a scarf against a backdrop of trees and pink blossoms. Aconservative columnist complained that the scarf looks like akaffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress apparently worn byterrorists, among others. Sigh. Usually ...
AGENDA '08; GROWING METRO MILWAUKEE; UWM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH; School and Milwaukee a natural fit; UW regents this week can move along this project substantively. A school of public health can help address several critical health needs in Milwaukee.
Jun 01, 2008; ... The case has been made for why an independent school of publichealth should be established at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now the UW Board of Regents needs to take the next stepand approve the blueprints. The regents will have the opportunity to give the school ...
PATRICK MCILHERAN; Prudence pays for profligacy
Jun 01, 2008; ... Ali Auch is a chump. Auch and her husband, both 22, are renting an apartment in Kielwhile they work, go to college and raise a toddler. They looked athouses in their present price range but found them slummy. Theycould have bought way above their price range: When they lived ...
ENTERTAINMENT RACINE COUNTY
Jun 01, 2008 ... Summer concert series starts Friday Racine -- The Downtown Racine Corp. has announced that the 2008season of Music on the Monument will begin Friday with a performanceby the Roy Edwards Band. The free concert will be from 11:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m. at Monument Square. Music at ...
POLICE REPORTS; RACINE COUNTY
Jun 01, 2008 ... BURLINGTON Animal complaint Witnesses reported a man ran over a duck with his black pickuptruck May 15, turned around and ran over it again, killing it onBridge St. at E. Jefferson St. The truck is registered to a 56-year-old Burlington man. The DNR was ...
OBITUARIES RACINE COUNTY
Jun 01, 2008 ... Lilah A. Boelter, 86 of Burlington No services will be held for Lilah A. Boelter, who died May 26.She was 86. She worked at Southern Wisconsin Center for 26 years and was amember of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Brown of ...
RACINE COUNTY BRIEFING
Jun 01, 2008 ... Racine's drop in jobless rate biggest in nation The Racine area had the nation's largest one-year decline in theunemployment rate in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reportedlast week. Metro Milwaukee had the fourth-largest rate decrease among the369 metropolitan areas ....
TOM HAUDRICOURT; Brewers sticking to picking plan
Jun 01, 2008; ... With the luxury of having six picks among the top 62 in theannual June draft on Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers could afford totake a gamble or two on players they might not normally target. But don't expect them to do it. "If you gamble because you have an extra pick, if you ...
YOUR OPINIONS; SUNDAY SYMPOSIUM:; I-94 EXPANSION VS. MASS TRANSIT FUNDING
Jun 01, 2008 ... No need for an interstate expansion I am writing in response to the article on I-94 expansion ("Willwider I-94 squash rail?" May 28). To begin, I want to make clear Iam a conservative and not particularly green. However, I believethis project is ridiculous. Any study you ...
YOUR OPINIONS
Jun 01, 2008 ... HOUSING VS. ENVIRONMENT NIMBY attitudes blocked important housing project I was overjoyed to read the editorial regarding the poor decisionmade by a Milwauke Common Council committee to table a developmentthat would have provided safe, affordable housing to people withmental ...
Company's homes let the sun shine in
Jun 01, 2008; ... Sturgeon Bay-- Door County is home to two finalists in the annualGovernor's Business Plan Contest, and both are in the business ofenergy efficiency. In addition to Lake Michigan Wind and Sun Ltd. inthe Town of Clay Banks, there's PeaPod Homes LLC, run from a modestoffice in the Door ...
WEEK IN REVIEW
Jun 01, 2008 ... DEVELOPMENT Bradley Center will do for now, NBA chief says The Bradley Center will suffice for now as the home of theMilwaukee Bucks, but the community will have to consider a new arenasomeday, National Basketball Association Commissioner David Sternsaid. "This hasn't risen ...
State labor secretary reaches milestone; Gassman sets Workforce Development longevity mark
Jun 01, 2008; ... Like an umbrella vendor who can't do much about the weather,Roberta Gassman's job is to help Wisconsin workers prepare for --and protect against -- the vagaries of the economy. Today, Gassman becomes the state's longest-reigning laborsecretary. Gassman is the 11th administrator of ...
A blooming bright idea; Flower-shaped sculptures are green power plants
Jun 01, 2008; ... Sturgeon Bay -- John Hippensteel believes a person has only oneoriginal idea in a lifetime. His can be summed up in two words: flower power. Not the kind expressed in bright splashes of color on psychedelicconcert posters or daisies put down gun barrels during ...
Jittery banks cutting dividends; Move to conserve capital can send dire message to investors
Jun 01, 2008; ... With increasing numbers of shaky loans and a growing interest inpreserving capital, many banks have been suspending or cutting theirdividends. While the tenacious residential real estate slump and slowereconomy have put pressure on banks that do business in hard-hitareas of ...
AT HOME WITH JACK NADELHOFFER AND KATHY KING; 'Living in a sculpture'; Home tour showcases architecture of Wright, McDonald, Williamson
Jun 01, 2008; ... Town of Summit -- The view from the quiet, curved street offersbarely a hint about what can be found within the stone exterior ofthe low-slung mid-century home. But one step inside reveals thefirst taste of something special: a perfectly round closet, withcoats hanging on what could be ...
AROUND THE BASES
Jun 01, 2008; ... PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MLB: Atlanta 3B Chipper Jones How much longer can Jones stay north of .400? His 11-game hittingstreak was snapped Friday, but he is still batting .413 and has hitsafely in 45 of 52 games for the season. It's not supposed to bethat easy. BREWERS: ...
TOM HAUDRICOURT; Brewers sticking to picking plan
Jun 01, 2008; ... With the luxury of having six picks among the top 62 in theannual June draft on Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers could afford totake a gamble or two on players they might not normally target. But don't expect them to do it. "If you gamble because you have an extra pick, if you ...
EASY MONEY / HOW THE SUBPRIME MARKET UNRAVELED A JOURNAL SENTINEL WATCHDOG REPORT; House of pain; Caught up in a suspicious deal enabled by lax lending standards, a man now owns a house he can't afford and never wanted
Jun 01, 2008; ... Pedro Medellin, a young bank teller who lives with his mother,knows he isn't a typical homebuyer. "With what I make," he asks, "how would I get approved for amortgage?" Yet somehow he did. While earning $9.25 an hour, Medellin struggles to pay a $103,500high-interest ...
Osteoporosis drug targets breast cancer relapse; In study of Zometa, treatment reduced recurrence by 36%
Jun 01, 2008; ... Chicago -- An osteoporosis treatment drug markedly reduced breastcancer recurrence among premenopausal women, offering a novel way toward off the disease without enduring chemotherapy. Zometa, or zoledronic acid, cut the risk of relapse by 36% inwomen undergoing hormone therapy, ...
FACES OF HOPE; Teens train to help in emergencies; Program teaches what to do in natural, man-made disasters
Jun 01, 2008; ... If disaster strikes on Naomi Bedford's high school campus, theteenager says without a doubt -- "I could handle it." Over the past several months, the 15-year-old has gone throughdisaster training, been on rescue missions, and learned her wayaround a first-aid kit. She's CPR ...
Two men shot in unrelated incidents
Jun 01, 2008 ... Two Milwaukee men were shot Friday in separate incidents,Milwaukee Police said Saturday. Both are expected to survive. According to police: - A 19-year-old man walking out of a liquor store near N. 34thSt. and Wright St. was shot in the shoulder around 9 p.m ....
REVIEW; Martin Short is a king of comedy; In Pabst show, he shines in straight stand-up, skits and as Hillary Clinton
Jun 01, 2008; ... It was a Short show at the Pabst Theater on Friday night. OK, I succumbed to the pun that has been amusing me for longerthan I care to admit, but it is also true. Actor and comedian MartinShort was onstage for only 80 minutes, with a piano accompanist anda busy video ...
EUGENE KANE; IN MY OPINION; That other guy stops by state
Jun 01, 2008; ... John McCain came to Dairyland last week to remind us he's runningfor president. OK, it's not that bad. But with the high-profile contest between Democratic candidatesHillary Clinton and Barack Obama, some people in Wisconsin may haveforgotten that McCain will eventually be ...
Lawmakers spend break on the go; Some visit local voters; others take state issues overseas
Jun 01, 2008; ... Janesville -- The lady in the back of the room had gotten up tospeak one too many times during a packed listening session hosted byRep. Paul Ryan. The Janesville Republican politely addressed her,reminded her that others were waiting to be heard, then quicklycalled on someone ...
Jury hears confession of man charged in fatal shooting; Miller executive killed in January
Jun 01, 2008; ... The mumbled confession of the man charged with the robbery andmurder of Miller Brewing Co. executive Lodewikus "Vic" Milford wasplayed for a jury Friday, and though the recording of what MiguelAyala told police was difficult to hear, pieces rang through thecourtroom with chilling ...
Drivers are reducing their speed; High gas prices lead to fewer fatalities, State Patrol says
Jun 01, 2008; ... Wisconsin motorists appear to be driving slower than they werethis time last year, and a State Patrol official says the $4-pluscost of gasoline seems to be a major reason. And as speeds seem to have dropped, so have the number of trafficfatalities in the state -- by 29% so far this ...
An enormous cavern, painstakingly blasted; Rock yields to workers as MMSD tunnel is extended
Jun 01, 2008; ... More than 11 minutes worth of the flow over Niagara Falls. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's deep tunnels willbe able to contain that much -- 521 million gallons -- when the nextsection is completed at the end of 2009. It is the job of Tony Gaudry and other urban ...
JIM STINGL; IN MY OPINION; Soldier who took his own life should be honored, too
Jun 01, 2008; ... When a soldier dies in combat, we rightfully stop to take noticeand to honor his or her service. But silence shrouds suicide in the military. Celia Kohls wants the world to know her grandson served proudlyas a United States Marine, and a memorial to him now stands in herside ...
2-MINUTE DRILL; SPEAK OUT; LETTERS FROM READERS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Decision after decision, Yost is clueless It's obvious that Ned Yost has forgotten how to manage. Whenfaced with challenges this season that had not been as problematiclast season, Yost doesn't know what to do. The most obvious situation is that regarding Eric Gagne. When ...
SPORTSDAY; Bucks' pick anyone's guess
Jun 01, 2008; ... There is no consensus or clarity among National BasketballAssociation mock-draft meisters about which player the MilwaukeeBucks will take later this month when it comes time for them tochoose at No. 8 overall. Of course, mock drafts are just recreational guessing at thispoint, ...
TAKE TWO
Jun 01, 2008; ... UP Wrigley Field: The old ball yard is a finalist to host the National HockeyLeague's outdoor game. Lou Piniella will defend Alfonso Sorianoafter he drops the puck. The Bears' QBs: Chicago's defense intercepted three passes by Wrecks Grossman andanother three ...
Sale of hybrids gaining traction; Demand picking up as price of gas soars and economic incentive rises
Jun 01, 2008; ... How's this for oil-shock value: Scott Olson of Brookfield went tohis car dealership to get the oil changed on his sport utilityvehicle and drove home in a new SUV that gets nearly twice the gasmileage. "I was filling it up every five days," he said of his old FordEscape. "Now I'm ...
Wild, Harold C.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Wild, Harold C. FREDONIA, formerly of Milwaukee, May 29, 2008, 88 years old.Beloved husband of Marion (nee Podjaski). Dear father of Rita(Robert) Duschl and Charles Wild. Further survived by 3grandchildren, 1 sister, Sr. Helen Wild MM, nieces, nephews, ...
Weber, Phyllis
Jun 01, 2008 ... Weber, Phyllis Services held ...
Wagner, Barbara A.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Wagner, Barbara A. (Nee Doman) May 27, 2008, age 54 years. Beloved wife and friendof Jeffrey. Loving mother of Robert (Leslie), Brian (Sara), William(Heidi), and the late Bradley Haggith. Proud grandma of Jonas,Madisyn, and one on the way. Dear sister of Jacqueline ...
Visser, Dorothy L.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Visser, Dorothy L. (Nee Christiansen) Found Eternal Peace May 29, 2008, at the ageof 81 years. Beloved wife of Arthur for 50 years. Loving mother ofPeggy (Otto) Merz, Lori (Shannon) Wink and Lisa Birch. Dear grandmaof Michael and Thomas Merz, Kelly and Ethan Wink, ...