The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) back issues from February 2009:
HOME BASE NEW PRODUCTS, GREAT IDEAS
Feb 01, 2009; ... Food Make peanut butter Recalls of peanut butter products due to salmonella contaminationhave left some people wondering what's safe to put in lunches. Here's one solution: Make your own peanut butter. The new Vita-Mix 5200 blender makes it easy to blend raw ...
When dreams ripen Seed catalogs, garden plans help melt winter's icy grip
Feb 01, 2009; ... In the dead of winter, a vegetable gardener's fancy turns to sun-warmed tomatoes and green beans swelling on the vine. Like Pavlov's dogs, gardeners salivate at the thought of pluckingfood from the earth as soon as seed catalogs arrive in the mail. Annie Wegner LeFort of Bay ...
GREAT HOSTS TOM COURTNEY AND LINDA ANDERSON-COURTNEY Couple display appetizing approach Finger foods are a hit at their annual post- holiday bash
Feb 01, 2009; ... Lots of people throw impressive dinner parties. Not every couple can stage a party featuring a dozen differenthomemade appetizers -- hot and cold -- plus an assortment ofwhimsical wines they made in their basement. Tom Courtney and Linda Anderson-Courtney of Mequon have ...
GREAT HOSTS TOM COURTNEY AND LINDA ANDERSON-COURTNEY RECIPES
Feb 01, 2009 ... Spicy Shrimp and Crab Won Ton Wonders Makes 12 to 18 servings 24 (3 1/2-inch) won ton squares 1/4 cup bottled clam juice 6 ounces uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined 6 green onions, thinly sliced1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon ...
RECIPE REQUEST
Feb 01, 2009; ... Fresh-from-the-vine tomatoes are months away from reality in snow-covered Wisconsin. But a seed company is seeking original recipes showcasing freshtomatoes for a national contest. Each recipe entered in "The Great Tomato Celebration RecipeContest," sponsored by White Flower ...
No seeds in that tomato? It's true
Feb 01, 2009; ... Seedless is the bold new fashion for tomatoes this spring. W. Atlee Burpee just unveiled "the world's first seedless tomato"called the Sweet Seedless, and company officials are giddy about it. "It's projected to be the best seller this year, and it took along time to develop," ...
BY DESIGN READ, WATCH, CLICK
Feb 01, 2009; ... ON THE SHELVES A Rose by Any Name: The Little-Known Lore and Deep-Rooted Historyof Rose Names. By Douglas Brenner and Stephen Scanniello. Workman.$19.95. This beautiful text, with full-color illustrations reminiscent of19th-century botany guides, will fascinate and entertain ...
DREAMING OF SEEDS RECIPES
Feb 01, 2009 ... Herbs and red bell peppers fresh from the garden -- and don'tforget the potatoes -- all come together in this salad recipe foundin "From the Cook's Garden" cookbook by Ellen Ecker Ogden (MorrowCookbooks, 2003, $21.95). Warm Fingerling and Snap Bean Salad Makes 6 to 8 ...
AT HOME WITH JOCK AND LINDA MUTSCHLER Travels revive a Tudor Furnishings come from years abroad
Feb 01, 2009; ... Jock and Linda Mutschler knew they were likely to purchase the1912 Tudor Revival mansion on Milwaukee's east side within 15minutes of stepping inside. What they didn't expect was that five months after moving in,Linda's then-employer, Merrill Lynch, would transfer the ...
He's writing his own ticket as classical composer
Feb 01, 2009; ... Composer Geoffrey Gordon lives in Cedarburg, but his music livesall over the place. Gordon spends a great deal of his time elsewhere, too. He's nowon a monthlong working retreat at Aaron Copland House in CortlandtManor, N.Y. Since 1998, the late composer's country cottage has ...
TECH WATCH Playing a ruthless game
Feb 01, 2009; ... Plenty of young gamers dream about playing videogames for aliving, but Robert Bishop has a plan: It's all a matter of suckeringin enough victims to make it happen. OK, maybe that's a bit harsh, but the 19-year-old from Milwaukeehopes to make the professional gaming circuit by ...
MSO adjusts budget for recession
Feb 01, 2009; ... So far in this recession, so so-so for the MSO. Income is actually up so far this fiscal year, which began Sept.1, over 2008. Management is forecasting earned income of $4,787,000,contributed income of $10,885,500 and endowment income of$1,646,800. That totals $17,319,300, which ...
Local want list is ready Local officials hope federal stimulus package will pay for projects they've approved
Feb 01, 2009; ... The $825 billion or so economic stimulus package underconstruction in Washington, D.C., this past week by President BarackObama and Congress could mean a lot more construction activity inOzaukee and Washington counties, local officials hope. Or at least it will help pay for a lot ...
Glacial land saved for ages Trust buys farm for possible Ice Age Trail park
Feb 01, 2009; ... Town of Polk -- Walking across the rolling fields of the formerTed Zuern farm, only a few hundred yards northeast of U.S. Highway41, provides a panoramic view of a landscape left behind by the lastglacier as it melted and retreated from eastern Wisconsin more than10,000 years ...
LAUREL WALKER IN MY OPINION Stimulus requests need some flavor
Feb 01, 2009; ... While the sausage factory in Washington, D.C., has beenconcocting a federal stimulus package, I'd suggest that the localeateries -- the counties and communities that will be spending themoney to help reboot the economy -- rework the menu a bit. Quickly. Gov. Jim Doyle put out ...
NEWS SUMMARIES
Feb 01, 2009 ... OZAUKEE COUNTY Supervisors reject ban on deer shining Ozaukee County supervisors have rejected a proposed ordinancethat would have banned shining for deer in the county. Faced with a petition signed by 44 people who opposed the ban anda report from the Ozaukee County ...
NEWS SUMMARY WAUKESHA COUNTY
Feb 01, 2009 ... COURTS Doyle fills judicial post with leading Democrat An attorney who formerly led the Waukesha County Democratic Partyhas been chosen by Gov. Jim Doyle to fill a judicial vacancy inWaukesha County Circuit Court. Rick Congdon was among five applicants for the ...
Cedarburg warms up to winter Bed races, golf are highlights of annual bash
Feb 01, 2009 ... Cedarburg -- The 35th annual Winter Festival will be heldSaturday and next Sunday and feature several events pegged to theweather. Yellow tennis balls will be used for the Ice-Burg Open GolfTournament in Cedar Creek Park beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. An ice-carving contest ...
West Bend proposals top $68.8 million
Feb 01, 2009; ... The West Bend School Board unanimously has agreed to ask votersin an April referendum to approve spending $68.85 million forbuilding projects. If approved April 7, it would be Wisconsin's fourth-largestschool referendum to pass since 1990, according to information fromthe ...
Police seek help in Wal-Mart incident
Feb 01, 2009; ... Germantown -- Customers of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on AppletonAve. who were in or near the automotive products section over thenoon hour on Jan. 15 are asked to contact village police at (262)253-7780, Police Chief Peter Hoell said last week. More than 200 customers and employees ...
OZAUKEE COUNTY POLICE REPORTS
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEDARBURG Theft A gold- and silver-link bracelet worth $1,700 was reported stolenJan. 13 from the N94-W6500 block of Fieldcrest St. The bracelet wasstolen during a rummage sale Nov. 22. The owner had removed it tohelp load some boxes and when he returned to put it on, it was ...
POLICE REPORTS WASHINGTON COUNTY
Feb 01, 2009 ... GERMANTOWN Theft A cell phone was taken at Wal-Mart, N9855 Appleton Ave., before6:03 p.m. Jan. 21. A 28-year-old woman was arrested for theft at Wal-Mart, N9855Appleton Ave., at 9:06 a.m. Jan. 22. She also was arrested on awarrant through the Menomonee Falls Police ...
TOM ENLUND BASEBALL Granger deemed as a worthy star
Feb 01, 2009; ... Call it the Danny Granger Dilemma. The good folks in Indiana were waiting with bated breath lastweek to find out if the league's coaches would vote in the Pacers'talented young forward as a reserve on the Eastern Conference all-star team. Granger certainly was putting up all-star ...
SUPER BOWL XLIII: CARDINALS VS. STEELERS LeBeau put the blitz in Pittsburgh
Feb 01, 2009; ... Tampa, Fla. -- Dick LeBeau remembers the defensive playbook BillCowher and Dom Capers handed over to him during the spring of 1992. It was bigger than the Manhattan yellow pages. It was LeBeau's job to produce the final product that would bedistributed to the players, and every ...
Guinness sampling can't quite wash away tour's aftertaste
Feb 01, 2009; ... Guinness may be good for you. But if you're looking for a greattour from the Dublin brewing giant when visiting the old sod, youmay be disappointed. Traveling to Dublin with college-age children, a tour of theGuinness Storehouse was No. 1 on our must-do list. Carved out of a1904 ...
SUNDAY SYMPOSIUM Child care fraud
Feb 01, 2009 ... Taxpayers and children both deserve better Thanks to reporter Raquel Rutledge for drawing attention to childcare in the Watchdog Report "Cashing in on kids." Not only aretaxpayers being cheated but so are children. For the 1,000 day caresettings in Milwaukee, state reimbursement is ...
JAMES E. CAUSEY Helping kids deal with issues
Feb 01, 2009; ... School has changed a lot since 1987 -- the year I graduated fromJohn Marshall High School in Milwaukee. I was forced to rememberthat on a recent visit to South Division. Students seem to have a harder time dealing with some of life'shiccups. While many of them manage to roll with ...
PATRICK MCILHERAN Uppity utilities and truth
Feb 01, 2009; ... Do you swear, said the regulators to the utility, to tell thetruth, the whole truth, but only such truth as makes the Legislaturedo what the governor wants? To which the Green Bay power company, Wisconsin Public Service,said, "No." Fortunately. The utility is disagreeing with ...
FINANCIAL CRISIS Return of the living dead The new administration and Congress again must face disarray in the banking system. This time, they have to get the cure right.
Feb 01, 2009; ... A distressing sequel is playing in Washington: "Bank Zombies:Return of the Bailout." After the lurching machinations of former leading man HenryPaulson, taxpayers are being treated to a return engagement of thewalking dead. Citigroup, Bank of America and others remain under ...
FORECLOSURES Government also should focus on homeowners
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wall Street's infection can be traced to the one afflictingmortgages, which back many of the assets now at risk at the nation'slargest banks. As the government nurses the big banks back tohealth, it also must treat this disease. Foreclosures are hollowing out neighborhoods and ...
QUICK HIT
Feb 01, 2009; ... Rod R. Blagojevich, now ex-governor of Illinois, really did bringabout open-road tolling whereby you needn't stop to drop change ifyou have an I-pass. You just won't have to read that boast everytime you pass Chicago: Blago's bragging signs at each toll arch wereto be covered up within ...
WEEK IN REVIEW
Feb 01, 2009 ... EMPLOYMENT Area jobless rate sets monthly record Unemployment in metro Milwaukee hit a record for December, andthe pink slips keep piling up. The metro Milwaukee unemployment ratereached 5.8% last month, the highest in 18 years of December data. RETAIL Boston ...
Brewers ticket sales a hit Team making the most of recent success despite poor economy
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Milwaukee Brewers are in an enviable position. They arecoming off a playoff appearance and, despite the dismal state of theeconomy, they have been successful in marketing the team. This season, fans will see plenty of changes at Miller Park. Lastweek, Rick Schlesinger, ...
Dial-in health checks Health systems use phone technology to monitor patients
Feb 01, 2009; ... At 9 o'clock each morning, Ann Schoenbeck is run through an arrayof medical tests that track her weight, blood pressure, heart rateand other vital signs. She then answers several questions about herhealth. She does all this by herself in the living room of her West ...
Stimulus could energize state Nearly $400 million could go toward energy investment here
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wisconsin could see an energy investment of nearly $400 million,with money allocated toward weatherizing poorly insulated buildings,expanding renewable energy and making factories more energyefficient. The economic stimulus package making its way through Congresscould yield $390 ...
STOCK MARKET; GAME
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Stock Market Game is offered in Wisconsin byEconomicsWisconsin, a nonprofit organization that provides resourcesto teach students financial literacy and economic understanding.Teams invest an imaginary $100,000 in the stock market as theycompete for a trip to the New York Stock ...
Kindness to the rescue Puppy mill survivor finds a family to love
Feb 01, 2009; ... When the shivering 11-pound ball of fur was taken from the truck,she didn't have a name. She might have had a number at some point, but no name. Itwouldn't have made a difference. She wouldn't have known to lift herhead if someone called her. But she has a name today. It's ...
Your old house made new Show will focus on ways to remodel your home
Feb 01, 2009; ... Home builders and remodelers are squinting down the tunnel of2009, looking hard for a bright spot at the end. Exhibitors at theupcoming Milwaukee Home Improvement Show are counting on minorremodeling projects and small upgrades to see them through the year. Tom Callen, president of ...
EUGENE KANE IN MY OPINION Month means more this year
Feb 01, 2009; ... Today is Super Bowl Sunday; it's also the first day of BlackHistory Month. Somehow, it seems fitting for a variety of reasons. One of the teams playing in today's championship game is thePittsburgh Steelers; their head coach is Mike Tomlin, a youngAfrican-American hired just ...
Volunteers turn out to feed world's neediest
Feb 01, 2009; ... Waukesha -- The economy may be in recession and families may beworried, but about 1,700 people spent part of Saturday mixing andpacking food to send to less fortunate people in Africa and CentralAmerica. By the end of the day, about 300,000 meals had been packed. The group ...
REVIEW 'St. Ives' blends sharp writing, acting
Feb 01, 2009; ... Cora Gage is a professionally successful and personally miserableBritish eye surgeon practicing in the idyllic English village of St.Ives. The doctor's troubled world receives a jolt when an olderAfrican woman shows up in her office seeking laser surgery for apainful and unusual type of ...
REVIEW Weiland's manic energy carries show
Feb 01, 2009; ... As with his friend Courtney Love, Scott Weiland's press clippingssometimes resonate louder than his music. The former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman is achemical swashbuckler of legendary credentials, and not all theheadlines are tucked away in the distant past ....
2-MINUTE DRILL SPEAK OUT LETTERS FROM READERS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Remember, Packers still rule the NFL Am I the only diehard Packers fan who wonders if there is aconspiracy by the NFL, Super Bowl officials and the national sportsmedia to devalue, if not forget, pre-Super Bowl NFL titles and theteams that won them? Am I the only Packers fan ...
SPORTSDAY Harris off guard in Dallas
Feb 01, 2009; ... The New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris, who was chosen for his firstAll-Star Game, said it was more difficult coming to Dallas as arookie to replace Steve Nash than going to New Jersey to replaceJason Kidd. "I had to replace Steve Nash," Harris told TNT. "I think that wastougher since ...
TAKE TWO
Feb 01, 2009; ... UP Terrible Towels: Even if the Pittsburgh Steelers lose the big game, these can beused as makeshift ShamWows. Barack Obama: The new president is hosting a bipartisan Super Bowl party inWashington. Republicans and Democrats never get as nasty as whenthey are ...
More students cross district lines Open enrollment period starts Monday
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wisconsin's public school choice program grew tenfold over itsfirst decade, with nearly 26,000 students crossing districtboundaries to attend school last year. That's more students than take part in the Milwaukee ParentalChoice Program. That's enough students to form the second ...
Singing the hard times blues at Overture Center Madison arts venue launched with a $205 million gift, but upkeep and debt are a surprising challenge
Feb 01, 2009; ... Madison -- When Wisconsin businessman W. Jerome Frautschi put upthe staggering sum of $205 million to build the Overture Center forthe Arts, he had a simple mission: Create a landmark building thatwould last five generations. By almost every measure, Frautschi succeeded, putting ...
Catholic fund raising strong in early going Archdiocese reports pledges of $57.5 million in less than 2 years
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee has surpassed the halfwaymark of its $105 million capital campaign, raising $57.5 million inpledges less than two years into the five-year drive. Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said the success so far, in tougheconomic times and with fewer than ...
JIM STINGL IN MY OPINION Car thief left camera behind, but not his foolish ways
Feb 01, 2009; ... The bad news: A car belonging to Rosemary and Jerry Kasprzak isstolen from the stadium parking lot during a Brewers game. The good news: Police find the car two days later and arrest theteenager behind the wheel. The weird news: Two years go by, and the Kasprzaks finally ...
TOM HAUDRICOURT Brewers still back Rogers Ailing shoulder has stalled pitcher's career
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Milwaukee Brewers' perilously thin starting rotation wouldlook different -- and deeper -- this spring had right-hander MarkRogers advanced to the major leagues on schedule. When the Brewers selected Rogers with the fifth pick of the 2004June draft, they figured he'd be in the ...
Prospect has surgery Brewers' Green out a month
Feb 01, 2009; ... Third baseman Taylor Green, one of the top prospects in theMilwaukee Brewers' system, underwent surgery Wednesday to repair alingering wrist injury and is expected to miss the first month ofthe 2009 season. Green, 22, is ranked by Baseball America as the Brewers' No. 8prospect ....
DOWN THE LANE
Feb 01, 2009; ... THIS WEEK IN THE NBA The rodeo has rolled into San Antonio, which means the Spurs willbe on the road for three weeks. Their game at Golden State on Mondaywill be the first of eight straight away from home. After playing atDenver on Tuesday, San Antonio won't play again until next ...
Obey hangs tough Democrat has big role to play in stimulus bill
Feb 01, 2009; ... Washington -- When David Obey came to Washington 40 years ago, hebecame "the 435th person on the totem pole," far removed from thecenter of the action in Congress and constantly told to learn, waitand listen. Now, as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, he ischiefly ...
MPS likely to receive millions Part of stimulus set for construction, which the district doesn't need
Feb 01, 2009; ... Milwaukee Public Schools would reap $88.6 million over two yearsfor new construction under the economic stimulus package just passedby the U.S. House of Representatives -- even though the district has15 vacant school buildings, a large surplus of property and no plansfor new ...
WASTED IN WISCONSIN Repeat offenders may avoid felony OWI convictions can be ignored if judge didn't spell out rights
Feb 01, 2009; ... Jason M. Sterling has been convicted of drunken driving fourtimes since 1991 -- most recently for driving with a blood-alcohollevel of 0.263 last year. But Sterling got lucky at sentencing when a Fond du Lac Countycourt disregarded his first three offenses. As a result, ...
OWIs in other states can be hard to verify Courts must have proof to tally prior convictions of repeat drunken drivers
Feb 01, 2009; ... Out-of-state drunken-driving convictions don't necessarily showup on Wisconsin driving records. It takes extra effort on the part of police and prosecutors tofind out about those prior convictions -- and to be sure they holdup in court. "Every week, we get something that ...
Finding focus amid the frenzy Obama moving quickly on economy, but that doesn't guarantee success
Feb 01, 2009; ... Washington -- One expert on the presidency used the termroadrunner last week to describe Barack Obama's pace and ubiquitysince taking office. Another used the phrase whirling dervish. Not many presidents have broken from the starting gates with thevelocity of this one. This ...
NORTHWESTERN 66, WISCONSIN 63 Slide continues to spiral for Badgers
Feb 01, 2009; ... Evanston, Ill. -- Wisconsin's fall down the Big Ten standingscontinued Saturday night. Senior guard Craig Moore scored 26 points and hit six straightfree throws in the final 16 seconds to lift Northwestern to a 66-63victory over the Badgers in front of a packed house at ...
MINNESOTA DULUTH 1, WISCONSIN 0 A couple of slips knock UW off of its skates
Feb 01, 2009; ... Madison -- The miscues made by Mike Eaves' hockey team weren'tplentiful but ultimately they proved costly. There were missed scoring chances early, including two shots thatsailed wide of an open net by University of Wisconsin winger TomGorowsky and center Matt Thurber. There ...
BEHIND THE HEADLINES GEORGE STANLEY, MANAGING EDITOR In a week, making a difference
Feb 01, 2009; ... In last Sunday's "Behind the Headlines," we explained how we'rebuilding for the future around three coverage areas: in-depth andinvestigative reporting; breaking news; and specialized beatreporting. The rest of that column focused on our continuing commitment toin-depth ...
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 2009 ... An article Saturday about a mistrial in the case involvingCordell Thompson incorrectly stated the length of the sentence he isserving. Thompson, 54, is already serving a six-year prison termstemming from the October 2006 incident, in ...
Journal Sentinel leads; in market penetration
Feb 01, 2009; ... The print and online versions of the Journal Sentinel combinedare seen by nearly two-thirds of adults in southeastern Wisconsineach week, the highest local reach by a newspaper in any of thenation's 50 biggest metropolitan markets, new research shows. The Journal Sentinel was ...
MICHAEL HUNT IN MY OPINION MU has look of a champion
Feb 01, 2009; ... If you're smart, and we know you are if you're a Marquettebasketball fan, you're deferring genuine excitement like BarryAlvarez once deferred kickoffs. For all the Golden Eagles have done to remain atop America'sleading conference, you're keenly aware of the at ...
MARQUETTE 94, GEORGETOWN 82 Eagles' mettle put on display They improve to 8-0 in Big East
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's a mantra the Marquette Golden Eagles have heard coach BuzzWilliams recite countless times since being hired in April and oneWesley Matthews illustrated on Saturday afternoon as he pulled asidehis jersey after yet another big basket to give a sellout crowd of19,041 at the Bradley ...
Worldwide garage sale Cash-strapped Americans put their stuff online. Eager collectors, many overseas, snap it up.
Feb 01, 2009; ... When Salem United Methodist Church in Waukesha decided to removean old organ from the sanctuary, then-Pastor Joel Deaner-Rogers setout to sell a few parts to recoup the $325 cost to dispose of it. He contacted Mike Boerschinger, a local consignment store co-owner, who told him ...