Recently added articles from The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI):
50-PLUS YEARS OF BLISSFULLY ASSUMING SOMEONE CARES.(OPINION)(WILLIAM WINEKE)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: William Wineke I wrote my first newspaper column in 1952. The column was printed in the Maple Corners Reminder, a two-page newspaper printed on a hectograph, a wooden frame filled with gelatin, also known as a "jellygraph." In that column, I shared ...
MORE OF THE SAME IF MCCAIN IS ELECTED.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... As an American citizen, I am tired of the same old Republican antics of smear, "dog-eat-dog world" mentality. John McCain defines rich as making $5 million or more, and he thinks "the fundamentals of our economy" are strong. For whom is he speaking? It does not take ...
VOTERS DESERVE STRAIGHT TALK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES USUALLY GIVE LABOR DAY SPEECHES, BUT TODAY THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO VOTERS.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Every presidential election year the candidates use Labor Day to make campaign speeches. This year, it's time for the candidates to listen to voters, instead. Here is a Labor Day message Barack Obama and John McCain should hear: America's working families deserve more than ...
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lueth, Hazel W MADISON - Hazel Wilma Lueth, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at Ingleside Nursing Home, Mount Horeb. She was born on Dec. 27, 1911, the daughter of William and Salina Stombaugh. Hazel was united in marriage to Clarence Edward Lueth on March 4, ...
SCHOOL STARTS EARLY FOR MUSICALLY INCLINED.(LOCAL)(SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008; Cotant, Pamela ... Byline: PAMELA COTANT For the State Journal WAUNAKEE -- When some area students start band and strings classes for the first time this fall, they will have a head start. That's because some school districts, including Madison, offer lessons in the summer for beginning ...
SCHOOL SCRAPBOOK.(LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: kris crary Honors: Edgewood High School student Michael Byrne , son of Cindy and Frank Byrne of Madison, attended the 2008 LeadAmerica National Leadership Summit at American University in Washington, July 10 to 20. The summit allows students to explore ...
HESITANT CONSERVATIVES NOW EMBRACE MCCAIN CHOICE 2008 WISCONSIN'S REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.(FRONT)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK PITSCH mpitsch@madison.com 608-252-6145 In 2004, Wisconsin Right to Life sued the federal government over the campaign finance law co-authored by Sen. John McCain that restricted their election-year advertising. The group later endorsed one of McCain's ...
LABOR HAS SEEN BETTER YEARS LABOR DAY - THE YEAR IN WISCONSIN.(FRONT)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: JUDY NEWMAN jdnewman@madison.com 608-252-6156 There's little to cheer about this Labor Day for many Wisconsin workers. In the past year, from July 2007 to July 2008, the state has lost 12,000 non-farm jobs, with two of the mainstay manufacturing industries - ...
THREE-RUN NINTH MOVES UTICA CLOSER TIPS SUN PRAIRIE, NEEDS ONE MORE WIN FOR FIRST TITLE SINCE 1991.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: KEVIN FREYMILLER kfreymiller@madison.com 608 252-6170 UTICA -- Winning close games is nothing new to the Utica Home Talent League amateur baseball team. One week after securing a 2-0 win over Middleton, Southeast Section champion Utica scored six runs in the ...
THREE BACKS, LOTS OF CARRIES FRESH LEGS WORK FOR HILL, BROWN, CLAY.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 It was easy for University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst to keep his top three tailbacks happy in the season opener. The Badgers ran the ball 63 times in their 38-17 victory over Akron Saturday ....
FAVRE FLYING HIGH WITH HIS DECISION BUT THE JETS QB SAYS HE IS STILL "DISAPPOINTED" WITH HOW THE PACKERS TREATED HIM.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: DENNIS WASZAK Jr. Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Nearly six months after retiring, quarterback Brett Favre doesn't have any doubts coming back was the right decision. "I'm having a blast," he said Saturday. "It's been hard, but, really, I know I made the ...
WYNN MAKES RETURN SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- Much- maligned halfback DeShawn Wynn's time with the Green Bay Packers isn't over after all. The oft-injured 2007 seventh-round pick, who was released by the club a week ago in the first round of cuts ...
BULTMAN LIFTS UW.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff DAYTON, OHIO -- The reserves came through for the University of Wisconsin men's soccer team. The Badgers picked up a pair of goals from their bench, including a game-winner from junior Brian Bultman, to close out the Dayton Flyer ...
ROSTER HAS THE LOOK OF 10-WIN TEAM.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson must have really liked the team he had in 2007. Why else would he bring back virtually the same team for 2008? After final roster reductions Saturday and, for Thompson, a surprisingly quiet ...
DECREMER DEALS WITH INTERNAL PAIN THE DEFENSIVE END HURT HIS BACK AGAIN IN A ONE-ON-ONE DRILL IN PRACTICE.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 University of Wisconsin sophomore defensive end Kirk DeCremer was feeling good about the limited role he was going to have with the football team this season. After enduring back surgery in the offseason for two ...
FIFTY-THREE DOWN, ONE MORE TO GO THE ROSTER STILL LACKS A LONG-SNAPPER, SO ANOTHER PLAYER WILL HAVE TO BE CUT.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- For the first time in his four-year tenure as the Green Bay Packers' general manager, Ted Thompson did not tweak his so-called "final" roster on the day after the cutdown to the NFL-mandated 53-player limit. ...
3 THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK.(LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: the state journal staff REAL LIFE Pay attention to school buses With most schools starting up this week, police are reminding drivers to be extremely cautious around school buses. Violations of school bus safety laws are serious - and expensive. ...
FETCH AND SHED ALL IN DAY'S WORK FOR SHEEP DOGS WISCONSIN WORKING STOCK DOG ASSOCIATION TRIAL CONTINUES TODAY.(LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARV BALOUSEK mbalousek@madison.com 608-252-6135 PORTAGE -- Maybe it's the way Alasdair MacRae whistles his commands that makes him a world-class shepherd and dog handler. As MacRae whistled and shouted an occasional "Lie down," his border collie, Nap, showed ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital Aug. 29, 2008 PERRY, Jennifer & Joshua, daughter. Aug. 30, 2008 CORDIO, Kathleen & GREUNKE , Dennis, son. JOHNSON, Tasha & MITCHELL , Raymond, daughter. KOVAL, Nancy & Chris, daughter. PREMO, Kristin & Mark, ...
NEIGHBORS SAW NO TROUBLE.(LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press JANESVILLE -- A couple killed in an apparent murder-suicide had immigrated from Albania, and some neighbors and friends say they saw no sign of trouble between the pair. Police say Rexhep Menxhiqi, 54, shot his wife, Shukrije Menxhiqi, 38, ...