The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from February 2008:
STUDY: MADISON HAS LOW HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS QUICK HITS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Madison has the lowest state health insurance costs in Wisconsin, according to a study of metropolitan and regional areas by Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The study, authored by Dr. Robert Kraig, showed that the average monthly premium for family coverage was $1,245 and $499 for ...
THRIVE NAMES BIOTECH DIRECTOR.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Thrive, the economic development group serving the eight-county Madison region, has hired Cheryl Gain as director of biotechnology initiatives. Gain spent the last eight years as technology development consultant and director of the Office of Science and Technology at the ...
SONIC FOUNDRY IS MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sonic Foundry 's Mediasite Webcasting and content-management technology is a finalist in the Best of 2007 Elearning awards in the Best Presentation Tool category. Sonic Foundry is based in ...
TDS OFFERS NEW, FASTER WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(TECH DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TDS introduced its own version of wireless, high-speed Internet service in late January, said Dave Wittwer, president and chief executive of TDS Telecom and subsidiary TDS Metrocom , both based in Madison. It features an advantage that's not currently available in the Madison area: ...
DAILY PARKING RATES AT TWO AIRPORT SITES UP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Some parking at the Dane County Regional Airport costs more this year. Daily rates are $10 for the parking ramp and $8 a day for the surface lot, both up $1 a day. The remote economy lot will remain at $6 a day. A two-step parking rate increase was ...
WIPFLI CPAS TO LOCATE AT NEW ARBOR GATE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(REAL ESTATE DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Wipfli CPAs and Consultants , 2901 W. Beltline, will be a major tenant at Arbor Gate when the $55 million office and retail project is completed this year. The accounting firm will occupy 40,000 square feet in the office complex being developed by Mortenson Investment Group ...
TAKE NOTE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE Attorneys Saul C. Glazer, a construction and employment lawyer at Axley Brynelson , a law firm at 2 E. Mifflin St., has been named partner at the firm. Brian C. Hough, a civil litigation, insurance defense, employment discrimination, constitutional litigation ...
CG SCHMIDT HONORS MCD AND INSTY-PRINTS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(PHILANTHROPY DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MCD of Madison is the 2007 winner of the CG Schmidt Capital Region Ovation Award for Corporate Support. The award recognizes a small- or medium-sized firm for its community efforts. MCD, a graphic-arts products and finishing company, was nominated by YWCA Madison ...
RECORD HARVEST, HIGH PRICES FOR CORN CROP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(AG DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The state's corn growers came out ahead last year, producing more of the crop than ever before and selling it at the highest price in a decade. Farmers produced 462 million bushels of corn, breaking the previous record of 437 million bushels, set in 1994, according to a December ...
CUNA MUTUAL UNITS COMPLETE MERGER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The merger of two entities of CUNA Mutual Group of Madison took effect in December. The merger of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society of Madison and CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Waverly, Iowa, was approved by policyholders and state insurance commissioners in Wisconsin and Iowa. The ...
STATE LOST $643 MILLION IN CORPORATE TAX MONEY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Some of the nation's biggest companies are ducking out on the corporate income taxes they should be paying the state of Wisconsin, a Milwaukee think tank said. A study by the Institute for Wisconsin's Future says "corporate tax leakage" cost Wisconsin $643 million in 2006 ...
WAITERS EXPRESS TO SERVE WEST SIDE/MIDDLETON.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(RETAIL DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A restaurant food delivery company that services the West Side and Middleton has opened. Waiters Express is owned by Peter and Ranae Wiggins, who for 15 years operated a Waiters Express in Rochester, Minn. Deliveries are available from Babe's Restaurant, Maharaja ...
PHYSICIANS PLUS CEO RETIRED IN JANUARY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(HEALTH CARE DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Martin "Marty" Preizler, chief executive of Physicians Plus Insurance Corp. of Madison, retired Jan. 31 after nearly a decade in the position. Mike Mohoney, Physicians Plus chief financial officer and a 19-year employee, will serve as interim chief executive. ...
TIME EXTENDED BEFORE AREA CODES WILL CHANGE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(UTILITIES DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... People in Wisconsin's 715 and 920 telephone area codes will have a little more time before they have to worry about possibly changing their area code. Wisconsin telephone companies in those two area codes will have to share their unused phone numbers, the state Public Service ...
GENERAL MOTORS TO CUT PRODUCTION IN JANESVILLE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(MANUFACTURING DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... General Motors will cut production by 15 percent at its Janesville assembly plant in March. GM-Janesville makes 52 full-sized sport utility vehicles an hour; that rate will drop to 44 an hour. "In the auto industry, we've been hearing a lot of projections about a ...
BEFORE ADVERTISING ONLINE, RESEARCH MARKET THE KEY TO ONLINE ADVERTISING IS TO KNOW WHAT SEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FOR AND GIVE IT TO THEM.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JONNY BUROKER You see it every time you do an online search and you'll find it on many Web sites - ads that you may or may not click on. But millions of ads are getting clicked on every day. Those clicks are driving traffic to the advertiser's Web site and are ...
HOT SPOT: CLOUD 9 GRILLE, 876 JUPITER DRIVE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Dinehart ***** CORRECTION: The author of last month's Hot Spot on Cloud 9 Grille was Jennifer Dinehart. Due to an editing error, her name and photo did not run with the article. Dinehart is president and CEO of Concentre Communications, ...
PORTABLE, ONLINE APPLICATIONS LET YOU LEAVE LAPTOP BEHIND.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: MONTE KENDRICK If you are like most business travelers, you most likely travel with a laptop or notebook computer. However, there may be times when you either find yourself without - or are prohibited from using - your own system. Fortunately, there are a ...
ATTENTION TO SUSTAINABILITY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES COMPANIES FOCUSED ON TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE HAVE GREATER SUCCESS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: LEWIS E. GILBERT Sustainability" is sometimes criticized as a concept that has so many meanings as to be meaningless. This might be a strength rather than a weakness; at its root, most of these definitions have concepts of longevity and health. These roots ...
MAKE CLIENTS SEE THE BENEFIT OF YOUR REQUESTS FOR HELP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JACQUI SAKOWSKI It is almost impossible to close sales without asking prospective clients to do some work for us. We may need the client to provide quantities used, technical specifications, or even engineering drawings. We may need confidential financial ...
INTERNSHIPS CAN BE ANSWER TO FINDING NEW EMPLOYEES BOTH THE STUDENT AND BUSINESS BENEFIT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BUD GAYHART Both the student and business benefit D id you ever wish that you could find a better, more effective way to train new employees? Or find potential staff members who are open and willing to invest in your business and corporate culture? ...
LOGISTICALLY CHALLENGING LAWSUITS CAN BE AVOIDED.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JAMES COLE Imagine this Monday morning surprise: You arrive at your newly outfitted lab in University Research Park to begin work with a shipment of biological samples from New Zealand only to discover the cryogenic materials have thawed in transit. The wire ...
THE TOP 10 HR MISTAKES ... AND HOW TO AVOID THEM.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(Company overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: MILA STAHL We all make mistakes. However, in business, mistakes that involve your people can severely drain your bottom line, your piece of mind and possibly your entire business. We will start out this month by reviewing the top 10 human resources mistakes" and then, in ...
SHRINKING AIRLINES, SHIFTING MARKETS WILL FRUSTRATE U.S. AIR TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVEL UNDERGOING MAJOR MAKEOVER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betty W. Stark Most business travelers agree that 2007, a year overrun with crammed, sold-out and canceled flights was a challenging one for air travel. Passenger dissatisfaction rose to an all-time high as cries for an air travelers' rights bill "with teeth in it" ...
45 TO LOSE JOBS IN PLANT CLOSING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA COUNTY Wausau Paper Corp. will close its paper converting facility in Columbus, about 28 miles northeast of Madison. According to a notice sent to the state Department of Workforce Development , the facility at 832 W. James St. will close in July, meaning ...
REPEAL OF MINIMUM MARKUP LAW UNLIKELY HIGH GAS PRICES NOT ENOUGH TO LEAD TO REPEAL OF DEPRESSION-ERA LAW.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The governor calls it a relic of the 1930s, the Federal Trade Commission says it likely harms consumers and restricts competition, and a judge recently ruled it violated antitrust laws. But - like it or not - Wisconsin's minimum markup law likely isn't going anywhere anytime ...
NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BENEFITS FAMILIES, SQUARE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REWARDS FOR DOWNTOWN.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Edward Mills The Madison Children's Museum 's relocation and expansion is progressing. The new facility at 100 N. Hamilton St. will increase existing space from 8,000 to 41,570 square feet and open to the public in 2010. But this major renovation means ...
REINVENTION CAN HELP BUSINESSES ESCAPE DEATH FAILURE TO CHANGE IS FORM OF SUICIDE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAY PLANTES Companies die. Unlike people, however, a business facing a turbulent market situation has a chance to escape death through reinvention. Refusal to do so can only be called suicide. Magic Mill 's odds for dying escalated exponentially the day Whole ...
CHANCELLOR WILEY'S UW LEADERSHIP FELT THROUGHOUTTHE STATE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM STILL Ask the average Wisconsin citizen how UW-Madison touches his or her life, and you're likely to hear something about Badger football, perhaps a mention of the UW Hospital , and maybe a gripe about nephew Steve being turned down for admission even though he ...
FINDING A QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STARTS WITH HIRING PROCESS START BY LOOKING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES IN YOUR COMPANY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: IAIN MACFARLANE It costs approximately six times as much to find and convert a new customer than to get more business from an existing customer. And it costs many times more to search for and employ a new qualified employee than the cost of investing in an ...
FIRST GENERATION GROUP'S GOAL IS TO CREATE A FAMILY BUSINESS WIND RIVER FINANCIAL OWNERS INVOLVE SONS, DAUGHTERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pamela Cotant Mark Courchane and Matt Uselman were best friends who became brothers-in-law. Together they founded Wind River Financial with Phil Ingwell, a friend who lived across the street from Uselman as a boy. All three worked together at Starlight A&W ...
COMPANIES BECOMING SELECTIVE ABOUT RELOCATION AID HOUSING WOES MAKE NEW HIRES SKITTISH ABOUT JOB CHANGE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: PETER GRAY As an employer, should you offer to reimburse a new hire's moving expenses? How much? As a job candidate, should you ask for relocation reimbursement? What should you ask for? When it comes to questions of relocation assistance, the ...
BELTLINE'S CENTRAL CORRIDOR IS NEWEST COMMERCE CENTER SEEN BY MORE THAN 120,000 CAR DRIVERS EACH DAY, BELTLINE DEVELOPMENTS OFFER UNPARALLELED VISIBILITY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANDREW BOYLE When people think about thriving business developments in the Madison area, Downtown and the West Side come to mind, and rightfully so. While Downtown has served as the business hub for Dane County over the decades, the West Side has grown ...
IS YOUR COMPANY PREPARED FOR A DISASTER? IT CAN COME IN MANY FORMS: STORMS, ATTACKS, DEATH.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ellen Williams-Masson When Ron Fruit pulled the main circuit breaker and silencedWRCO Radio , it was one of the lowest moments in his broadcasting career with the station. Foresight and contingency planning helped ensure that it wasn't his last. Fruit, ...
BASIC STEPS FOR DISASTER PREPARATION.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Whether struck by terrorism, tornado or technology failure, businesses that have invested in contingency planning have a better chance of weathering the crisis. The Department of Homeland Security outlines some of the basic steps businesses can take to prepare: * Identify what ...
REVIEW LEASE RENEWAL TERMS SIX MONTHS BEFORE EXPIRATION.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Kamps When is the best time to renew your lease? First, you need to check your current lease to see if it has a specified time that you need to renew. Many leases set a time period, say 90 or 120 days, before the expiration of the lease. If ...
FOOD SENSITIVITIES IMPACT HEALTH, WEIGHT LOSS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian J. Austin Did you know that 80 to 90 percent of overweight individuals have food sensitivities? Food sensitivities are a hot topic in alternative medicine, mainly because research is showing they can have a huge impact on the health of anyone. ...
MEETING MANNERS MATTER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... When you attend a meeting, there are several points to keep in mind: * Be on time. Focus on the time you need to leave for the meeting, not the time of the meeting. * Be prepared. * Be appropriately dressed. * Be proactive by telling the ...
NIGHTTIME INSPIRATION DEVELOPED STEMINA.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Interviewed by Amanda Kramer Beth Donley Chief Executive Officer, Stemina Biomarker Discovery Age: 44 Family: Married to Brian (20 years), two children - Katherine, 14, and Jack, 11 About the company: Stemina Biomarker ...
THREE 'WOWS' FOR THE NEW VERONA PUBLIC LIBRARY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Derrick Van Mell and Steve Steinhoff The 31,000-square-foot, $6.4 million Verona Public Library opened in 2006, funded mainly by municipal bonds. The site is 4.3 acres and allows for 20 years of growth. Today's libraries differ greatly from those of the last ...
TEACHING FUTURE CEOS ETHICS, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE EMPHASIZED BY AREA COLLEGES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lisa Maddux Mike Knetter hears a lot about what business schools are doing wrong. In fact, he's currently readina book by a Harvard business professor that highlights the failings of business schools. But Knetter, dean of UW-Madison 's School of Business, ...
TRANSACTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ROHD LLC (Neil Halleen, Opitz Realty Inc.) leased to Pet Supermarket , 6730 Odana Road, Madison, 5,000 square feet. Mad 1, LLC (Rob HelmHelm Commercial Real Estate) leased to W.O.R.C. (Vicki Mussehl Mussehl Real Estate Inc.), 1945 W. Broadway, Monona, 3,400 square feet. ...
CAPITAL REGION INDICATORS UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RETAIL EMPLOYMENT IN WISCONSIN With more than 314,000 jobs, retail is Wisconsin's third largest employment sector behind only manufacturing and health care and social assistance. Milwaukee, Dane and Waukesha counties account for a third of the state's retail employees, but the ...
UW MEDICAL FOUNDATION 7974 UW HEALTH COURT, MIDDLETON.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Construction in Middleton is under way on a new 200,000-square-foot facility for the UW Medical Foundation. The building, located just north of University Avenue and west of the Beltline on the new UW Health Court, is the largest single tenant office lease ever signed on ...
SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT CHEERLEADERS OF ALL AGES GET THEIR KICKS THIS WEEKEND IN SEARCH OF A STATE TITLE.(GO SEE DO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JAY RATH For the State Journal The Packers may not be at the Super Bowl, but we can still cheer our champions. And they'll cheer right back. The state and regional cheerleading championships are coming to the Alliant Energy Center this weekend. It isn't Betty ...
GO SEE DO.(GO SEE DO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Go Snow fun Watch the best of the best in the field of snow sculpture as three-man teams compete in the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Chamionship in Lake Geneva. Sculpting ends Saturday, and the "People's Choice Award" is chosen. Voting is 11 a.m.-2 p.m ....
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?(GO SEE DO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... What are you doing this weekend - and why? Let us know, and you can contribute to the Go See Do section. Tell us what you're doing, and why. Send us your plans at go-see-do@madison.com. Windy City-bound Traveling to Chicago to audition for graduate theater ...
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Smith, John R. JANESVILLE - John R. Smith, age 87, of Navarre, Fla., and formerlyof Janesville, died on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on June 2, 1920, the son of George and Theresa (Seletzig) Smith Sr., the second of five ...
'ROADAID' COULD WORK JUST LIKE MEDICAID.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: REP. FRANK LASEE Roads are important. They really are a necessity in today's economy. How would we get to our jobs without them? How would we get our food, our medical services and goods from here to there without them? They are important to our very way of life. ...
WHERE WAS MARCH FOR LIFE COVERAGE?(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bernard Mixtacki, Stoughton The State Journal did not report on the 35th consecutive March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22. Students from Madison's St. Ambrose Academy were among the groups attending with Pro Life Wisconsin. Aside from the march itself, the ...
KEEP TAX BREAKS FOR GREEN ENERGY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Congress should include in its federal economic stimulus package a provision to extend the life of tax breaks for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Federal tax incentives that stimulate the green energy economy are to expire at the end of this year. Extending the ...
SIGNS OF THOSE TURBULENT TIMES A FORMER STUDENT'S COLLECTION OF PARAPHERNALIA GATHERED WHILE AT UW-MADISON DURING THE VIETNAM WAR ERA BRINGS HISTORY ALIVE.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BRITTANY SCHOEPP bschoepp@madison.com 608-252-6120 During the conflict and chaos that took over the UW-Madison campus during the Vietnam War, one student found a strikingly simple way to preserve a piece of history. Jim Huberty just collected everything he ...
NEW RULES START FOR PUBLIC POOLS, SLIDES INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BUT NOT REQUIRED.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 New rules for the approximately 230 water slides and 3,800 licensed public swimming pools in Wisconsin go into effect today. But the state rules still don't call for annual state inspections, and supervision of ...
TIPS FOR DRIVERS TO EASILY HANDLE ROUNDABOUTS.(LOCAL)(SAFE & SOUND)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Q. Maybe it's my age - 66 - but I find roundabouts very confusing. Do you have any advice? A. Yes. The state Department of Transportation wants to help you. "They're actually easier to drive" than traditional intersections, said Patrick Fleming, a DOT standards ...
VA HOSPITAL PLANS STAND-ALONE CLINIC OFFICIALS PLAN TO SHIFT 5,000 PATIENTS AND INCREASE EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH A RISE IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125 Madison's Veterans Hospital will open a stand-alone clinic in the city this year to meet a growing demand for care, including mental-health services stemming from the war in Iraq. The hospital plans to lease ...
ICE QUAKE SHAKES UW BUILDINGS LAKE MENDOTA TREMOR SURPRISES PEOPLE WORKING NEAR THE LAKE.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANITA CLARK aclark@madison.com 608-252-6138 People working in UW-Madison buildings along Lake Mendota reported a shake and a boom apparently caused by an ice quake Thursday afternoon. "It actually sounded like a bus drove into the building. The whole building ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital Jan. 27, 2008 DRESEN, Nicole & Eric, son Jan. 29, 2008 WITT, Danielle & Rick, son. Jan. 30, 2008 CORNEILSON, Kerry & David, son. GILLIS, Gretchen & Paul, son. Meriter Hospital ...
MADISON HEALTH PROGRAM IN SPOTLIGHT.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125 Efforts to improve Wisconsin's health-care quality will be in the spotlight today when the top federal health official visits Madison and announces a program here is among 14 selected nationally to further improve the ...
WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The delegates to the state's 1847-48 constitutional convention adjourned on Feb. 1, 1848, after spending seven weeks writing the Wisconsin Constitution. It was presented to the ...
PICK YOUR POISON PATRIOTS OR GIANTS? GUIDANCE FOR EVEN THE MOST DEPRESSED PACKERS FAN.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jason Wilde We feel your pain. We're two days away from Super Bowl Sunday, that unofficial, uniquely American holiday, and you're getting your game face on. You've mashed a few dozen avocados for your fresh guacamole dip. (Maybe you were extra ...
MURDER CONVICTION TOSSED COURT SAYS EDMUNDS DESERVES NEW TRIAL.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEE J. HALL dhall@madison.com 608-252-6132 Twelve years after she was sent to prison on charges of shaking a baby to death, a former Waunakee day-care provider should get a new trial, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The court vacated the conviction of ...
THIRD IS THEIR WORLD THE BALANCED BADGERS HAVE OUTSCORED OPPONENTS BY 20 GOALS IN THE FINAL PERIOD THIS SEASON.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANDY BAGGOT abaggot@madison.com 608-252-6175 It remains a work in progress, but there are signs the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team has found the makings of a laudable identity. "It's closer to what we want," UW coach Mike Eaves said. It ...
UW MEN'S HOCKEY PREVIEW.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Baggot SERIES VITALS Who: The 11th-ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers (11-10-5 overall, 7-8-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) vs.the No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (10-8-6, 6-7-5) in a WCHA series. When, where: 7 p.m. today and ...
$30,000 OFFERED FOR INFO IN DEATH OF MAN POLICE ARE SEEKING A PERSON, WHOM THEY HAVE NOT CALLED A SUSPECT, SEEN NEAR THE SCENE OF JOEL MARINO'S STABBING DEATH.(FRONT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... An anonymous donor has contributed $30,000 to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever fatally stabbed Madison resident Joel Marino on Monday in his home overlooking Monona Bay. The reward, which now is more than $30,000, is one of the ...
AMERICAN GIRL REVENUE FALLS.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wires DOLL SALES Mattel's American Girl dolls, books and accessories brought in $241.6 million in revenue during the fourth quarter, down 2 percent from a year ago. For all of 2007, business for American Girl, of Middleton, was $431.3 ...