The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from April 2008:
THERE'S A FULL SCHEDULE OF FUN ATHLETIC EVENTS AHEAD.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(FITNESS)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian Austin With spring under way - and summer right around the corner - there are many events and activities ahead that are good for the entire family to participate in or to cheer friends and family who do. The MARS ( Madison Area Running Series ), ...
BANDUNG INDONESIAN RESTAURANT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Roger W. Putnam Bandung Indonesian Restaurant, 600 Williamson Street What makes it a good place for business: This is a Madison gem with a loyal following. It's the place you can count on for high quality, consistently good food and a quiet atmosphere where ...
IS INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE RIGHT FOR YOU? PROFIT AND RISK PART OF THE DEAL.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: DANIELE ST. MARIE THOMPSON When you talk to people about their homes, many will tell you that their house is the biggest and best real estate investment they will ever make. But you may have seen the most recent Charles Schwab advertisement that says, " 'My ...
TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE E-MAIL MARKETING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: jOHN bUROKER An important trend in marketing today is the move to e-mail marketing. Lower budgets are forcing companies to find alternative ways to get their message to potential customers. Because mass media advertising is expensive and results ...
RESPECT FOR EVERYONE REPLACES GOOD OLD-FASHIONED CHIVALRY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... In the workplace today, gender is removed from all business etiquette. * Chivalry in the workplace is people being kind and showing respect to all people, regardless of gender. * Whoever reaches the door first, opens it and holds it for others. * Both men ...
CORPORATE CULTURE IS DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SUCCESS IT GOVERNS THE WAY EXECUTIVES, WORKERS THINK, FEEL AND ACT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: IAIN MACFARLANE Why do some companies that seem to have a comparable level of talent as other firms have such different degrees of success? And why does it seem that comparably qualified employees at some companies seem to have a lot more talent and get better ...
DON'T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SET YOUR COMPANY APART.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JACQUI SAKOWSKI At one of the business groups with which I volunteer, we had a number of new members recently join our committee. To enable them to get to know everyone quickly, the meeting chairman suggested we all take a minute to go around the table and ...
CALENDAR.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... VALUING DIFFERENCES: WHEN IN A TEAM MATC presents this workshop on April 1, 9 a.m. to noon at the Sauk County Job Center , 522 South Blvd., Baraboo. Call 608-243-4479 to register. www.trainingmatrix.com/matcmadison. BUSINESS WRITING FOR RESULTS ...
ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS CREATES A SMALL TOWN WITHIN ITS MIDDLETON BUILDING ETC -- PART 2, TOWN SPIRIT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Derrick Van Mell and Steve Steinhoff Fred Foster, CEO of Electronic Theatre Controls , loves to give tours of the company's 250,000-square-foot building in Middleton. He talks lovingly about the building as a town, beginning with its stunning "town square," walking down ...
TRITE TITLE,BUT SOLID ADVICE ON FEAR.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(BOOK REVIEW)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Zurbuchen This book has been sitting in my bookshelf for months - one of those that I knew I "should" read, one that was praised by colleagues. I couldn't seem to get past what seemed to be a trite title - 'Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway" - but I'm glad ...
THRIVE SURVEYS 1,500 AREA HOUSEHOLDS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Thrive, the Madison region economic development enterprise has surveyed 1,500 random households about quality-of-life questions. Surveys were sent between Feb. 25 and March 3. Recipients were asked to evaluate such topics as work, home life, education, natural environment, ...
GOVERNOR STRESSES AID FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Gov. Jim Doyle reiterated his economic goals for the state in a speech at the annual Business Day in Madison in February, organized by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Even with a projected state budget deficit of $652 million, Doyle stuck to his plan, called "Grow ...
NERITES GETS $5.7 MILLION FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Nerites Corp., a Madison company developing products based on the way pesky mussels stick to the bottom of a boat, plans to double its staff and move forward with its first product, thanks to a new infusion of cash. Nerites, 525 Science Drive, is getting $5.7 million in the ...
BRUKER BIOSCIENCES BUYS BRUKER BIOSPIN GROUP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(TECH DIGEST)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Shareholders of Bruker BioSciences have approved the acquisition of the Bruker BioSpin Group for $388 million cash and stock valued at about $526 million, or a total value of $914 million. Bruker BioSciences, based in Billerica, Mass., will also change its name to Bruker Corp. ...
MADISON ADDED TO INTERCITY BUS SERVICE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... New intercity bus service between Madison, Chicago and Minneapolis has been started by a subsidiary of Coach USA. Megabus.com , which books fares only on the Internet at www.megabus.com , will offer bus trips for as low as $1 ...
MARLING LUMBER WON'T BE MOVING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(REAL ESTATE DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... One of Madison's oldest businesses is staying put after all. Marling Lumber Co. announced plans last spring to move from its location in the 1800 block of East Washington Avenue to a nine-acre site at T. Wall Properties ' The Center for Industry & Commerce along Highway 51 at ...
TAKE NOTE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE Accounting Janet Hartung Renfert has become a partner at Porter & Sack , certified public accounting firm at 6515 Watts Road. Advertising and marketing Mike Kovatch has joined ZD Studios , a visual branding firm at 111 S. Hamilton St., ...
PHILANTHROPY DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(PHILANTHROPY DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Organic Valley, a LaFarge-based cooperative of organic farmers, is giving $50,000 to the UW-Madison School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers. The donation will provide training for students planning to work in pasture-based organic dairy or livestock farming. CUNA ...
ALTO DAIRY MEMBERS AGREE TO SELL CO-OP TO SAPUTO CHEESE US.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(AG DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Members of the Alto Dairy Cooperative approved the sale of its assets to Saputo Cheese US for $160 million. The transaction, which was unanimously approved in January by Alto Dairy's board of directors, was voted on and approved by 98 percent of the cooperative's members who ...
EARNINGS DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR MGE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(EARNINGS REPORT)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Energy MGE Energy reported earnings of $11 million, or 50 cents a share, on $142.8 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2007, down slightly from earnings of $11.2 million, or 54 cents a share, on revenue for $138.6 million for the 2006 fourth quarter. For the 2007 year, ...
COLUMBIA PLANT WAS OUT OF SERVICE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA COUNTY -- The coal-fired Columbia power plant near Portage - the largest power generator serving south-central Wisconsin - was out of service for several days in early March. Unit 1 was shut down because of a technical problem; unit 2 was turned off for regular maintenance Feb ....
NEW RULE AFFECTS CREDIT UNION MERGERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A new accounting rule that takes effect at the end of the year could make credit union mergers more difficult. The Financial Accounting Standards Board , a private nonprofit organization based in Connecticut that establishes national accounting standards, has said credit unions ...
SIX EMPLOYEES AT POWERCOM TO LOSE JOBS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Six employees of Powercom are expected to lose their jobs, the Beaver Dam telephone and Internet company said. Family-owned Powercom received an equity investment in November from BCN Telecom , a privately owned, Bedminster, N.J., telecom service; details were not released. BCN ...
TILTED KILT PLANS TWO MADISON LOCATIONS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(RETAIL DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Madison will soon be home to two locations of the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery. The sports bar that has seven franchised locations in five states, including a location in Green Bay, will be near West Towne Mall in the space that housed a T.G.I. Friday's and more recently ...
WATERTOWN, UW HEALTH OK PARTNERSHIP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(HEALTHCARE DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Officials with Watertown Area Health Services and UW Health in Madison have approved a partnership agreement designed to bring more services and resources to the Watertown area. Watertown Area Health Services, an independent, nonprofit provider of health care, includes ...
WPL SEEKS RATE INCREASES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(UTILITIES DIGEST)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Wisconsin Power & Light wants to raise its electric rates 9.1 percent next year and about 5 percent in 2010 to pay for equipment that will help churn out more electricity, to comply with environmental rules and to help customers conserve more power. The Madison utility company ...
GOOD PLANNING CAN REDUCE IRS TAX PAYMENTS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: BUD GAYHART We have arrived at that time of year again when procrastination is not rewarded, but penalized if you fail to pay income taxes on time. Oh sure, you can file for an extension - procrastinators love to do that - but you will still need to file. Last ...
OPENNESS TO CHANGE ESSENTIAL TO GROWTH CEO MAKES BIG MOVE AT TOP.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAY PLANTES I looked in the mirror and saw a CEO whose talents would not take my company to where I dreamt it might go," Jay Loewi shared in explaining his decision to hire a president for The QTI Group. "I have the passion and customer-relationship skills to ...
CITY LAW FIRM EXCELS IN PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH RANKED 25TH NATIONALLY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(GOOD WORKS)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Edward Mills Paul Barbato is pleased to practice law for the benefit of others. The young Madison attorney, 30, is an associate at the firm of Michael Best & Friedrich . Thanks to an expansive pro-bono program offered by his employer, Barbato can provide those in ...
10 DATA SECURITY MYTHS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: mONTE KENDRICK The information security consultant is often more of an educator than a contractor. Perhaps it is fortunate that most people don't think like hackers, but that is often precisely what is required to anticipate all that can go wrong. Recent ...
LISTEN UP! YOUR EMPLOYEES WANT YOU TO HEAR THIS GOOD MANAGERS NEED EXCELLENT LISTENING SKILLS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: MILA STAHL I'm listening" may have been the trademark words of Dr. Frasier Crane on the hit TV series "Frasier," but they may not always be the words that come out of a busy manager's mouth most days. Most of us spend so much of the day trying to take care of ...
DOYLE'S HEALTH-CARE PLAN DEPENDS ON THREE GROUPS APPROVAL NEEDED FROM LEGISLATORS, INSURERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JR Ross When Gov. Jim Doyle announced this year he was working on a new program to pool the purchasing power of small businesses to drive down their health care costs, some executives likely thought they'd heard such promises before. In many ways, they have. ...
LOWER THOSE HIGH-FLYING TRAVEL COSTS PUT COMPANY'S TRAVEL POLICY IN WRITING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betty Stark This is a common scenario in the world of business travel: Little Start-up Company makes shrewd business decisions, adds new product lines or services, hires more and better sales and executive staff who do the right stuff. Little Start-Up Company grows and ...
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE CAN SAVE TIME, MONEY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Kamps When drawing up a lease, whether you are the future landlord or tenant, consider including a dispute resolution clause. A dispute resolution clause states that lessor and lessee will not file suit under a lease without first participating in ...
CUTTING HIS WAY OUT OF TROUBLE BILL KAMINSKI BECAME ONE OF COST CUTTERS' LARGEST FRANCHISEES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Interviewed by Nick Heynen Q: How did you become involved with Cost Cutters? A: Well, it's a long story. I was born in Brainerd, Minn., really poor. I actually got expelled from high school about a week before graduation for punching a school guard. So I ...
SMART MOTORS FAMILY CELEBRATES DRIVING ROCKY ROAD TO GROWTH HORSE-DRAWN STUDEBAKER WAGONS SOLD IN 1800S.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(FAMILY BUSINESS)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pamela Cotant Smart Motors - a fourth generation business with roots even a generation earlier - is celebrating its 100th year with a new 100,000-square-foot building on the West Side at 5901 Odana Road. Started in 1908 by O.D. Smart, the business survived ...
RELIGION IN BUSINESS PRACTICING WHAT YOU PREACH CAN BE A FINANCIAL CHALLENGE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ellen Williams-Masson Edward and Carol Knapton are growing more than flowers in their Cottage Grove greenhouses - they're also sowing seeds of faith. "We try to live our lives as close as we can to Jesus' principles of being kind, generous and helpful to ...
TRANSACTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Kevin O'Driscoll, LaSalle Bank (Steve Doran and John Walsh) leased to O'Reilly Autoparts , 1876 East Washington Ave., Madison, 7,500 square feet. Waunakee Park LLC (John Walsh) sold to Templin Madison Warehouse , 322 Raemisch Road, Waunakee, $1,350,000. Dan Erdman ...
STATE BUDGET DEFICIT CREATES ITS OWN 'SHOCK AND AWE' ACCOUNTANTS GENERALLY FLOORED AT THE NUMBERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: TODD BERRY As part of the public service mission of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance , I frequently speak to well-informed business and community leaders around the state. When I tell them the state's official financial statements released in December showed ...
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK IT ISN'T ABOUT THE PERKS, IT'S 'RESPECT, DIGNITY, FLEXIBILITY'.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lisa Maddux Although some of Fortune magazine's top 100 best companies to work for offer unusual perks such as scuba-certification classes and meditation rooms, it's not the bells and whistles that probably got them there in the first place. The real secret ...
FINDING MONEY FOR NEW VENTURES GETTING EASIER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Still Kelly Fitzsimmons is no stranger to raising money to jumpstart her ideas. One of her companies, Sun Tzu Security, sold to Chicago-based Neohapsis about five years ago after she helped bootstrap the Milwaukee-based firm into the competitive world of computer ...
A CLOSER LOOK COSTCO DEMING WAY AND MURPHY DRIVE MIDDLETON DISCOVERY SPRINGS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The city of Middleton will get its first big box store this summer when Costco Wholesale Corp. opens its first store in the region. The 154,000 square-foot "members only" warehouse and tire center is expected to open this summer in the Discovery Springs development off the ...
CUSTOMER SERVICE DRIVES FINANCIAL ADVISERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pamela Cotant Taking care of the customer is crucial for all businesses and that's certainly true in the financial advising industry. "We do what is right for the customer," said Tom Dahl, owner of Dahl Financial Services of Middleton. "We personalize (our ...
CARTOONIST PHIL HANDS JOINS CRBJ.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Capital Region Business Journal welcomes Phil Hands to its lineup this month. Hands is an award-winning freelance editorial cartoonist and illustrator for the Wisconsin State Journal. His cartoons have placed first in the Milwaukee Press Club's Excellence in Journalism ...
CAPITAL REGION INDICATORS UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... FEDERAL INCOME TAXES In 2005, Capital Region taxpayers filed more than 467,000 individual income tax returns and had a combined adjusted gross income (AGI) of $24.1 billion. The federal individual income tax paid by the region's residents was $2.9 billion, or a tax rate of 11.9 ...
TEXAS HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JAMIE STIEHM Simple truths are powerful. Here's one: the two presidents who mired us in unwinnable wars in modern times both hail from the same state of Texas. The Lone Star state has a lot to answer for. Is it an accident that Lyndon B. Johnson and George W ....
GREAT SEASON NEEDS NO APOLOGY.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Before I read another article about how the Badger men's basketball team lost the game against Davidson, I offer my congratulations. Coach Bo Ryan has helped the men's basketball program gain the respect it deserves. They won the Big Ten tournament, they are the Big Ten ...
BIG DECISIONS DESERVE YOUR VOTE WISCONSIN VOTERS TODAY CAN BAN THE "FRANKENSTEIN" VETO PICK A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AND IN MANY COMMUNITIES SHAPE THEIR SCHOOL AND COUNTY BOARDS.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Don't skip today's spring election. There's too much at stake. Voters will have only their second chance in more than 75 years to narrow the governor's vast veto powers. Voters also will reshape county boards, which control many land-use, environmental, ...
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Krueger, Warren C. LODI - Warren C. Krueger, age 62, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at his home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born June 10, 1945, the son of Charles and Betty (Bartholomew) Krueger. He was a lifetime area resident and farmer. On Sept. 21, ...
SETTING IT STRAIGHT.(FRONT)(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Wrong location listed for fatal hit-and-run crash In a brief on Page 3 of the Local section Monday, an incorrect location was given for a fatal hit-and-run crash Saturday. The crash happened at highways DM and 51 in the town of Windsor. The ...
DOLLARS COME BEFORE ATMOSPHERE FOR NCAA.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates University of Wisconsin fans won't recall it fondly, but Davidson's so-called upset of the Badgers Friday was the kind of game that made the NCAA men's basketball tournament what it is today. The scenario - an obscure school emerging from the ...
THREE UP ...(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Vic Feuerherd Take me out It's fitting that on opening day, Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, sang the seventh-inning hymn that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Isn't 1908 the last year the Cubs won the World Series, too? Sheets vs. Zambrano ...
UW'S TURRIS MAKES LEAP TO NHL.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANDY BAGGOT abaggot@madison.com 608-252-6175 Sitting in the Dane County Regional Airport Monday night, waiting for a flight out of Madison to begin his new life, Kyle Turris reflected on his one and only season as a member of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey ...
RODGERS, PACKERS TO OPEN ON 'MNF' A POSSIBILITY REMAINS BRETT FAVRE'S NO. 4 WILL BE RETIRED THAT NIGHT AGAINST THE VIKINGS.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 PALM BEACH, FLA. -- Are you ready for some football? In the Green Bay Packers' case - and particularly for new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers - the answer to Hank Williams Jr.'s infamous rhetorical question is ...
LOSSES YIELD EXTRA DRAFT PICK.(SPORTS)(PACKERS NOTES)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 PALM BEACH, FLA. -- Losing halfback Ahman Green and tight end David Martin in free agency last year didn't exactly hurt the Green Bay Packers, since neither player had a significant impact on his new team and the Packers did ...
'SPECIAL PLACE' IN BROOKLYN FOR FAMILY THE KLAHN FAMILY IS PREPARING THEIR HOME FOR FOUR SIBLINGS THEY ARE ADOPTING FROM RUSSIA TO JOIN A SON ADOPTED SEVEN YEARS AGO.(FRONT)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: GENA KITTNER gkittner@madison.com 608-252-6139 BROOKLYN -- When Jeff and Camille Klahn told their son they wanted to adopt two more children, he asked for several siblings so he'd have "enough for a team." Turns out 9-year-old Joshua is getting his squad. ...
COMPUTER RANDOMLY SELECTS PEOPLE FOR JURY DUTY.(LOCAL)(JUST ASK US)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Erickson Q: What is the process for who is selected to try out for jury duty? I have friends who have been called many times and I have never been called. A: We'll use Dane County as an example. Each year, the county asks the state Division of ...
CHANGES.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Amy Geiger Jay Mouille has joined Virchow, Krause & Co., an accounting and consulting firm at 10 Terrace Court, as a manager. Gerald Pace has joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek law firm. Mike Bartelt has joined the estimating department of ...
ADOPTING WHEN OTHERS CANNOT THIS FAMILY HAS TAKEN IN FOUR CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY WITH THEIR ADOPTIVE PARENTS.(FRONT)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: GENA KITTNER gkittner@madison.com 608-252-6139 TOWN OF BRISTOL -- Of the 10 children Sharon and Reed Leonard have adopted in the last nine years, they consider four "accidental." They were the result of families who didn't research foreign adoptions enough ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital March 29, 2008 BRUNS, Cristin & MEYER , Matthew, son. March 30, 2008 ARMSTRONG, Denise & Brad, son. LEMANSKI, Elizabeth & Samuel, daughter. PETERSEN, Stephanie & Randy, daughter. ...
CRUDE OIL DROPS MORE THAN $4 A BARREL.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wires ENERGY Crude oil prices accelerated their slide Monday, tumbling more than $4 a barrel amid a broad-based commodities sell-off. Light, sweet crude for May delivery dropped $4.04 to settle at $101.58 a barrel on the New ...
IT'S A JOB 'NO ONE WANTS TO DO' WHAT ID DO: CANINE BUTLER.(BUSINESS)(WHAT I DO)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... I pick up dog waste at homes and businesses and I have a contract for the city of Madison dog parks - Sycamore, Warner, Quann and Brittingham - to empty the 55-gallon bins of dog waste weekly. Because of the city ordinance that says dog waste cannot be placed in with garbage, I take it to ...
FLOWERS' JOURNEY PROVES HE KNEW BEST.(SPORTS)(PREP HUDDLE)(Column)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Hernandez Everyone is entitled to an opinion and, back then, my take on the lack of college interest in then-Madison La Follette senior Jonte Flowers was the popular one: Somebody missed the boat. But that's how it went five years ago. While his junior ...
GOOGLE'S EERIE VIEW OF MADISON IT'S LIKE CROWDS WERE VAPORIZED BY A COMET, OR ZOMBIES.(LOCAL)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: SUSAN LAMPERT SMITH ssmith@madison.com 608-252-6121 What does Madison look like when you "drive" the Google map program around our streets? Dead. Real dead. As in the aftermath of the 1984 horror film, "Night of the Comet," where there's a whole town ...
LESS CORN, MORE SOYBEANS.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press and State Journal Farmers are expected to plant less corn this year, which could mean higher costs for consumers at the grocery store. Corn prices have skyrocketed in recent years, helped by the burgeoning ethanol industry, which turns the ...