The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from July 2008:
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Nottestad, Eileen M. Johnson FORT ATKINSON/ MADISON - Eileen M. Johnson Nottestad, age 89, of Fort Atkinson/ Madison, began her much earned Eternal Rest on Sunday,June 29, 2008. She died as she lived, with grace and dignity. Eileen was born on Dec. 18, 1918, in Albion Township ...
CHANGES.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Amy Geiger Johanson Transportation Service has a new corporate sales and marketing division based in Madison. As part of the announcement, the company has promoted Lance D. Roberts to vice president of sales and marketing. Sarah Baumann has ...
NO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PLANNED ON HOME VALUES.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Rickert Q. Because of the slump in the housing market, some houses in the Madison area are selling far below their assessed value. Will the city re-evaluate our property assessments to reflect the lower selling prices? A. The city re-evaluates home ...
AMERICAN GIRL 'KIT' FILM TO HIT THEATERS.(FRONT)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM ALESIA talesia@madison.com 608-252-6122 In a summer movie season dominated by brawn - even an animated, plump panda kicks butt - Middleton's American Girl seems the least likely contender for big-screen attention. But here it is: American Girl's plucky ...
'KITTREDGE' ENDEARING, TEACHES LIFE LESSONS.(FRONT)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Reviews for "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" have been mostly positive: Roger Ebert - "I was waiting for some kind of banal product placement, I suppose, and here is a movie that is just about perfect for its target audience, and more than that. It has a great look, engaging performances, ...
WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Circus World Museum opened in Baraboo on July 1, 1959. It is on the 33-acre site that served as the winter quarters for the Ringling Brothers Circus. The ...
PYROTECHNICIAN, FIREWORKS VENDOR WHAT I DO.(BUSINESS)(WHAT I DO)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I sell consumer fireworks such as sparklers, bottle rockets, firecrackers, multiple-shot repeaters and more in my 15,000-square-foot store. There are over 3,000 cases of items on display and I've helped to design many of the products. Cornellier Fireworks Co. began in the early ...
COURT ORDERS EBAY TO PAY FASHION FIRM.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire services COUNTERFEIT GOODS A French commercial court Monday ordered eBay to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. The fashion company, LVMH Moet ...
ECONOMY WATCH - A DAILY DATA UPDATE ON KEY ECONOMIC REPORTS.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal wires OIL WATCH: The price of crude oil hit yet another record on the last day of a tumultuous first half, spurting past $143 a barrel before ending lower on demand fears and a resilient dollar. Light, sweet crude for August delivery lost 21 ...
CYCLIST DIES FROM INJURIES.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lee Newspapers REEDSBURG -- A woman severely injured two weeks ago in a motorcycle accident on a flood-damaged Juneau County road died Friday. Sandra Rae Marselle, 45, of Reedsburg, sustained head injuries in a June 15 accident and had been in a coma until her ...
SIMPSON, ROMO FIND FANS IN WISCONSIN.(FRONT)(DOUG MOE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... About the time Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was making the turn in the first round of the Ray Fischer Amateur Championship Friday afternoon in Janesville, his mother, Joan Romo, and girlfriend, the singer-actress Jessica Simpson, were settling in for a Gritty Burger at Marsh ...
SPECTRUM DEAL HITS SNAG LENDERS OPPOSE SALE OF PET SUPPLIES UNIT.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JUDY NEWMAN jdnewman@madison.com 608-252-6156 Spectrum Brands shares dipped 5.9 percent Monday after the company said its plan to sell the pet-supplies division hit a snag. Senior lenders are blocking the proposal to sell the pet unit to a division of Salton ...
CHILD-CARE CENTER VIOLATIONS ONLINE.(FRONT)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: DOUG ERICKSON derickson@madison.com 608-252-6149 Parents can now search an online database of Wisconsin's 5,700 licensed child-care centers that lists how often each center has violated state laws or been fined in the prior two years. The state-sponsored Web ...
TWO SOUGHT IN SLAYING IN MADISON.(FRONT)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 Madison police are searching for two men in the Sunday night slaying of Marcus T. Hamilton, 30, in a duplex on Madison's Southwest Side. The Dane County coroner's office, which completed an autopsy Monday, said ...
COLLEGE READINESS PROJECT LAUNCHED.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAREN RIVEDAL krivedal@madison.com 608-252-6106 Madison School District leaders on Monday announced a partnership with Boys and Girls Club of Dane County aimed at doubling the number of minority and low-income students who will be ready to enter college after high ...
LONG APPROACH ON PAR $3.1 MILLION PROJECT TOOK NEARLY 10 YEARS UNIVERSITY RIDGE LENGTHENED TO STAY COMPETITIVE.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL COONEY wcooney@madison.com 608-252-6165 Nearly a decade ago, Alan Fish figured University Ridge Golf Course would need a facelift to stay competitive. Like other golfers, Fish, then working with the University of Wisconsin athletic department, saw the ...
CITY ACTING ON FOUR SOUTH SIDE PROPERTIES THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY DRUG ACTIVITY, VIOLENCE AND OTHER PROBLEMS, CITY OFFICIAL SAYS.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEAN MOSIMAN dmosiman@madison.com 608-252-6141 In a first, Madison is taking legal actions to stop alleged drug activity and problems at four South Side properties. Three buildings are in the fragile Burr Oaks neighborhood off West Badger Road and South Park ...
SHEETS HIGH, OUTSIDE WITH COMMENTS.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Baggot First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: Did Ben Sheets really just announce his desire for free agency by essentially telling the Brewers, "You snooze, you lose?" Talk about tacky. During the first three years of his current ...
CASINO MONEY REMAINS UNPAID THE STATE IS DEPENDING ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM A HO-CHUNK CONTRACT INVALIDATED BY THE SUPREME COURT.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON STEIN jstein@madison.com 608-252-6129 The Ho-Chunk tribe missed an initial budget deadline Monday to pay an estimated $72 million in gambling money that state officials are counting on to help balance an already stressed state budget. It's now been more ...
MOSQUITOES LOVE UNMOWED HAVENS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Many Madison residents don't realize how rare it is for a municipal government to provide a haven for the oppressed and downtrodden mosquito. Growing up in Monona in the 1960s, I was traumatized by the slaughter of mosquitoes in weekly street raids by government trucks using ...
PAPER MILL CLOSING BATTERS TOWN.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN CURRAN Associated Press GROVETON, N.H. -- First, it was the orders coming into Wausau Paper that dried up. Then it was the jobs. Battered by economic forces beyond its control, this village faces a bleak future in the wake of rising gas prices and the ...
UPGRADE PLANNED FOR BROKAW FACTORY WAUSAU PAPER IS IMPROVING THE BROKAW MILL'S EFFICIENCY.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff Mosinee-based Wausau Paper is investing $15 million in its Brokaw mill, north of Wausau, to improve efficiency. On June 12, the company announced plans to improve fiber-handling and stock-blending systems while reducing labor costs. ...
CHOOSE ADOPTION OVER IVF ATTEMPTS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sunday's front-page article, "For the love of children," might be more aptly named "For the love of self." I am confounded by the medical, physical and emotional lengths couples will go to replicate themselves. It appears to be far more about wanting "my genetics" than about wanting a ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital June 24, 2008 MCCONNELL, Tammy & BINGHAM , Vance, son. June 27, 2008 KITTLESON, Sateash & Jason, daughter. MCQUEEN, Brandy & WARE , Daniel, daughter. June 28, 2008 COOK, ...
MARINO SUSPECT IN COUNTY CUSTODY ADAM PETERSON WAS TRANSFERRED FROM MINNESOTA MONDAY AND COULD APPEAR FOR A HEARING TODAY.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire reports Madison police remained tight-lipped Monday about what led them to arrest the college dropout now charged in the stabbing death of Joel Marino. A search warrant issued by a Washington County, Minn., judge last week that may ...
GIVE BOARDING SCHOOL A SHOT THE BOARDING SCHOOL WITH A RIGOUROUS CURRICULUM AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT WOULD CATER TO THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AND AT RISK STUDENTS IN MILWAUKEE.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Milwaukee is pursuing a bold plan to create a boarding school for students from incredibly difficult home environments. The idea deserves support from across Wisconsin because of its low start-up cost and potentially huge pay off in college graduates. Private dollars ...
TWO DOWN, FOUR TO GO FOR HOFF AT TRIALS SHE WINS THE 400 FREESTYLE TO SECURE A SECOND BERTH IN BEIJING.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: AP, State Journal staff Katie Hoff made it 2-for-2 at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. And she's just getting started. Showing no signs of tiring, the teenager gutted out another grueling win Monday night in Omaha, Neb., rallying to win the ...
STRANG PULLS POWER PLAY AFTER A HOCKEY-INDUCED LAYOFF, THE MADISON EDGEWOOD SENIOR-TO-BE IS IN A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: KEVIN FREYMILLER kfreymiller@madison.com 608-252-6170 After spending the past five days at hockey camp and off the golf course, Madison's Cody Strang didn't know what to expect Monday when he teed it up for the first round of the WPGA Junior Championships. By ...
KELLY IN USBC FIELD, STILL HIP TO BRITISH TRIP AFTER TRIPPING OVER A LITTLE LEAGUE PITCHER'S MOUND, THE INJURED MADISON NATIVE FAILS IN QUALIFYING EFFORT.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL COONEY wcooney@madison.com 608-252-6165 Moments after failing to qualify for the British Open on Monday, Madison's Jerry Kelly revealed a strange twist to a left hip injury that has bothered him for the past few weeks. Kelly, who pulled out of the 36-hole ...
OLYMPIC BERTH FOR TEGENKAMP THE FORMER UW RUNNER FINISHES SECOND IN THE 5,000, WHILE CHRIS SOLINSKY MISSES OUT.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: AP, State Journal staff EUGENE, ORE. -- For a few moments early in the last lap of the 5,000-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, it looked like former University of Wisconsin athletes Chris Solinsky and Matt Tegenkamp both might be headed to Beijing. ...
ABORTIONS DOWN 14% IN 2007.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: SCOTT BAUER Associated Press The number of abortions performed in Wisconsin dropped for the fourth straight year for another record low, according to a recent state report. Abortions decreased 14 percent from 9,580 in 2006 to 8,267 last year, the report from ...
LOCALLY.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... University of Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan has been inducted ...
OFFICER KILLS MAN DAUGHTER SAFE.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... KENOSHA -- Authorities say an abducted toddler has been found safe, and the father who took her was shot and killed by a deputy. Kenosha police issued an Amber Alert on Monday after 41-year-old Antonio J. Torres told them he and his daughter wouldn't be seen alive again. ...
MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FLOOD RELIEF.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... President Bush is making more federal funds available to Wisconsin residents affected by last month's storms and flooding. The authorization announced Monday means the Federal Emergency Management Agency can reimburse the counties an additional 15 percent of their costs. ...
PFLAUM ROAD CLOSED AFTER BUS HITS POLE.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Metro Transit bus that hit a utility pole caused Pflaum Road to be shut down for two hours early Monday morning. The bus driver inadvertently released the parking brake while going to the rear of the bus to check the back door, police said. The bus then rolled ...
COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST EX-STATE SENATOR.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A West Allis man has filed a complaint against a former state senator and his political organization for allegedly violating state campaign finance laws. Adam Holmes, a Democratic activist and training coordinator for a painters union, learned about former Republican senator Tom ...
OFFICIALS MAY BREAK UP SCHOOL DISTRICT.(LOCAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... GREEN BAY -- Wausaukee school officials are looking at breaking up the district after a referendum to boost income failed last week. Wausaukee Superintendent Jan Dooley says officials can't accept more staff cuts because that would jeopardize the quality of students' education. ...
'MUSICAL!' CLEVERLY SKEWERS BROADWAY THEATER REVIEW.(FRONT)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JAY RATH For the State Journal If MAD magazine ever takes on Broadway, the result might look very much like "The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!" University Theatre's summer cabaret parodies many of the best-known songwriters of New York's Great White Way ....
JOHNNY'S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(HOT SPOT)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Berthelsen Johnny's Italian Steakhouse 8390 Market St., Middleton What makes it a good place for business: It is a good location and there are private booths where you can talk and have some privacy for your party. You don't feel that others ...
CHARGES COULD RESULT FROM STORM CLEANUPS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Kamps Now that winter is over, it might be time to do a little summer cleaning on your lease. This means a self-audit, where you double-check the terms of your lease to make sure that both landlord and tenant are meeting their obligations and possibly ...
INTERESTED IN A 4-HOUR WORKWEEK?(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Zurbuchen I 'm not yet working a 4-hour workweek, but after reading this book, I am well on my way. Timothy Ferriss' book "The 4-Hour Workweek" will open your eyes to the possibilities in your career or business to have the time, freedom and control of ...
TAKE TIME TO RESEARCH A PROSPECT'S HISTORY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... In a recent selling skills program a couple of questions came up to which there is no one right answer. 1. How much time should we spend learning about clients? 2. How do we dress when meeting with clients/prospects? The answer to ...
STOP WASTING TIME, GET THINGS DONE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I don't have enough time to get everything done." That's what business owners I have come in contact with are saying during this slow economy. Time is a limited resource. However, time cannot be managed. What you can manage are the activities that take ...
IS GRANDMA SEARCHING ONLINE?(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JONNY BUROKER According to Pew Internet and American Life Project data cited in an April 2008 Focalyst study, more than one-third of U.S. consumers born before 1946 use the Internet. For the younger members of this group (ages 62 to 71), more than 50 ...
WATCH OUT, YOUR BODY IS TALKING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Remember to be cautious of your body language - people are watching. * A smile is the quickest way to break the ice. * Whether standing or sitting, good posture displays self-confidence. * Eye contact builds trust, rapport. * Nodding or leaning ...
LOOKING FOR AN IDEA TO START A BUSINESS? FEDERAL AND COLLEGE WEB SITES MAY HOLD KEY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bud Gayhart I recently returned from attending the 2008 Federal Labs Consortium National Meeting where I had the opportunity to network with representatives from many of the federal laboratories located across the United States. There are federal laboratories ...
TWO CRUCIAL ISSUES FACE NURSING HOMES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Officials agree that the biggest issue facing the nursing home industry is insufficient reimbursement of costs. But that issue is rivaled by the increasing shortage of nurses, said Carol Gabor, administrator of Nazareth House in Stoughton. "Over the next 30 years, ...
SPECIAL TRAINING CENTER OFFERS APPRENTICES A PLACE TO LEARN CRAFT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: DERRICK VAN MELL, STEVE STEINHOFF The Laborers Apprenticeship and Training Center is all about learning by doing. This gleaming, 50,000-square-foot building, designed by area architect Potter Lawson and built by Findorff in 2004, is a perfect example of a ...
ENCRYPTION CONJURES UP IMAGES OF SPIES, SECRET GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BUT IT'S KEY TO DATA PRIVACY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... When making a mail-order purchase, most people wouldn't dream of writing their credit card numbers, expiration dates, and validation codes on the back of a postcard. Yet in the vast majority of business and households, people are doing just that - sending confidential or ...
MONASTERY OFFERS A GETAWAY A PLACE TO GO TO RENEW YOUR SPIRIT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(GOOD WORKS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Edward Mills Many find relief from the toils of daily life on a tropical beach or in a mountain resort. But Sandy Meuer turns instead to a place here in Madison where her spirit can be renewed as she works to protect the environment. A few ...
WANT MEDICAL HELP WITHOUT A LONG WAIT? WALGREENS AT FOREFRONT OF NEW SAME - DAY PATIENT CARE SERVICE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Do the following experiences sound familiar? * My daughter waited four-and-a-half months to see a dermatologist for a skin rash. n Scheduling a physical usually takes even longer. * I bring piles of magazines when I need the services of an urgent care center, given ...
WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM GETS A MAKEOVER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JR Ross The state of Wisconsin is taking a test run at retooling part of its welfare-to-work program to give employers more of an incentive to get involved and potential employees more of the help they need to become answers to the state's skilled labor problem. ...
QUICK HITS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... STRATATECH GETS GRANT FROM INSTITUTE ON AGING Stratatech Corp. has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging , part of the National Institutes of Health. The phase 2 grant will help fund the Madison company's efforts to develop cell-based gene ...
QUICK HITS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... DCRA PASSENGER COUNTS DOWN The number of passengers using the Dane County Regional Airport declined again in April despite better weather. Departing passengers totaled 60,503, down 2.2 percent from April 2007, while incoming passengers numbered 61,827, down 7.2 ...
REAL ESTATE DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Habitat has plans to build 16 homes Habitat for Humanity of Dane County plans to build 16 single-family and town homes on 5.8 acres along Northport Drive north of Warner Park. The organization will begin construction of a four-unit town home this fall, followed by six ...
TAKE NOTE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE Advertising Dori Kleist has joined Glowac Harris Madison , a marketing and advertising agency at 330 S. Whitney Way, as media director. Agriculture Lynn Jasper has been promoted to director of marketing systems at Equity Cooperative ...
PACKERS PROMOTION WILL AID 10 GROUPS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Green Bay Packers and American Family Insurance of Madison said 10 organizations will receive funds raised in last year's charity cap campaign to raise money to support servicemen and women, veterans and their families. More than 68,000 of the stonewashed black caps have ...
EARNINGS REPORT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sales and earnings decline for Brown Shoe Sales dipped 2 percent and earnings dropped 25 percent for Brown Shoe Co. in its first fiscal quarter, the company announced. Brown Shoe, parent of Famous Footwear of Madison, reported earnings of $7.2 million, or ...
STATE ISSUES JOB OUTLOOK THROUGH 2016.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Nearly 1 million job openings are projected in Wisconsin between 2006 and 2016, according to a Department of Workforce Development report. About one-third of them will be new positions. The rest - 680,000 jobs - will open due to retirements or to replace workers who leave their ...
CAPITAL REGION.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA COUNTY Building magazine honors water park Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells won a Top Projects award from Wisconsin Builder magazine. The park was cited for its Poseidon's Rage surf pool. Area contractors for the ...
RETAIL DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lumber opens store in McFarland Pennsylvania-based 84 Lumber opened a 50,650-square-foot store in June on a 17-acre site at 4412 Terminal Drive in McFarland. The store, managed by Larry Nickoli, employs 10 people. The store is the second in Wisconsin for 84 Lumber, ...
HEALTHCARE DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sports medicine clinic set for Stoughton Construction has begun on the Stoughton Hospital Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Clinic located inside the Stoughton Wellness Athletic Center , 2300 Highway 51-138. KSW Construction of Madison, which completed the $3 million ...
UTILITIES DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Electricity supply seen as good for summer Electricity supplies for Wisconsin will be better this summer than in the past few years, officials of American Transmission Co. said. But there are still four parts of the state drawing concern, and Dane County is one of ...
MANUFACTURING DIGEST.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Cardinal Glass expanding, will build $60M factory Cardinal Glass will build a $60 million factory in western Dane County that could employ 120 people by the end of 2009. The plant, to be built on a 26-acre site in Mazomanie's industrial park, about 25 miles west of ...
ABANDONED TRAVEL AGENCIES ARE AGAIN FLYING HIGH.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jul 01, 2008 ... It's no secret that business travelers have, at various times, both loved and abandoned travel agents and business travel management companies. There was a time when business travelers relied almost exclusively on travel agents for their air, car and hotel reservations. Back ...