The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from August 2008:
LAB TAKES A SWING AT BROKEN BAT ISSUE.(FRONT)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Moe Allow me to suggest the next television reality series. The first episode will be patterned after the 1978 movie, "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?" It will be called, "Who Is Breaking All the Baseball Bats in America?" The ...
MAXIMUM FITNESS IN MINIMUM TIME.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian J. Austin There are nine simple strategies that can be immediately included in your lifestyle to obtain maximum fitness and weight loss with little sacrifice on your part. OK, if not eating artery-clogging fast food burgers and fries is a big thing for ...
AIRLINES TURNING BLUE SKIES GREEN.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betty Stark Though it might not seem like it, there is an upside to the recent frenzy of airline capacity cutbacks fueled by skyrocketing oil prices and a shaky economy. The majority of aircraft being pulled from service are older, fuel-guzzling models and ...
A GREAT DESIGN TAKES FLIGHT DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IS AMONG BEST IN THE COUNTRY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Derrick Van Mell and Steve Steinhoff Air travel is always stressful, as anyone who's ever been through O'Hare, LaGuardia or Heathrow can attest. However, our own Dane County Regional Airport ( DCRA) is one of the best designed in the country. As ...
AN OLD BOOK PERFECT FOR A NEW BUSINESS OWNER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Zurbuchen W e'll call this book an "oldie but goodie." As founder, chairman and CEO of E-Myth Worldwide, Michael Gerber's book "The E Myth Revisited" provides readers with a 30,000-foot view of the work he does with his clients, intermingled with ...
TAKE TIME TO CONDUCT AN HR AUDIT THE PROCESS COULD PROTECT YOUR COMPANY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mila Stahl In today's competitive climate, companies must operate within the confines of a heavily regulated employment environment. This includes dealing with a myriad of complex laws, regulations and terms including: * ERISA (Employee Retirement ...
FORECASTING THE FUTURE CRYSTAL BALLS, OUIJA BOARDS AND OTHER USEFUL TOOLS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bud Gayhart Forecasting is an inexact science. Data is gathered, evaluated and crosschecked to determine validity and then decisions are made based upon those results. So, what is the final outcome? If the forecast indicated warmer ...
APPROVAL OF HOSPITAL TAX FACES CONTINUED OPPOSITION CHANGE IN ASSEMBLY MAKEUP MAY BE ONLY WAY TO GET OK.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: JR Ross The Wisconsin Hospital Association has a tough sell with lawmakers next year that, without a change in the makeup of the state Legislature, could be an impossible one. After initially opposing a move to impose a new assessment on hospital revenues, ...
THE JOY OF TRAVELING BY AIR IS GONE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pamela Cotant A big part of a travel agent's work is booking flights, of course, so when the air transportation industry struggles, it reverberates to the travel agency field. As airlines struggle with the rising cost of fuel, demands for increased security ...
SIX TOP TIPS TO SPEED UP WINDOWS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Monte Kendrick One of the most common complaints heard by technical support staff is that a user's computer is running slowly. This can mean many things, but it is almost universally a Windows issue. Regardless of the version, Microsoft Windows ...
PRIMARY WAS FILLED WITH BUSINESS LESSONS STRATEGY, MONEY, LEADERSHIP PLAYED KEY ROLES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kay Plantes The Clinton-Obama campaign was about more than elections. Look beyond your political affiliations and you'll discover more business strategy and leadership lessons than contained in a year of Business Week. For example, every ...
5 REASONS WHY NEW BUSINESSES OFTEN FAIL.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Iain Macfarlane Any person who has started a business has had the intention to be successful, to create value and to provide a financial return on the risk, effort and time put into the business. However, no matter how strong these intentions are, ...
MAKING FRESH FOOD MORE AVAILABLE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Edward Mills The Dane County Farmers' Market now offers everyone in Madison a choice when it comes to selecting fresh, locally grown food. A group of concerned citizens marshaled the resources necessary to allow those in need to use Wisconsin Food Share ...
DON'T PANIC WHEN MARKET BOUNCES AROUND STAY CALM, STAY DIVERSIFIED.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brent A. Lindell Once again, the market is showing us its rollercoaster ride of volatility. As we remember the 1990s, it's extremely hard to not get antsy as we look at our investment portfolio numbers. It is human nature for people's confidence to ...
CHECK LANDORD'S LIABILITY, CASUALTY INSURANCE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Kamps Just as most leases require the tenant to carry adequate liability and casualty insurance, so should the landlord. Most landlords will spell out the minimum amount of coverage tenants need to carry during the lease during lease negotiations. ...
AIDING JOB-SEEKERS HELPS EXECUTIVE RECRUITERS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Gray What can executive recruiters do to provide better service to job seekers? This is the third in a three-part series on relations between executive recruiters and job-seekers. * In June we explored why job-seekers often find their ...
NOT ALL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ARE TAX FREE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Hamang B. Patel Many companies receive significant federal, state or local government subsidies. These subsidies can take the form of: * Payments of cash. * Donations of land or buildings. * Loans with no expectation of ...
BIOSCIENCE LEADS STATE IN GROWTH.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The bioscience industry is the fastest-growing portion of Wisconsin's economy, according to a report. It says Wisconsin has 378 bioscience companies that employ more than 30,000 workers and had revenues of $8.1 billion in 2007. Over the past 21/2 years, bioscience ...
TAKE NOTE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE Accounting Bruce Barchus has been named partner and technology solutions practice leader for Clifton Gunderson , a certified public accounting and consulting firm in Middleton. Amy Borun has been promoted to partner at Candela Solutions , a ...
ALLIANT FOUNDATION DONATES $85,000.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Alliant Energy Foundation of Madison is donating $85,000 for flood-relief efforts in Iowa and Wisconsin. In Iowa, $50,000 is being donated to the American Red Cross and $10,000 to the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In Wisconsin, $25,000 was donated to the American ...
PLANS DROPPED FOR NEW BIODIESEL PLANT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... North Prairie Productions has abandoned plans to build a $42 million biodiesel plant near Evansville due to continuing high soybean oil prices. "We've investigated every single option we could come up with including merging with others," John Sheehy, of Sun Prairie, the ...
LOAN LOSSES CUT ANCHOR BANCORP PROFITS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(Financial report)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Loan losses cut into quarterly and annual profits at Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin in Madison. The company reported net income of $5.6 million for the quarter ending March 31, down from $8.2 million for the same period in 2007. Anchor had net income of $31.1 million for ...
CAPITAL REGION.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA COUNTY New $57 million resort planned for the Dells The never-ending race to be the biggest and the boldest tourist attraction in the Wisconsin Dells just got a new entrant. The $57 million, 13-acre resort proposed by Joshua Schultz of dRMR ...
UW CREDIT UNION PLANS NORTHPORT BRANCH.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... UW Credit Union plans to open a branch on the site of the vacant Brennan's Market at 1422 Northport Drive. The market closed in January. The full-service branch will offer consumer checking, savings and lending services. President and Chief Executive Paul Kundert said the ...
LAB SAFETY SUPPLY BUYS LIBRARY EQUIPMENT SELLER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Fort Atkinson will lose one of its longtime employers. Lab Safety Supply , Janesville, has purchased Highsmith , whose sales of library equipment, furniture and supplies exceed $50 million a year. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1956, the ...
AUGUST OPENING PLANNED FOR NEW COSTCO STORE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Costco will open its Middleton store on Aug. 20 with an advance preview event on Aug. 19, said Doug Schutt, chief operating officer for the store's northern division. He said the store is in the process of hiring about 200 employees and also will transfer some employees from ...
DEAN HEALTH PLAN OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dean Health Plan has opened a customer service center to handle calls from the insurance company's 250,000 members. ...
COST OF PROPOSED COAL-FIRED PLANT DOUBLE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The price of the proposed coal-fired power plant at Cassville is rising rapidly. Wisconsin Power & Light now says it will cost $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion to build the power plant, up from recent estimates of $850 million to $950 million. In February 2007, when it ...
BALL TO LAY OFF 37 AT DEFOREST PLANT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ball Corp. of Broomfield, Colo., has announced plans to lay off 37 of about 115 employees at its metal can manufacturing plant in DeForest by Sept. 1. Scott McCarty, the company's director of corporate relations, said the layoff is the result of a loss of business. ...
KEEPING FAMILIES WARM AND COOL RISING ENERGY COSTS ARE MAKING THAT WORK CHALLENGING.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Interviewed by Nick Heynen Q: The weather has been particularly severe in Wisconsin and around the world in recent years. Has that fact driven up the cost of home energy? A: Weather is always the single greatest source of volatility in the utility industry ....
THIS FORMER BARBER CUT HIS WAY TO A $90 MILLION REAL ESTATE BUSINESS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pamela Cotant You might say the family-run Rouse Management Co. is operating smoothly when the biggest debates revolve around how to decorate rental units. For awhile, the company was in a major building mode, so there were many times when owner Fred "Fritz" ...
TREAT YOUR GOAL AS A NORTH STAR AND CHASE IT WE'RE IN CHARGE OF OUR DESTINY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jacqui Sakowski As I watched the television news, the farmer, his wife, a reporter and a cameraman boated across flooded cornfields toward the farmhouse and buildings that stood at the center of this 1,000-acre Iowa family farm. Of the 800 acres of corn ...
DON'T GET CAUGHT WHITE-COLLAR CRIME GETS MORE ATTENTION FROM LAW FIRMS, COMPANIES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Roberto Michel Picture a mid-sized Wisconsin manufacturer doing what many other U.S. companies have done in recent years - establish an office in China. But even such a common move could land a company in trouble if it's unaware of applicable laws, said Eric ...
THE WORK IS THERE, BUT ARE THE WORKERS? CHALLENGE FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS ATTRACTING, DEVELOPING A SKILLED WORK FORCE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Crawford D Despite a sluggish overall economy, Wisconsin's construction industry still has plenty of projects to keep it busy. But what if there aren't enough experienced workers to tackle all the projects in the pipeline, especially with the growing ...
THE LITTLE THINGS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... It is the little gestures that make the biggest difference in the competitive world of business and customer service. Here are a few etiquette essentials for the business professional. * Be on time. The quickest way to do this is to always focus on the time you need to leave for ...
VANDALS ARE NOT ENVIRONMENTALISTS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Wednesday's lead Local section article was headlined "3 Charged in Forest Service Attack," with a sub head reading "Environmentalists accused of vandalism." I am disappointed that you labeled as "environmentalists" the vandals affiliated with Earth Liberation Front and Earth ...
NEED CRACKDOWN ON PUPPY MILLS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The recent sale of Puppy Haven is only one small step toward ending the horrors of puppy mills. Many people are shocked to learn about the terrible practices that puppy mill owners use, but unfortunately they are much more common than we realize. Awareness of the mistreatment ...
IS WHITNEY WAY STRETCH ONE OR TWO LANES?(LOCAL)(SAFE & SOUND)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Anita Clark Q. Is Whitney Way between Hammersley and Raymond roads two lanes or one lane when I'm driving south? A. "Technically, it's considered a single-lane roadway," said Lt. Anthony Bitterman of the Madison Police Department's West District. "It's a wide ...
WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... University of Wisconsin pole vaulter Charles McGinnis won a bronze medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. His vault allowed the U.S. to sweep the medals in ...
SOME PRICEY CONDOS HERE ARE BEING SNAPPED UP.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARV BALOUSEK mbalousek@madison.com 608-252-6135 During the slow home sales market, the conventional wisdom has been that less-expensive homes or condominiums are easier to sell because buyers typically don't have to sell an existing home. That doesn't explain ...
NO. 3 IN GIVING CAN GIVE EVEN MORE.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Madison area has a lot of heart. Madison ranks third among 75 mid-sized cities nationally for volunteerism, according to a study released this week by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Being No. 3 is a great honor and tribute to the 189,000 ...
HART JUST NOT IN THE SWING SLUMPING OF GETS DAY OFF.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: VIC FEUERHERD vfeuerherd@madison.com 608-252-6175 MILWAUKEE -- Corey Hart received Thursday afternoon off from work. The Milwaukee Brewers' right fielder was getting the first of what is expected to be two mental health days from manager Ned Yost. ...
BADGERS BY POSITION: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Mulhern Depth chart Left end No. Name Ht. Wt. YearHometown 50 O'Brien Schofield 6-3 232 Jr. Great Lakes, Ill. 45 Dan Moore 6-2 270 Jr. O'Fallon, Ill. Left tackle No. ...
TOMOTHERAPY CUTS SALES PROJECTIONS.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire services QUARTERLY REPORT TomoTherapy is pulling back the throttle on its growth and on its sales projections. TomoTherapy, which makes specialized radiation machines to treat cancer, reported a net loss of $6.9 million, ...
ECONOMY WATCH A DAILY DATA UPDATE ON KEY ECONOMIC REPORTS.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal wires ECONOMIC GROWTH: The U.S. economy doubled its first-quarter rate of growth to 1.9 percent from April through June, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, and some signs emerged that the U.S. economy may have bottomed out. Still, ...
SLEEP APNEA RISKY FOR HEALTH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TREATED FOR A SEVERE FORM OF THE DISORDER ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE, A UW-MADISON STUDY SHOWS.(FRONT)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: SANDY CULLEN scullen@madison.com 608-252-6137 People with severe, untreated sleep apnea are three times more likely to die from any cause than those without the condition that causes breathing to stop briefly during sleep, a study led by a UW-Madison epidemiologist has ...
THREE UP ...(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Vic Feuerherd Let it fall: It was a brilliant play by Craig Counsell in the third inning. The Brewers' third baseman first let Rich Harden's popped-up sacrifice bunt attempt drop. He then threw to shortstop J.J Hardy, who threw to second baseman Rickie Weeks covering ...
CORPORATE CONSULTANTS TALK UP TRIUMPHS.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: JUDY NEWMAN jdnewman@madison.com 608-252-6156 A Wisconsin organization says it has helped state manufacturers cut costs, increase sales and save jobs. The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership says advice from its consultants helped factories save ...
MANY QUESTIONS, FEW ANSWERS IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW SPRING INJURIES IMPACT THE BADGERS' DEFENSIVE LINE THIS FALL.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 ***** CORRECTION: UW football player in photo was Oglesby The University of Wisconsin football player pictured on Page D1 of Friday's Sports section was incorrectly identified as Jeff Stehle. Josh Oglesby was the ...
STATE NEEDS TO SHIFT HIGHWAY PRIORITIES.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: BRUCE SPEIGHT A year ago today our eyes were opened to the horror of the I-35W bridge collapse that sent drivers tumbling to their deaths into the Mississippi River in Minnesota. As we mark the anniversary of this tragedy, it is important to understand the ...
BUS DRIVER MUST PICK HIS POISON SENTENCE OF 10 DAYS JAIL OR YEAR PROBATION.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: ED TRELEVEN etreleven@madison.com 608-252-6134 A former Metro Transit bus driver can pick his punishment for driving his bus last year while a misbehaving passenger clung to the outside, a Dane County judge said Thursday. Kris S. Burke, 32, must choose between ...
ANOTHER MENTAL TEST FOR MOTHER THE MADISON WOMAN IS CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 6-WEEK-OLD DAUGHTER.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sandy Cullen A 24-year-old mother charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of her infant daughter was ordered Thursday to undergo yet another mental evaluation after a psychiatrist with the Wisconsin Forensic Unit was unable to determine if she is ...
DRUGS, CASH FOUND IN APARTMENT, POLICE SAY THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING ARE FACING A COMPLAINT FROM THE TOWN OF MADISON ABOUT OPERATING A NUISANCE.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 Town of Madison police on Thursday arrested three people and found a cache of drugs and money in a 16-unit apartment building town officials have identified as a public nuisance. After using a drug-sniffing dog to ...
NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR PETERS CITY MEN'S GOLF.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: KEVIN FREYMILLER kfreymiller@madison.com 608-252-6170 WAUNAKEE -- Going off in the second group at his home course, Rob Peters couldn't help but have a good feeling about his first round of the Madison Men's City Championships at the Meadows of Six-Mile Creek. ...
MANY TRUCKERS ARE ON DISABILITY.(FRONT)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK PITSCH mpitsch@madison.com 608-252-6145 Some 8,200 Wisconsin drivers licensed to operate trucks, buses and other large vehicles receive full federal disability payments, raising questions about whether they are medically fit to drive commercially, according to a new ...
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NAMED CLINGAN STILL HAS TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE HE CAN STEP INTO THE $95,000-A-YEAR POSITION.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on Thursday named former Madison School Board member Bill Clingan director of the newly created Division of Community Development. Clingan, currently the deputy vice president of work force ...
NEWLY FREED MAN ARRESTED IN ROBBERY HE FINISHED A PRISON SENTENCE TWO DAYS AGO.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 A man who two days earlier finished serving a prison sentence for armed robbery was arrested by UW-Madison Police in connection with a noon robbery Thursday of the Badger Campus Credit Union at 1101 Spring St. ...
JUDGE CRITICIZED DRIVER, SELF.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: ED TRELEVEN etreleven@madison.com 608-252-6134 With Daniel Stowell sitting before him once again, Dane County Circuit Judge Stuart Schwartz took some of the blame for Stowell's "dismal" effort on probation, which Schwartz gave him three years ago for the drunken-driving ...
DOYLE CAMP DELAYED DATA DOCUMENTS SAY GOVERNOR'S CAMPAIGN WOULDN'T TURN OVER RECORDS UNTIL AFTER RE-ELECTION.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Gov. Jim Doyle's campaign declined to give criminal investigators fundraising records until after Doyle's November 2006 re-election, according to documents released Thursday. The delay drew criticism from the deputy attorney ...
FOURTH DOWN BRINGS NO GAIN RICH HARDEN, LIKE CHICAGO'S THREE PREVIOUS STARTERS IN THE SERIES, STYMIES MILWAUKEE.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: VIC FEUERHERD vfeuerherd@madison.com 608-252-6175 MILWAUKEE -- If there was an intended message being sent by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs with Eric Gagne's fourth and final pitch that sailed behind Jim Edmonds in the ninth inning Thursday, it was woefully ...
RECORD FALLS AFTER 28 YEARS TEDUITS SHATTERS MARK.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: TYLER MASON tmason@madison.com 608-252-6170 Twenty years ago, Jay Mortenson reached the pinnacle of competitive swimming when he won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As a member of the U.S. medley relay team, Mortenson and his teammates set a world ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital July 27, 2008 PETRIE, Sarah & Matt, daughter. July 29, 2008 CORBETT, Sara & LONGHENRY, Garett, daughter. SOMMERVILLE, Joya & SMITH-BROOKINS, Leron, son. July 30, 2008 ...
2 DIE IN AIRVENTURE CRASH.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press OSHKOSH -- Two Pennsylvania residents are dead after their small plane crashed at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Thursday. The homebuilt Lancair Legacy crashed at about 9:35 a.m. while attempting to land at Wittman Regional Airport, where ...
ALLEGED ABDUCTEES TESTIFY LANPHEAR'S TRIAL WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL A NEW JUDGE CAN BE NAMED.(LOCAL)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: ROBERT IMRIE Associated Press WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- In calm, steady voices, two young men testified Thursday how after separate nights of drinking they were abducted by a paper mill worker posing as a police officer, handcuffed, blindfolded and taken to a home where they ...
END OF THE MONTH, NOT THE SEASON.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates MILWAUKEE -- It may be a reach, but one good thing did emerge from the Milwaukee Brewers' monumental bellyflop in their Series of the Century with the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Those obnoxious, overserved Cubs fans finally left town. ...