Stories published August 20, 2008

Janesville man to be sentenced on child sexual assault charges
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Terry Ruben pled guilty in April.
City Council to discuss manager candidates Thursday
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
The council will review applications from eight candidates in closed session.
Parra gets win in Brewers' victory over Astros
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Manny Parra won for the first time since July 20 as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-2 on Wednesday
Family: Police let down victims
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Both sides of the family in an Edgerton murder-suicide are criticizing authorities for their handling of the case.
GM workers to vote on contract Friday
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Hourly workers at the General Motors plant in Janesville will vote Friday on a local contract that could be a key component in any future the workers might have with the automaker.
Death notices for Aug. 20, 2008
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
'Strange' scenario haunts school district budget
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
The Janesville School District over-estimated the cost of its self-funded employee health insurance plan last year by $3 million.
Public record for Aug. 20, 2008
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Township takes step to becoming a village
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Voters in Bloomfield Township could decide in the spring whether to become a village if the state approves an incorporation request that is shaping up to be a border war.
Craig, Parker start taking shape
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Workers popped ceiling panels in place at Craig and Parker high schools at a furious pace Tuesday. The schools are still messy, but officials promised they'd be ready to go for the fall semester.
Rock Around the Block makes its return
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
On Sunday, North Main Street will be filled with the sounds of Rock Around the Block, the annual festival that's a celebration of music, community and the burgeoning energy of Janesville's downtown.
BTC students displaced because of flooding
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
About 200 students who take courses from Blackhawk Technical College in Beloit will have to travel to BTC’s central campus starting Monday.
Harmony School offers parents new drop-off point
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Harmony Elementary School parents will be able to drop off their children in the school parking lot after busing ends for many of the children this year.
Smokes sting comes up empty
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Recent attempts to get retailers to sell smokes to underage buyers came up empty in Janesville.
Whitewater police looking for 'mutt'
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Whitewater police are seeking information about a dog that bit a 34-year-old man about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of South Franklin Street.
States throw out costly electronic voting machines
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
The demise of touch-screen voting has produced a graveyard of expensive corpses: Warehouses stacked with thousands of carefully wrapped voting machines that have been shelved because of doubts about vanishing votes and vulnerability to hackers.
Janesville schools told to cut insurance spending
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Insurance consultants say they do not know why the Janesville School District's insurance claims are down.
Snappers break loose at Cedar Rapids
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Beloit's 11-1 win breaks five-game losing streak
Purpose-driven politics enter sanctuary of faith
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Does it not seem just a little bit odd to have John McCain and Barack Obama chatting individually with a preacher in a public forum about their positions on evil and their relationship with Jesus Christ?
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