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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Packers make roster moves

by Bill Scott on August 25, 2009

in Sports, Titletown Report

The Green Bay Packers have released C/G Duke Preston and placed TE Devin Frischknecht on injured reserve. 

Preston signed with the team as an undrafted free agent in March after four seasons with the Buffalo Bills.

Frischknecht, a non-drafted rookie from Washington State, signed with the Packers in June and suffered a broken leg in the Packers 31-21 win over Buffalo last Saturday night.

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High school student wants to draft Barrett

by Bob Hague 08/25/09 6:05 PM

Call it a ‘youth movement’ to draft a candidate for governor. He won’t be old enough to vote in the 2010 governor’s election, but a high school student wants Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on the ballot.
“He really does care about Milwaukee and Wisconsin,” says Asher Heimermann, who will be a sophomore at Sheyboygan South High [...]

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Attorney appointed to defend registry

by Andrew Beckett 08/25/09 3:56 PM

Governor Doyle has appointed an outside attorney to defend the state against a challenge to the domestic partner registry.
The Governor has appointed Madison attorney Lester Pines to represent the state, if a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the registry is accepted by the state Supreme Court.
The move comes after Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced [...]

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Inmates growing veggies and skills

by Bob Hague 08/25/09 2:34 PM

Inmates from a Rock County jail diversion program are learning how their labor can help others, by working in a community garden. “What it teaches them is, it gives them a positive reinforcement, they work together collectively. It’s good solid work, and they see the fruits of their efforts at the very end,” says Sheriff’s [...]

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Pro-tobacco burns through a million dollars

by Brian Moon 08/25/09 9:11 AM

Pro-tobacco groups spent a record $1.25 million dollars lobbying  in the first half of 2009, according to David Ahrens, UW Carbone Cancer Center researcher. Ahrens says this was the first time the “million dollar threshold” has been crossed. The money was used to fight the statewide public smoking ban and cigarette tax proposals, both of which became [...]

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