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Friday, November 6, 2009

Doyle reacts to shootings

by Bob Hague on November 6, 2009

in Military

Governor Jim Doyle reacted this afternoon, to the news that two Wisconsin soldiers were killed, and two others wounded, in the Fort Hood shooting rampage. The Governor noted that the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 467th Medical Company had recently arrived at Fort Hood for pre-deployment training, and said it’s beleived all four soldiers were members of that unit.

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Doyle said he was awaiting comfirmation from the Department of Defense, but media reports indentified the dead as Amy Krueger of Kiel and Russell Seager of Racine, and Grant Moxon of Lodi and Amber Bahr of Random Lake, who were wounded in the attack.

Following an executive order from Doyle, flags at Wisconsin National Guard armories, air bases and other facilities across the state will fly at half-staff through sunset Novevmber 11 in honor of the victims of the shootings at Fort Hood.

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Organizer says Palin’s pro-life actions speak for themselves

by Bob Hague 11/6/09 4:45 PM

Sarah Palin’s pro-life actions speak for themselves. That’s according to the head of Wisconsin Right To Life, the organization which is bringing the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate to the state tonight.
“We know that she will address right-to-life issues,” says Barbara Lyons, the group’s executive director. “We hope she’ll perhaps share some personal experiences. [...]

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Wisconsin soldier among dead at Fort Hood

by Bob Hague 11/6/09 12:10 PM

A soldier from Wisconsin is among the victims of Thursday’s shooting rampage at a Texas military base. Dario Talerico is principal at Kiel High School, where Amy Krueger graduated in 1998. Talerico describes Krueger as a “typical kid,” and says the news of her death at Fort Hood, Texas, came as a shock.
“When they leave, [...]

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Child care reform clears legislature

by Bob Hague 11/6/09 10:56 AM

A major reform to the state’s child care system is headed to the governor. State Senator Bob Jauch noted that lawmakers in Madison were spurred to action, by investigative reporting in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, showing fraud and abuse in the Wisconsin Shares program.
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Wisconsinite injured at Fort Hood shooting

by WRN Contributor 11/6/09 9:55 AM

A Sheboygan County woman was among the 31 injured when an Army psychiatrist opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas yesterday, killing 12 others. Her mother said 19-year-old Amber Bahr of Random Lake was in stable condition at a hospital, after being shot in the abdomen. Lisa Pfund said the only thing she knew what [...]

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