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The Republican contenders for Governor squared off in their final debate before the September primary. Education often came up during the town hall format which took questions from groups around the state. Milwaukee County Exec Scott Walker said more attention needs to be paid to the needs of the individual UW campuses, rather than the UW system or state’s “structure,” which will benefit their regions’ economies. 

Former Congressman and teacher Mark Neumann wants to take a page out of North Carolina’s book which matched the knowledge found in their major universities with the needs of business. Neumann said the result is the southern state added 110,000 jobs in the last five years.

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Leadership change at UW Milwaukee

by Bob Hague 08/16/10 5:17 PM

Universty of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago has announced he’ll leave in October to become CEO of the Hispanic College Fund, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC. Santiago has served as UWM’s leader since July 2004, spearheading a renewed emphasis on the institution’s research mission. UW System President Kevin Reilly praised Santiago for providing energizing leadership [...]

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Alleged house keys rapist in court

by WRN Contributor 08/3/10 11:13 AM

A Racine man accused of taking a woman’s keys then using them to enter her home and sexually assault her appeared in court Monday afternoon. 39-year-old Timothy Kosterman is facing several charges, including two counts of first degree sexual assault while armed, armed burglary and theft. Kosterman’s bond was set at 100-thousand dollars and he’s [...]

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Community to implement bullying fines

by Bob Hague 07/21/10 12:04 PM

Police in a Rock County community hope a new ordinance provides some financial incentive to keep bullies from turning classmates into victims. Milton Chief of Police Jerry Scheutz says localizing the state bullying law gives police an intermediate step to hold people accountable, without necessarily entering them into the criminal justice system. “It’s a strong [...]

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Kenosha storm moves quick and hard

by WRN Contributor 07/16/10 9:00 AM

It was anything but sunny and warm in part of Kenosha for a time Thursday. A noon hour thunderstorm made an abrupt but forceful visit thru the west part of Kenosha and the neighboring Town of Somers. The storm tore at cable, phone and electrical wires and put trees onto a few garages and cars. [...]

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