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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A second Wisconsin resident died in the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, according to a family member. Russell Seager, 51, of Racine was killed in the shootings, according to a person answering Seager's phone who said he was a relative. The family member declined to answer other questions and referred all other questions to public affairs officials with the military. Family members of Amy Krueger...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Big Brother... um, Racine Police may soon be watching more closely than ever. If you're on the right side of the law, that can be a good thing. If not ... well, tell it to the judge! Yesterday -- according to a release from Sen. Herb Kohl, D-WI -- the U.S. Senate approved Kohl's request for $850,000 for crime prevention projects in Southeastern Wisconsin. Most of the money went to Milwaukee,...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Racine Lutheran High students raised more than $12,000 in the school’s recent Walkathon , as 90% of the student body participated in the 10K event. Top fundraisers were: Senior Maria Ilso with $272, Junior Katie Friesema with $350, Sophomore Ty Demuth with $600, and Freshman Peter Andersen with $135.
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Wisconsin State Assembly tomorrow will take up Rep. Cory Mason's resolution honoring Racine on the occasion of the city's historic milestone: the Demisemiseptcentennial Anniversary of its founding. The city began 175 years ago, in November of 1834, when Capt. Gilbert Knapp, left, established his settlement of Fort Gilbert at the mouth of the Root River. Mason's resolution -- with 39 Whereas...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Racine will hold a swine flu vaccine clinic Saturday. Officials are trying to ensure people in target groups can receive the H1N1 vaccine. Those groups include pregnant women, people who live with and care for infants six months old and younger, all children between 6 months old and four years old older children who have chronic medical conditions that could increase the risk of complications...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sixth Street's chilly but enthusiastic rededication ceremony Well, if you really want to start at the beginning, Friday night's party on Sixth Street had its origins in 1848, when planks were first installed on the Janesville Plank Road, making it the gateway to Racine. There was a toll booth near Mound Cemetery; the fee was one cent per mile for a wagon and horse. It wasn't until 1884 that...
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Benning's Writing Pad (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... 19 - West Jordan, Utah Pfc. Michael Pearson, 22 - Bolingbrook, Illinois Capt. Russell Seager, 51 - Racine, Wisconsin Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21 - Chicago, Illinois Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, 55 - Havre De Grace, Maryland Spc. Kham Xiong, 23 - St. Paul, Minnesota Heroes, all. Don't forget the wounded, either. Each one a victim of Islamic Jihad, no matter the fluffy-minded simperings of the...
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Exoskeleton (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Event: Abe Smith and Steve Timm reading "two insane performers together" What: Performance Start Time: Friday, November 6 at 7:00pm End Time: Friday, November 6 at 9:00pm Where: Racine Public Library
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Triple Pundit (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
SC Johnson, maker of a variety of household products that include Glade, Drano and Scrubbing Bubbles, says in its latest sustainability report that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions 27 percent at its worldwide factories over the last eight years. In the U.S., the Racine, WI, company reported a 17 percent reduction in GHG emissions since [...]
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BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... at Ft. Hood More. Wisconsin soldiers killed and wounded. Sun Times : ...Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, were slain in Thursday’s massacre, family members said. [snip] Seager joined the Army a few years back because he was a psychiatrist who wanted to help returning veterans adapt back to civilian life, his uncle, Larry Seager said. Seager was among two Wisconsin soldiers killed. Two...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... decorative metal "shrouds" at the bottom of the last few street lights. The Downtown Racine Corporation is throwing a party -- the centerpiece of this month's First Friday celebration -- to mark Sixth Street's rebirth, its rise from the ashes ... um, dirt and planks of the old Plank Road , revealed during the sometimes archaeological project. The ceremonial rededication will begin...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, announced today that the state Assembly will take action Thursday on a resolution honoring Rudy John Kuzel (left), former president of the United Auto Workers Local 72, who died on Oct. 1. Assembly Joint Resolution 86, authored by Mason, celebrates Kuzel’s life and legacy. The resolution will be read and celebrated near the beginning of the Assembly’s...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
When it comes to spelling, the Racine Public Library rules. Must be all those dictionaries in the Reference section. The Library's spelling bee team, the Dakota Bees, are champions again, winning The BUZZ, the Adult Spelling Bee that celebrated its 15 th anniversary last week. Competing against seven other teams, the Dakota Bees won the nerve-wracking, four-hour contest when Syzygy , the team...
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Racine Post (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... as film tie-in be why high-profile critics are giving the film three, even four, stars? Boltslider Racine Editor's Note: Boltslider is the alias of a local writer who comments on cultural, community and all other types of events.
