Public Occurrences 3.8.2018


World/Nation Briefs

Walker looks to mend Wisconsin political divide by meeting with lawmakers over brats and beerMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation’s first governor ever to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin’s political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beers.


Winning Fight For Redemption

Warsaw resident Kevin Lee Bronson's tale of redemption has caught the eye of Hollywood."All the different projects we have in mind are in the early stages of development, but all are moving forward," Bronson's entertainment lawyer and co-manager David Baker said.

World/Nation Briefs 7.19.2012

Bold rebel bombing strikes Syria’s inner circle; president’s brother-in-law among the deadBEIRUT (AP) — Rebels penetrated the heart of Syria’s power elite Wednesday, detonating a bomb inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed three leaders of the regime, including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law and the defense minister.

Letters to the Editor 01-18-2001

- Ashcroft Confirmation - School Stop Sign - Garbage Collectors Deserve Recognition - Ten Commandments - Subway Fire - Bank Policy - Taxes Ashcroft Confirmation Editor, Times-Union: Sen.Ashcroft deserves to be confirmed.Enough of bipartisanship.He is certainly educated enough to do the job in a responsible manner.He is a first class lawyer, served as Attorney General of Missouri for two terms as well as two terms as governor.

Letters to the Editor 03-12-2004

- Free Trade - Moral Values - Defending Rights - Homosexual Rights - Madison Says Thanks - Bush Accomplishments Free Trade Editor, Times-Union: It is with great interest that I always read your columns advocating free trade such as the one which appeared in your Wednesday edition.I would offer one small word of advice, when you tell of the great benefits that the exportation of jobs such as those in the service sector will bring to the U.S., you need to spell them out right then and there for all to see.I admit along with millions of other Americans that I need help fully appreciating these "benefits" that await me in America's future.

Letters to the Editor 04-25-2005

- Bush Is Evil - Abuse Prevention - Hot Summers - Redeemer School - Child Abuse Bush Is Evil Editor, Times-Union: George W.Bush knew that we would be attacked by Osama bin Laden.How do I know this? Several nations warned him that it was going to happen and he did nothing. Our intelligence agencies warned Ms.Rice and she had the Presidential Daily Bulletin that warned G.W.Bush.Both said there was no connection to this deed.Yet the title of the PDB stated just that.Several days after they lied to the 9/11 Commission, the PDB was unclassified and the world then knew that they lied. On a day when normally there would be 40,000 to 50,000 people at work in the Twin Towers, only approximately 5,000 were there.

Letters to the Editor 03-09-2006

- Bias - Not A Democrat - BMV Fiasco - Innocence Lost - Destroyed Property - Blame The Media - SB2128 Bias Editor, Times-Union: Media bias, as with many things in life, can depend on one's opinions and points of view.I can quote stats and figures obtained from various sources that would indicate a conservative bias.How much credence is put into that information depends on one's point of view. In view of the scandal overload of the present administration, I should think if there is indeed a liberal bias in the media, then a ground-swell movement calling for impeachment should have begun by now.

Letters to the Editor 08-16-2002

- In God We Trust - Stealing From Graves - Thanks To Warsaw PD - Solar Lights Stolen - Wagon Wheel - Smoking - Support For Tara In God We Trust Editor, Times-Union: In God We Trust.This was placed on our coins in 1864, put on our paper money in 1955 and in 1956 Congress passed a resolution declaring "In God We Trust" the national motto.This has survived many court decisions.To many Americans this motto is true.Another thing, we say "God Bless America."He has blessed America.We are the most prosperous nation in the world and have the best of everything.

Warriors Start Quest For State Title

SYRACUSE - Wawasee's wrestling team advanced to the state finals for the first time in school history by upsetting Bellmont, ranked No.2 and 20-0, at the semistate. That was last year. Things have changed. Darrell Carr (140 pounds), who went 42-2 and was the runner-up in the state championship match, graduated.So did Shaun Belin (152, 39-3), another state finalist.John Merchant (140), Rob Burke (160) and Jeremy Walls (171), who were in last year's varsity lineup, graduated. Don't cry a river for these Warriors.They have hopes for even bigger things.

Letters to the Editor 01-20-1998

- 'Special' People - Appropriation - Corruption - Recycling - Barbee Sewers - Dismayed By Article - Heartless Theft 'Special' People Editor, Times-Union: In the past I have read about the special people in Warsaw.I would also like to recognize some "special" people in Warsaw.

Warsaw Returns To The Top

Warsaw's girls tennis team celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its last Northern Lakes Conference title in proper fashion, by winning Saturday's NLC Tournament to win the 2001 title. Now the Tigers only hope winning a title just every 10 years doesn't become a trend. Ten years have gone by and six coaching changes have taken place in the last seven years, but Warsaw's girls tennis team once again sits atop the Northern Lakes Conference. After cruising through NLC dual matches with a 6-0 record, Warsaw clinched first place in the NLC by winning the NLC Tournament with 53 points. The championship came under Joe Beeson, the same coach who guided Warsaw to its last NLC title in 1991.Beeson resigned in 1992 but agreed to return this year to help turn a floundering program around.Since 1991, Warsaw finished as high as second in the NLC once.

Triton Trojans Tops In 2000

!photo=N0306007.JPG Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union The state champion Triton Trojans take questions during the press conference after Saturday's 57-54 overtime win over Rising Sun in the Class A state championship. INDIANAPOLIS -ÊTriton's girls basketball team won Saturday's Class A state title, and the unlikely heroine was a 5-foot-7 dimple-faced, black-haired, soft-spoken, sleepy-eyed sophomore who attempted one shot. That sophomore - Amber Feldman - hit her third three-pointer of the year as time ticked off the clock to give unranked Triton (20-7) a 57-54 overtime win over No.4 Rising Sun (25-3).The state title is the first for Triton's girls basketball team, which also won its first semistate and regional titles this season.

Before The Scream, There's A 'Murmur'

Instead of waiting to be invited to a gallery to display their artwork, five non-traditional artists have joined together for their own showcase.

World/Nation Briefs 8.7.2012

Gunman who opened fire in Wisconsin Sikh temple exhorted other white supremacists to actOAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause.

World/Nation Briefs 12.06.2012

Procrastinators’ guide to the fiscal cliff: Obama, Congress could delay past Dec. 31 deadlineWASHINGTON (AP) — The dealmakers who warn that a year-end plunge off the ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ would be disastrous don’t seem to be rushing to stop it. Why aren’t they panicking?

Warsaw Boys, Girls Win NLC Titles

Warsaw’s boys and girls track teams certainly made themselves feel at home Tuesday night.Hosting the Northern Lakes Conference Meet, both the sixth-ranked Tigers and 14th-ranked Lady Tigers dominated the eight-team field and won championships in convincing fashion.

World/Nation Briefs

Heat, wind, fire, wind, drought, floods: Scientists call US summer a global warming previewWASHINGTON (AP) — If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks.