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Obituary Coach Rooted for Athletes, Students Homestead High Teacher Dies During Run with Team

Homestead High School girls distance running coach Andrew Edington was so respected by the members of his team that he persuaded some of them to go out for a run Saturday morning -- even though their prom was that night. After working out with the girls, Edington planned to meet his wife at their church so they could drive together to watch their daughter's soccer game.

Rains Cause Sewer Overflows 3-Inch Soaking Causes Mmsd to Close Gates

Sunday's rains sent millions of gallons of storm water into sewers and into the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's deep tunnel, causing overflows, MMSD officials said. Forecasts of more rain later in the day prompted district workers to begin closing gates from combined sewers to the deep tunnel around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, district spokesman Bill Graffin said. Overflows started soon after that.

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Review Fine Arts Quartet Tackles Diverse Program with Spirit

Haydn's Piano Trio in G is about what it means to be civilized. Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 is about the end of civilization. The two works made for a startling contrast Sunday afternoon, played back to back on the Fine Arts Quartet's program.

Task Force Arrests 29 Drunken Driving Suspects 13 Police Agencies Join Forces for a Night; 4 More Dates Set

Despite reduced traffic due to rainy weather, members of a drunken driving task force from 13 different police agencies arrested 29 suspected drunken drivers overnight Saturday. That number was down only slightly from a trial run of the special enforcement initiative April 10, which resulted in 31 drunken driving arrests.

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Greenfield schools may start later After Greenfield High School's start time was changed to one of the earliest in the metro Milwaukee area several years ago -- 7:10 a.m. -- administrators in the Greenfield School District are now asking the Board of Education to consider a later daily start time for the 2009-'10 school year.

Federal Judge Returns Lawsuit That Claims Wrongful Firing to State Court

A federal judge has returned to state court a lawsuit brought by the former president of a major Green Bay manufacturing firm who claims he was wrongly fired after confronting his boss, CEO and philanthropist Richard Resch, about how Resch's repeated affairs with female staffers were hurting the company. Lawyers for Resch and his company, Krueger International, filed to have the case moved to federal court just four days before it was to go to trial in Brown County.

Focusing On Ability -- To Create Smiles Meet Kenneth Ray, Who Communicates by Evoking Laughter

Anyone who has ever worn a red nose and zany wig will tell you that to a performing clown, a smile is worth a thousand words. Never has that been truer than for Kenneth Ray, a West Allis man who has spent his life working to overcome deafness and blindness.

County Workers Delaying Retirement Bad Economy Means Less Pension Payout for Now

Milwaukee County employee retirements have slowed significantly, a likely result of workers hanging onto jobs longer because of the uncertain economy and downsized workforce, county officials say. That means pension and "backdrop" lump sum payments are also lower, though the effect may be only temporary, said Gerald Schroeder, the county's retirement manager.

Tweet to Teach: Colleges Try Social Medium in Class Journalism, Pr Professors Say Short-Winded Twitter May Develop Bigger Role

Facebook may be the social medium of choice for college students, but the microblogging Web tool Twitter has found adherents among professors, many of whom are starting to experiment with it as a teaching device. People use Twitter to broadcast bite-sized messages or Web links and to read messages or links posted by others. It can be used as a source of news, to listen to what people in certain groups are talking about, or to communicate with experts or leaders in certain fields.

Alderman Votes Presidency Into Stalemate Greenfield Official Prefers Neither Council Candidate

Greenfield -- Quick math question: If there are two candidates and five voters, and no write-in votes are allowed, can an election end in a tie?

Lawyer Accused of Robbing Client Guardian Sues Attorney, Firm Over $600,000

The guardian for an elderly woman has filed a lawsuit against a prominent Milwaukee law firm and a suspended lawyer, claiming the lawyer stole more than $600,000 from her. Supportive Community Services, the legal guardian for Dorothy G. Phinney, filed the lawsuit against Quarles & Brady and Jeffrey Elverman, a lawyer who was with the firm when the alleged theft occurred between December 2001 and September 2004.

Good Gains for a Great Lake After Near-Record Lows, Lake Michigan's Water Level Rises Nearly 2 Feet

Lake Michigan is on the rebound after flirting with near-record low water levels in 2008. In January 2008 the water was so low that the human polar bears taking their annual New Year's Day plunge off the Door Peninsula had to navigate around yellow police tape so they didn't slash their feet on an offshore shipwreck.

No Quarter This 'Attorney' Spoke with Conviction at Seminar

Dozens of Milwaukee-area lawyers earned education credits a little while back for attending a local seminar featuring a convicted felon posing as an expert on criminal sentencing. How's that for getting the inside scoop?

Following the Money / How Stimulus Funds Are Being Spent Poor Areas Don't Show On Aid Radar Formula for Funds Gives No Breaks to Milwaukee, Racine Counties

Despite a federal provision that requires economically distressed areas to receive priority in stimulus funding, the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County and the city of Racine would not receive special consideration for potential highway dollars. Federal guidelines base the "economically distressed" determination on unemployment and per-capita income on a county level. In counties where wealthier suburbs affect the countywide figures, poor cities and neighborhoods are left without the benefit...

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