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Hudson Patch Week in Review: Feb. 20, 2011
This busy week brought budget protests, school closures, a primary election, an American Idol candidate, a lost dog and plenty of postseason sports action.
Hudson Patch presents a review of its most newsworthy stories from the last week. The following stories appeared Feb. 13-19.
Hudson Teachers, Labor Unions Protest Wisconsin Governor's Budget Repair Bill
Protests began in Hudson on Wednesday afternoon as to wave signs to show their condemnation of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
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Protests heated up in Madison on Thursday, and the state senate Democrats refused to show up to vote on the bill, robbing the Republicans of a quorum to pass their agenda. On Friday, the .
On Saturday, 500-700 labor union members and their supporters gathered at the Carmichael overpass and . Some Walker supporters held a counter-protest as well.
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Hudson School District Cancels School Due to 'Unusually High Teacher Absences'
The Hudson School District because of "unusually high teacher absences." At least 20 Hudson teachers took the day off to traveld to Madison and take part in protests against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
Hudson School District Superintendent Mary Bowen-Eggenbraaten said she was "disappointed in the teachers who chose not to come to work." Hudson Teachers Union President Scott Ellingson said he was disappointed that teachers had been put in that situation in the first place. Both expressed apologies to the families disrupted by the school closures.
Caleb Hawley Plays in Minneapolis the Weekend Before His Hollywood Round Segments Air on American Idol
On Saturday, at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis, a packed room . On Wednesday and Thursday, Hawley appeared on the FOX show American Idol and of the show.
Burkhardt Couple Reunited With Lost Dog After Eight-Day Search
Thanks to the help of family, friends, neighbors, concerned community members and an anonymous donor, a Burkhardt couple .
Hudson High School Sports Teams Compete in Postseason
Swimming at state, wrestling at sectionals, hockey at regionals, and more! Check out all these headlines from Raiders postseason competition this week:
