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40 years ago it was worth three times more. What happened?

Workers at many nonprofits are under-paid and overworked, with high turnover.

If eco-radicals get their way, natural resources will have legally personhood and constitutional rights. Those rights will trump ours.

Peace through strength works.

How far and fast we’ve fallen. This beautiful city is beleaguered by Trump’s malice and military. Others may not be far behind. Trump is the un-American president.

This week’s parade of European leaders at the White House felt less like a diplomatic summit and more like a coronation ceremony.

Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.

At a time when the gendered culture war between modernity and conservatism is palpable, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce offer a model of partnership rooted in confidence, equality, and timing.

Madison lost two men in recent weeks who, in each of their own ways, were nothing less than outstanding educators.
MILWAUKEE__ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to continue its pioneering research into the benefits of creativity-based programming for autistic individuals. This latest award supports the next phase of
Long-sought Frank D. Barker sank in 1887, located by local boater DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – Another exciting shipwreck discovery emerged in Lake Michigan this summer after a local boater exploring off Door County’s coast noticed something unexpected in the water.
Waukesha – Yesterday state representative Scott Allen was endorsed by former Sheriff Arnold Moncada and current Sheriff Eric Severson at a meeting at Dady-Oh’s Restaurant in downtown Waukesha. “Scott has been a dedicated servant of the community for years,” said

GOP lawmakers are moving to block the Evers administration’s efforts to implement nearly half of the proposed rules the guv wants to take effect without first going through JCRAR.
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40 years ago it was worth three times more. What happened?

Workers at many nonprofits are under-paid and overworked, with high turnover.

If eco-radicals get their way, natural resources will have legally personhood and constitutional rights. Those rights will trump ours.

Peace through strength works.

How far and fast we’ve fallen. This beautiful city is beleaguered by Trump’s malice and military. Others may not be far behind. Trump is the un-American president.

This week’s parade of European leaders at the White House felt less like a diplomatic summit and more like a coronation ceremony.

Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.

At a time when the gendered culture war between modernity and conservatism is palpable, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce offer a model of partnership rooted in confidence, equality, and timing.

Madison lost two men in recent weeks who, in each of their own ways, were nothing less than outstanding educators.
MILWAUKEE__ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to continue its pioneering research into the benefits of creativity-based programming for autistic individuals. This latest award supports the next phase of the Autism Brilliance Lab for Entrepreneurship, a cross-disciplinary initiative that
Long-sought Frank D. Barker sank in 1887, located by local boater DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – Another exciting shipwreck discovery emerged in Lake Michigan this summer after a local boater exploring off Door County’s coast noticed something unexpected in the water. Matt Olson, owner of Door County Adventure Rafting, was scouting
Waukesha – Yesterday state representative Scott Allen was endorsed by former Sheriff Arnold Moncada and current Sheriff Eric Severson at a meeting at Dady-Oh’s Restaurant in downtown Waukesha. “Scott has been a dedicated servant of the community for years,” said Moncada, “and I know he’s committed to public safety.” According

GOP lawmakers are moving to block the Evers administration’s efforts to implement nearly half of the proposed rules the guv wants to take effect without first going through JCRAR.
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