They're Working on Climate Change

Violet Snow a week ago Region: Wisconsin

I avoid thinking about climate change. It’s overwhelming and scary, and I don’t know what to do about it besides stuff I’ve already been doing for years, like recycling, using cloth shopping bags, keeping the thermostat low in winter, driving a smallish car for good gas mileage (since I can’t afford a hybrid). Otherwise, I’d just as soon put my head in the sand as mull over the possible ef... more

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Watching Whooping Cranes

Violet Snow 4 weeks ago Region: Wisconsin

I’m getting addicted to the cranecam. Since visiting Necedah Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin, I’m intrigued by the effort to teach young whooping cranes, an endangered species, to migrate by getting them to follow ultralight aircraft. Also, I’m hoping to write an article about the cranes. The pilots work for Operation Migration, the same outfit that inspired the movie “Fly Away Home”, wherei... more

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Walter E. Ellis Arrested for Murdering 9 Women

Ground Report 2 months ago Region: Wisconsin

Walter E. Ellis, a 49-year-old Milwaukee man with prior offenses, was arrested today for the murder of nine sex workers. Some of the arrests have been unsolved since 1986. Walter E. Ellis was linked to the killings by DNA, say police. The Associated Press announced the story today. The women were between the ages of 16 and 41, and killed from 1986 to 2007. Authorities said Walter E. Ellis was charged with two deaths... more

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Identity Thief Poses As Daughter To Be Cheerleader

Jason Li a year ago Region: Wisconsin

Illegal or not, you cannot blame Wendy Brown, 33, for not trying hard enough to attempt a second shot at the days of her troubled youth. She posed as her own fifteen year-old daughter to enroll in Ashwaubenon High School. She was so convincing that she fooled everyone. She wanted to be what almost every high school girl dreams of, a cheerleader.  And she did, attending cheerleading practices and even went to a ... more

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8 Years Old And A Blues Guitar Prodigy Already

Nikhil Sundaram a year ago Region: Wisconsin

An Eight year old is a blues guitar prodigy.He can strum on his guitar like a pro and play beautifully. The boy named Tallan 'T-man' Latz was just five,he happened to see Joe Satriani playing guitar on television.That was when the bug caught him."That's exactly what I want to do" he told his Dad then. Now after three years and hours of hard practice later he has become a blues guitar prodigy.So much so that he has al... more

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Humane Society Buys Puppy Mill

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Wisconsin

Posted by Isabel Cowles to findingDulcinea A large-scale Wisconsin dog breeder was bought by the state’s Humane Society in late July. More than 1,200 dogs were put up for adoption. The Humane Society acquired the facility because its owner and operator, Wallace Havens, planned to retire this year and hoped that the animals would go to a good home. Many questioned the conditions at Pet Haven and are convinc... more

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Eric Tavulares Killed Lauren Aljubouri a-la Natural Born Killers

Ground Report a year ago Region: Wisconsin

18 year-old Eric Tavulares killed his girlfriend Lauren Aljubouri in a half-sleep state he told police. Some say the fact that Eric Tavulares had seen the violent movie Natural Born Killers 10-20 times, including the night of the killing, that made him roll over in his bed and strangle Lauren Aljubouri to death. He is being charged with When police arrived at their apartment around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Eric Tavula... more

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Scientists Find Cure for Freezer Burn

Anuradha Agarwal a year ago Region: Wisconsin

If we keep ice cream for a long time in a deep freezer, we find the tiny ice crystals formed within it. These tiny crystals ruin the taste and texture of the ice cream. Chemists in Wisconsin discovered a natural product, which prevent forming of ice crystal, thus keep ice cream good for long time. This product is a natural protein material and called gelatin hydrosylate. It works like an antifreeze substance for ... more

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On Oil, Politics, and Hating Me Because I Tell the Truth

David Brant a year ago Region: Wisconsin

With oil prices flowing relentlessly upward--at least for the time being--and gasoline prices naturally, inevitably following suit, it should be clear to all educated adults, regardless of whether or not they are economists or day-traders, why these prices are going up.  We are all taught in school, well before our college-age years, of the law of supply and demand. Assuming that demand remains constant, when sup... more

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As Honeybees Continue to Vanish, Einstein's Prediction Looms...Or Does It?

David Brant a year ago Region: Wisconsin

With the bee populations in terrible decline for the second straight year in 35 states in North America and for reasons that still defy a definite explanation, some beekeepers and researchers are becoming increasingly troubled by an apocalyptic prediction attributed to a well-known thinker who went by the name of Einstein. "Einstein's theory-- it's been, oh, a couple years ago-- was that within about four years, th... more

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