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ISSUE: November 1, 2009

Articles about Wisconsin

Distance Makes the Heart Grow … - 9-1-2009

With the number of commuter marriages on the rise, more couples are discovering how far their love can stretch.

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...Michigan, while her husband commutes weekly to Wisconsin. “We’re kinder to each other. We’re more aware...

...Nichole’s husband was later transferred to Wisconsin. Now, he makes the seven-hour drive to Wisconsin...

... Wisconsin. Now, he makes the seven-hour drive to Wisconsin on Monday mornings and returns on Friday nights.

A Beautiful Life - 3-1-2009

Grace Kenitz is a spirited, vivacious young girl. She has a casual demeanor, softly accented by her pretty features. She loves the sorts of activities that most children her age engage in -- the little things like dancing to the radio, playing tag, and splashing in a rain puddle.

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...was three-year-old Grace in a Wisconsin hospital, blind and bedridden, somber and...

...chamber to Shannon’s Madison, Wisconsin, home. Within months, Grace was no longer...

Fair Deal - 7-1-2007

Is it possible to change the world one pair of chinos at a time? A new crop of businesses think fair-trade apparel will be as good for companies as it is for the conscience.

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...and CEO of Fair Indigo, a company in Middleton, Wisconsin, with 30 employees, 25 of whom are former Lands''...

...it opened its first retail store in Madison, Wisconsin. Fair Indigo''s clothes are designed to appeal to...

The Great Indoors - 8-15-2007

STAY INSIDEWe all know that we should get off the couch and spend more time outside. But the great outdoors can be, well, unpredictable. Storms hit. Or you paddle ou...

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...chairs. Who needs Florida or California when Wisconsin offers all this? www.wisdells.com RAY&rsquo...

Wheels - 10-1-2003

VEGAS OR BUST Mention the words “Wisconsin” and “cruisers” in the same sentence, and most folks think of Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson. But VICTORY MOTORCYCLES, which transforms hunks of steel into engines and transmissions in its Os...

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...OR BUST Mention the words “Wisconsin” and “cruisers” in...

...into engines and transmissions in its Osceola, Wisconsin, factory, hopes to change that. While Victory...

Letter Rip - 7-1-2006

Air Mail for American Way Magazine 07-01-2006

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...interesting to me because as Milwaukee and Wisconsin have lost tens of thousands of manufacturing...

Letter Rip - 2-15-2007

Air Mail for American Way Magazine 02-15-2007

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... all-time favorite cities. I now live in Madison, Wisconsin, which I also love, but nothing quite compares...

Sleights Of Hand - 7-15-2001

Murder, intrigue, and a slew of lifes challenges fill these new midsummer reads.

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...his hand off. A young, childless woman from Wisconsin offers her husband’s hand as a...

Breakthrough - 10-1-2003

FLYING SOUTH Small-engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton was in a bind. Its core product, lawn mower motors, sold well, but costs were rising, its giant manufacturing facility outside Milwaukee was aging, and its product lines we...

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...with its local union at the Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, plant. While competitors were moving...

Mensa Quiz-4/15/2005 - 4-15-2005

Mensa Quiz for American Way Magazine 04-15-2005

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... buffalo roam.” 8. Arkansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Washington, Idaho 9. Play 10.

Worth The Weight - 9-1-2005

Counting cals and carbs is for bores. Eager to excite you, if not expand you, professional chefs are championing decadence anew. Consider the Grana Padano Pasta flambé at the Whaling Bar and Grill at the La Valencia Hotel (858-454-0771) in La Jolla,...

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...Boston Crab (920-884-2722) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, sherry-and-cream-soaked lobster comes served in...

George Stephanopoulos' D.c. - 2-15-2002

The former Clinton administration wunderkind, who now appears on ABCs This Week each Sunday, takes us on a tour of the nations capital.

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...a drink. It''s at the crossroads of M Street and Wisconsin, so it''s in the heart of the action. It''s run by...

Mo' Better - 4-15-2001

Le grand tour de Lauto Rental cars are so pass. Why not buy your wheels while in Europe? Carmakers will welcome you with open arms, free meals and hotels, even sticker-price discounts.

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...Exposure Greenhouse in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, says her secret weapon when it comes to lawn...

Talkin’ Bout My, Uh, Your, Um, Our(?) Generation - 11-15-2003

Okay, class, get out your pencils. Today we have a pop quiz. The times, they A. are a changinB. are a changin, but not enoughC. are a changin is ungrammaticalD. What. Ever. E. Oh, shut up!F. Dude, wher...

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...down. Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, publishes something it calls "The Mindset...

Rock Around The Clock - 4-15-2005

In January, I wrote a column inviting readers to weigh in on Six Essential Rock Questions. Well, you weighed in, all right. I wish I could publish everything I received. Alas, the accolades for my choices would alone take up a couple of columns. A t...

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...London style," says Fred Walder of Madison, Wisconsin. Also cited quite a bit: Weezer''s The Blue...

Caution: Experts At Work - 9-1-2005

We Have a Winner! Congratulations to Kim Schneider of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She pockets the 200,000 AAdvantage miles in our Jim Shahin Takes a Vacation contest! Almost 2,700 people entered, and just over 25 percent of them guessed the correct de...

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...to Kim Schneider of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She pockets the 200,000 AAdvantage miles...

He’s Not In Pittsburgh Anymore - 2-1-2005

When former Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw takes a break from his duties as, among other things, a Fox NFL analyst, he retires to a rambling retreat in the Arizona desert outside Phoenix.

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... Kansas or Oklahoma, or the lakes of Minnesota or Wisconsin, there''s a beauty in that, too. But the desert...

Brick By Brick - 2-1-2008

Remember the excitement you felt when you were a kid opening your presents on Christmas morning? Well, would you have ever imagined that opening one of those gifts could change your life and cement your future career path?

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...Kids, Fox Cities Children’s Museum; Appleton, Wisconsin. www.kidmuseum.org MARCH 2 to AUGUST 18:...

The Turk - 8-1-2007

The most feared man in the NFL isn't a dirty player, a perfectionist coach, or even a mercurial owner.

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...Trophy–winning running back from Wisconsin and a first-round pick of the New York Giants...