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Farmers in northeast Wisconsin optimistic about this season’s crop yield
Yahoo News
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(WFRV) – Farmers across northeast Wisconsin say they are feeling optimistic about this season’s crop yield, especially compared to last year. “We are on pace for a record year,” Brickstead Dairy Farmer Dan Brick said. Annual fundraiser golf outing...
Family & kids events this week in City of Milwaukee: July 13-19
Milwaukee City Wire - Wisconsin
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July 13, 2025
The following family & kids events are scheduled to take place in City of Milwaukee this week. Sunday, July 13 Event: Intro To Magic The Gathering Milwaukee Public Library - Tippecanoe Branch 2-4 pm Monday, July 14 Event: ESL Drop in Tutoring...
Skies clearer across Wisconsin, but haze could return later this week
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
The winds over Wisconsin are shifting Monday, dispersing smoke from Canadian wildfires that blanketed much of state this weekend. Southerly winds are pushing smoke back to the north. That’s improved air quality in most of the state, now listed as...
After Federal Changes, Wisconsin Plans Again for Broadband Expansion
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Laptop. (CC0 Public Domain) Two and half years of work were in the books. Preliminary awards were made. Then last month, the federal government announced changes to a $42 billion Biden-era...
Bipartisan Wisconsin voters continue push for fusion voting
WMTV - Wisconsin
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July 15, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A bipartisan coalition of Wisconsin voters is suing to reinstate fusion voting – which allows the same candidate to appear under multiple political parties on the ballot. Under fusion voting, a candidate such as Jane Doe...
The Best-Paying Construction Industry Professions in Wisconsin
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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In recent years, there has been a marked resurgence of interest in skilled trades among young Americans, particularly in fields like welding, plumbing, and electrical work. This shift is driven by a confluence of economic and cultural factors....
After federal changes, Wisconsin readies for second broadband expansion go-round
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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July 14, 2025
Two and half years of work were in the books. Preliminary awards were made. Then last month, the federal government announced changes to a $42 billion Biden-era broadband expansion program. “It’s been a very busy month,” said state Broadband and...
Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
The Conversation
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July 14, 2025
This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvanians will vote, however, on three members of their seven-member state Supreme Court. These are retention...
Engineering a legacy: Floyd Friar marks 40 years with the YFD
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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July 13, 2025
For four decades, Floyd Friar has kept the wheels turning at the Yuma Fire Department – quite literally. As the department’s longtime fleet manager, Friar has built, maintained and reimagined nearly every emergency vehicle Yuma has operated since...
Hannibal native among first female physicians t…
Hannibal Courier Post - Missouri
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Dr. Caroline Holman Skinner, (1858-1948) a circa 1897 graduate of the old Homeopathic College of Missouri, is recorded to be among the first three women doctors to practice medicine in St. Louis. She served on the staff of the Deaconess Hospital...
Dead air: Lifeline or death knell for AM radio?
KULR 8 - Montana
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July 19, 2025
AM radio harkens back to bygone eras. But could the old-time radio dial also be mothballed and silenced? Automakers continue to look at discontinuing offering AM radios in vehicles and the new media world of podcasts and social media challenge...
Where Things Stand
WGTD - Wisconsin
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July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025 5p From WGTD Manager David Cole: A quick note on the impact of the budget rescission votes in Washington. While we don't receive federal funding, WGTD is expected to be indirectly impacted by cuts at Wisconsin Public Radio, our...
President Wendler's Op-Ed: The Power of Civic Engagement and Regional Universities
Borger News-Herald - Texas
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Civic engagement, individual and collective actions aimed at addressing public opportunities and challenges, is fundamental to constitutional republics in healthy societies and is a key driver of personal, institutional and community growth....
SUPPLE Launches SUPPLE Squad Initiative to Support Joint Health for Military, Veterans, First Responders, and K9 Heroes
The Bulletin - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
Industry-leading orthopedic performance drink supplements now available to support the unique physical demands of America's defenders – on two legs and four. NEENAH, Wis., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SUPPLE, a 7-day fast-acting, premium joint...
MATC’s volleyball coach balances local and international play
MATC Times - Wisconsin
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July 18, 2025
Stormers volleyball head coach Michel DeLisle not only leads MATC’s women’s team but also travels outside the country and coaches for U.S. teams globally. The coach left for Germany on June 14 to coach the women’s U.S. volleyball team, leading the...
Wisconsin Students Win State Agriculture Essay Contest
Wisconsin Ag Connection
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July 11, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025 By Blake Jackson Annabelle Winkers, a fourth-grade student from Fennimore, and Adalyn Howe, a fifth-grade student from Lodi, have been named state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom annual essay contest....
16 years with minimum wage falling further behind cost of living
The Daily Star - Louisiana
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July 19, 2025
When the minimum wage does not go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009. For full-time workers that amounts to $15,080 if you are paid for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year....
Exclusive: Ro Khanna on Democrats' Path to Victory in Pro-Trump Districts
Newsweek
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July 19, 2025
Ahead of his visit to Republican stronghold South Carolina, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna spoke with Newsweek on the battle plan for Democrats to compete in pro-Trump districts in next year's midterms. Khanna, a California Democrat, is heading to...
Milwaukee's Junior Violence Interrupters trained to help other kids resolve conflicts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Serenity Jones doesn’t let her anger get the best of her anymore. A 12-year-old River Trail School student, Serenity learned anger management and self-control techniques in the Junior Violence Interrupters program. She learned to recognize the...
What Kind of Party Are the Revolutionary Communists of America Building?
The Communist
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July 18, 2025
What kind of party are we building? At first glance, this question is straightforward. We’re building a revolutionary party for the overthrow of capitalism. As Leninists, we’re specifically building a cadre party along the lines of the Bolsheviks,...