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Oshkosh training program gives refugees work experience
Habitat for Humanity in Oshkosh is providing on-the-job training to refugees who are among a group of 86 people, mostly Burmese, who moved to the area last ...
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Buffalo Wild Wings outdoor store among new businesses in Fond du Lac area
The Fond du Lac area is experiencing an increase in new home and business development this year with projects including a Buffalo Wild ...
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Crystal Finishing to add 250 jobs expand to Mosinee
Weston-based Crystal Finishing Systems plans to create up to 350 jobs by expanding to Mosinee after buying a 677,500-square-foot building ...
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UW tuition freeze funding cuts adopted by budget committee
The University of Wisconsin System would get a $152 million funding cut and a two-year tuition freeze under a plan approved by the Legislatures budget ...
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Madison-area economic development group Thrive rebrands
Thrive, an economic development group representing south-central Wisconsin that is similar to the Milwaukee 7, on Thursday unveiled a rebranding effort and a new name: the Madison Region Economic ...
Movie Review
Cría cuervos [DVD]
Set during the Franco regime and shot while the fascist general was on his deathbed, Carlos Saura's Cra cuervos is a dream-like evocation of the shifting lines between fantasy and reality, living and dying, past and present. It has many similarities to Ingmar Bergman's Cries a ... ...
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IRSs Lerner being replaced on acting basis Bloomberg Video
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Lois Lerner, the mid-level Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the controversy over scrutiny of small-government groups seeking tax-exempt status, is being replaced on an acting basis, the IRS said today. Pimm Fox reports on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg) Lois Lerner, the mid-level Internal Revenue Service official at ...
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Rapper Chief Keef not allowed to perform at local Milwaukee venue
Chief Keef . He was supposed to take part in an event being thrown this Saturday (5/25) as part of the Memorial Day weekend festivities. Representatives from 618 held meetings earlier in the week after some concerns were voiced in regards to Keef's reputation. The result of the meetings was the decision that Keef not be allowed to perform this weekend. Concert ...
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Volunteers from Milwaukee area to help clean up in Oklahoma
Retired carpenter Don Douglas is a disaster veteran leading a team of 16 volunteers from the Milwaukee area to go help clean up after the Oklahoma ...
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Walkers Iowa speech sparks political buzz about 2016
WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott was in Iowa and reported that Walker's message to a crowd of Iowa Republicans was one that could have been directed to a national audience -- a message that had the party faithful thinking about the ...
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Frost advisory in effect for some SE Wisconsin counties
After a chilly and windy day, skies have cleared and that is leading to a cold night. Temperatures are tumbling and that is not good for any freshly planted flowers or vegetables. A frost advisory has been issued for Waukesha, Walworth, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
Hotel Review
Merve Griffin's Beverly Hilton Hotel
As I approached this grand old hotel on famous Wilshire Boulevarrd, just off Santa Monica Boulevard I couldn't help thinking ...
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