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Wisconsin's Geologic Story Told In Its Many Rock Formations

October 15, 2013 - 1:14pm

Wisconsin’s geologic history is imprinted on the land. Geologic formations such as Devil's Lake, the Baraboo Hills and Pier Natural Bridge Park are remnants of a history that extends back millions of years. John Muir, the Scottish-born but Wisconsin-raised naturalist and author, known as the “Father of the National Parks,”...

Amazon Will Begin Collecting Wisconsin Sales Tax In November

October 11, 2013 - 1:44pm

Online retailer Amazon plans to start collecting Wisconsin sales tax on purchases made by state residents, starting in November.

Cyberbullying Bill Moves Out Of Senate Committee

October 10, 2013 - 2:17pm

A bill that would make online bullying a crime has been unanimously approved by the state Senate's education committee.

UW-Madison Launches Its First MOOC Thursday

October 3, 2013 - 11:41am

University of Wisconsin-Madison is launching its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Thursday.

Unemployment Insurance Registration Will Soon Be Entirely Online

September 23, 2013 - 1:00am

Beginning in mid-October, new applicants for unemployment insurance will have to register online through the Job Center of Wisconsin.

Proposal Would Require An Opt-Out Offer For Smart Meters

September 20, 2013 - 1:20pm

A newly introduced state bill would require utility companies to offer opt-out policies to customers who don’t want "smart meters" in their homes. The devices replace older mechanical electric or water meters with an electronic version that can transmit the usage information. Most utility companies in the state use some...

Spending The Summer As A Lighthouse Keeper

September 10, 2013 - 12:16pm

Lighthouses have guided navigators through the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin for more than century. Commentator Dave Cieslewicz has spent his last few summers in the lighthouse on Sand Island, helping to preserve and share Wisconsin’s rich maritime history. Dave Cieslewicz teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the...

Americans Increasingly Curbing Their Cars

August 13, 2013 - 8:55am

Cars have been an integral part of American culture for the last century. Owning an automobile, we've been taught, comes with a sense of freedom and individuality. Over the last decade, however, there seems to have been a change in the way we think about using our cars. According to...

Sometimes Cannons are Enough

July 1, 2013 - 12:01pm

When Peter Tchaikovsky described his 1812 Overture as "noisy," he had no idea how loud -- and dangerous -- it could get. In 1998, more than a hundred years after Tchaikovsky wrote and disdained his overture, the Seattle Times carried the remarkable story of Paolo Esperanza. Esperanza was the bass...

Khachaturian

June 6, 2013 - 11:27am

Young Aram Khachaturian had aptitude and a strong desire to study music. At the age of 19 he was gambling that they would be enough to get him into a first-rate music school. Khachaturian was born on June 6, 1903, in Tiflis, in the Republic of Georgia, where he grew...