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In the last decade, scientists have made incredible strides in understanding the world around us. From taking the first photo of a black hole to unearthing new fossils that better map the human family tree, these discoveries are often awe-inspiring. CRISPR is one of those discoveries.

Parenting In A Pandemic: We’re All Doing The Best We Can
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Parenting In A Pandemic: We’re All Doing The Best We Can

Culture & History

Parenting In A Pandemic: We’re All Doing The Best We Can

Every day after lunch, my son and I go for a walk. It’s one of the pleasant parts of our new routine during this weird, difficult time of staying home. Forrest is almost 9.

Cellist Performs at the Top of Historical Granary
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Cellist Performs at the Top of Historical Granary

Wisconsin Originals

Cellist Performs at the Top of Historical Granary

Unable to perform live due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cello player Hans Christian engineered a different way to perform. He hoisted his cello 25 feet up inside the historic 118-year-old Teweles & Brandeis Granary building in Sturgeon Bay to play a concert on Facebook Live.

Faith, HOPE and Love: Anticipating A Better Tomorrow While Safer At Home
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Faith, HOPE and Love: Anticipating A Better Tomorrow While Safer At Home

Culture & History

Faith, HOPE and Love: Anticipating A Better Tomorrow While Safer At Home

People are using a lot of coping mechanisms to get through these days. For writer Jan Larson, it’s hope, faith, and love. == Today, March 24th, is my birthday. I could joke and claim the whole of Wisconsin shut down in celebration.

Viking Karaoke Challenge Connects Students and Faculty
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Viking Karaoke Challenge Connects Students and Faculty

Wisconsin Originals

Viking Karaoke Challenge Connects Students and Faculty

Beth Waldron, a music teacher at Viking Elementary School in Holmen, came up with a fun way to connect with students and faculty while school is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Power On, Dr. Evermor: Wisconsin’s Forevertron Sculptor
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Power On, Dr. Evermor: Wisconsin’s Forevertron Sculptor

The Arts

Power On, Dr. Evermor: Wisconsin’s Forevertron Sculptor

Editor’s note: Dr. Evermor turned bits of metal and other salvaged parts into fantastic sculptures. People can find his truly one-of-a-kind works of art behind Delaney’s Surplus near Baraboo. Starting in 1983, he created a whole world of mechanical creatures, insects, birds, and other contraptions.

Michael Perry’s Dispatches From The Little Writing Room Above The Garage
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Michael Perry’s Dispatches From The Little Writing Room Above The Garage

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Michael Perry’s Dispatches From The Little Writing Room Above The Garage

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all being urged to stay “safer at home.” So, Wisconsin author Michael Perry is trying to “hunker down” the best he can right now, just like the rest of us.

Wisconsin 101: Pasties
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Wisconsin 101: Pasties

Food & Travel

Wisconsin 101: Pasties

Imagine this: It’s early morning in a small Wisconsin town about a century ago. The sun hasn’t risen, but parents bustle around the kitchen. They’re making pasties. One’s for dad, who’s preparing for a day in the mines.

“Jump Around” Social Distance Style
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“Jump Around” Social Distance Style

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“Jump Around” Social Distance Style

It’s hard to be social with your friends and neighbors while staying home, but one Wisconsin neighborhood came together to put their own twist on a Wisconsin Badgers tradition. Two neighbors in Sun Prairie, Greg Thomson and Joe Lahti, started the “Jump Around” social distancing craze that has spread all over Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once Upon A Time … In Waunakee: Actor Mike Moh On His Dream Role
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Once Upon A Time … In Waunakee: Actor Mike Moh On His Dream Role

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Once Upon A Time … In Waunakee: Actor Mike Moh On His Dream Role

Mike Moh runs Moh’s Martial Arts school in Waunakee, Wisconsin and he has a budding acting career, as well. He landed the role of Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino’s award-winning “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” alongside actor Brad Pitt.

Living (And Working) In Isolation During a Pandemic
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Living (And Working) In Isolation During a Pandemic

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Living (And Working) In Isolation During a Pandemic

Life in the era of COVID-19 is really weird right now. It’s tough. Sometimes it’s hilarious, sometimes it’s really scary. People have lost their jobs. Others are working from home. And then there are the fine folks still heading to work every day…going to hospitals, grocery stores, factories and restaurants.

It’s Maple Syrup Time In The Midwest
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It’s Maple Syrup Time In The Midwest

Science & Nature

It’s Maple Syrup Time In The Midwest

Dan and Liz Stattelman-Scanlan of Madison, Wisconsin and their family have 175 sugar maples just across the state line in the Upper Penisula of Michigan. About fifteen years ago, Dan’s father, Ed Scanlan of Neenah, Wisconsin, began tapping the trees.

Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm
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Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm

Science & Nature

Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm

For those of you who use a wood burning stove to heat your home during the winter, you understand the never-ending task of keeping wood burning and your pile stacked. Chris Hardie writes about the feelings he has about other people’s woodpiles during these cold months.

Cloud Eating: The Power Of Homemade Tortillas
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Cloud Eating: The Power Of Homemade Tortillas

Culture & History

Cloud Eating: The Power Of Homemade Tortillas

Many of us have strong memories tied to making food with our families. Writer Araceli Esparza shares a poem about the bonds that are nurtured while making fresh, fluffy tortillas from scratch.

Not So Mysterious: Past And Present Masonic Temples Build Community
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Not So Mysterious: Past And Present Masonic Temples Build Community

Culture & History

Not So Mysterious: Past And Present Masonic Temples Build Community

There are several Masonic Lodges of Freemasons in the Northwoods, but the network has always had an air of mystery. But what is the role of a Masonic temple in a community? WXPR's Mackenzie Martin headed to the Rhinelander Masonic Temple and the former Wausau Masonic Temple to find out.