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The Magic Of A Small City

Major metropolitan areas have a lot of things going for them – great food, amazing museums, art, and music. But ...

SAAF #4: Bad Hair Day

Rose wakes up with a bad hair day until her dad comes to the rescue.

Hayward Doctors Maintain A Fishing Wall Of Shame

Every year, thousands of people head to the Hayward area for a vacation; and most take time to do a little ...

Green Bay Teen Takes On The Braille Challenge

Like most 16 year olds, Green Bay native Baylee Alger loves playing video games. Watching him play the fighting game ...

Grosman Family Plants A Legacy Forest

In the spring of 1970, John and Kate Grosman planted a few rows of red pine in honor of their ...

Dark Winter Light

There’s something about winter light that isn’t like any other. Mike Paulus tells us about the things hidden and revealed ...

A New Year’s Baby

Every new year comes with a New Year’s baby. It’s a big job to be a newly birthed minor celebrity. ...

Wisconsin 101: Yerkes Telescope And The Birthplace Of Astrophysics

The 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, contains the world’s largest refracting lenses. Built in 1895, the telescope ...

Pay It Forward

There’s tremendous power in giving. When writer Crystal Chan was the beneficiary of kindness in an unlikely place – Chicago ...

Cynthia Woodland Reflects On Her Grandmother’s Life

Cynthia Woodland remembers the woman she calls “the last of the big mamas” — the matriarch of her family.  In ...

Wisconsin Life #410: “Go Big”

This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Orange Crush, a high school pep ...