The figures are fantastic. Some eight million people die every year from cancer worldwide, more than half a million in the United States alone. The global number is predicted to rise to twelve million by 2030.
Cancer is the biggest cause of death for people under 85 and in...
opinion by agora | 3 years ago 159 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Last week, people at the Salvation Army in Racine, Wisconsin received a surprise Christmas gift when a woman showed up and handed out $20 bills to patrons. The Christmas holidays often prompt a lot of anonymous...
created by amyellensoden | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 243 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
A teacher at Congress Elementary teacher in Wisconsin has been fined after she cut a student's hair. A teacher cut a braid off of student Lamya Cammon's after she continued to play with her hair despite a warning. Lamya Cammon claims that the teacher called her to the front...
created by Jon Azpiri | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 6523 views | 15 recommendations | 58 comments
A 15-pound baby was born in Racine, Minnesota. Wendi Dolton and husband Mike Dolton welcomed their new son Axel LaVerne Dolton to the world. Little Axel LaVerne weighed 15 pounds 6 ounces at the time he was born.The Doltons have even given their 15-pound baby, who was born...
created by Jon Azpiri | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 5267 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
I remember my past life. I used to be Brazilian, a journalist, a friend of many, a daughter of a loving couple, a sister. I used to be a master of language. I used to know my way around the biggest city in Latin...
I am neither Democrat nor a Republican. I consider myself an independent who votes entirely on the issues. I've have voted in every Presidential election since the age of 19 in 1992.I remember in 2000...
It seems small businesses are having to take up the slack for a government that only gives lip service to the phrase "support our troops". Here is a story from Central Texas, home to Fort Hood, the largest army post in the United States and the only two-division post in...
opinion by dunkelberg | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 452 views | 16 recommendations | 5 comments
Story by patspen/photos by mikasi “War is an ugly thing,” said Mike Miles of Luck, Wisconsin, “and many people get displaced as a result. We've displaced ourselves to be part of this effort.” Miles,...
created by Mikasi | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 323 views | 24 recommendations | 4 comments
From busting pot-growers, to catching tax cheats who put on costly home additions and try to hide them from officials like the assessor, to locating highway accident patterns so that safety can improved, Google Earth is the go-to tool today. This is a fascinating overview of...
created by biverson | 5 years ago 343 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Ronda Berkowitz is an unhappy mom.
Her daughter is about to enter McKinley Middle School in Racine, where the powers-that-be are planning a uniform policy that, Ronda says, could violate her daughter's civil rights.
"I believe that it really is against my child's civil...
" May 10, 2007 West Virginia - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a Boone County fire that destroyed one home and damaged another early this morning. The fire began about 2:30 a.m. right outside the town of Nellis, Racine Volunteer Fire Department Chief Stephen...
"-An average Jerry Springer guest-Accused child molester and Racine, WI resident Mario Sims cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet to skip town for a little while. While awaiting trial for charges of child...
created by Wisco | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 497 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frank Lloyd Wright is remembered as America's most acclaimed architect and iconic designer, but many of his most famous buildings seem unable to withstand the stresses of time. Wright, who died in 1959 at 92, was one of the world's most prolific...
created by Populux | 6 years ago 499 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Illegal immigrants have no right to vote. However, tax-paying illegal immigrants probably have more of a claim to voting rights than tax-dodging illegal immigrants.
created by Haecus | 7 years ago 1000 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments