Obama has been taking a bit of heat for the remarks he made while unaware it was being recorded by ABC News' Eric Kerchner (although I don't understand why). "At British Parliament today, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with Tory Leader David Cameron.Seemingly unaware of...
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" A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start. Keith Walendowski was charged by police in...
Another myth laid to rest. "Girls and boys are now performing equally on standardized high school math tests across North America, ending a "gender gap" that lasted for decades, new research says. An...
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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
Its not sensational national news when a plant is shutdown in the small town of Wisconsin Rapids (pop. 18,435) Wisconsin. The future termination of over 130 employees and impending shutdown of the...
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"Shoppers hunting for iPhone 3Gs can still find them — if they’re willing to get up early and, in some cases, drive long distances. As of 6:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, all three models (8GB black, 16 GB black or white) of the hot-selling device were sold out in 21 states,...
Should anyone ask me why I want to move back to Wisconsin I now have a newsclip that captures it all... " MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin law bans sex with dead bodies, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in reinstating charges against three men accused of digging up a...
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"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...
So, authorities need a search warrant to look at your computer at home, and reasonable suspicion that you're doing something wrong to search your laptop in places like a coffee shop, but if you're crossing the...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 709 views | 37 recommendations | 15 comments
UPDATE: 3:07PM ESTA levee has broken about an hour ago along the Mississippi River, and evacuations have been ordered for residents in that area." Another Mississippi River levee burst in the heavily flooded...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1956 views | 15 recommendations | 9 comments
What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread...
As storms pound away at the midwest, the Cedar River is dangerously close to flooding nearby areas.Luckily, sandbagged levees prevented flooding overnight however Cedar Falls city officials say the situation is...
created by cynthia yoo | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 922 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
After hearing there were many fish swimming on W. Wisconsin Avenue in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, we had to go see for ourselves. The local news media had aerial shots of fish swimming in the street from the...
created by wiscowsinwoman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1293 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
I may or may not have slept during my midnight shift at a call center when I was just out of high school...I mean, just because I had access to super comfy chairs and only received one or two calls a night does *not* mean that I would get a full nights sleep and have my day...
Floods in the Midwest continue to threaten communities in several states. At least one town has been all but destroyed, while ruined crops will likely raise food prices across the US."LAKE DELTON, Wis. - Storms...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1562 views | 30 recommendations | 10 comments