Bostonist (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Do you ever feel like weird shit hapens a lot in Boston? Well, you're not wrong. Tableseed.com , some kind of weird email system for restaurants, has inexplicably come up with a list of the strangest cities (and states) in the U.S. Boston makes the top ten, coming in at #7 behind (explicably) NYC, Philly, and Chicago, but (perhaps inexplicably) Lincoln, NE. Is it really that weird there? Boston shows...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Madison - If Wisconsin and Minnesota lawmakers can reach agreement on a tax reciprocity dispute lawmakers in Wisconsin may call a special session to enact the deal. A spokeswoman for Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker says talks are ongoing but Decker is committed to calling the Senate into session if a deal can be reached. The Wisconsin Legislature isn't scheduled to come back again until...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Madison - Wisconsin's traditional November gun deer hunt has begun. But state wildlife officials say don't forget to stay safe. Department of Natural Resources experts say they can't remind hunters enough to follow the four basic firearm rules: treat every weapon as if it were loaded, always point the muzzle in a safe direction at all times, be certain of the target and what's beyond it and keep your...
Althouse (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
There's been some discussion here in Madison, Wisconsin, where former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler is a visiting professor at the law school, about whether that headline, on a Wall Street Journal editorial , is racist. The editors begin: As consolation prizes go, Louis Butler can't complain. After being twice rejected by Wisconsin voters for a place on the state Supreme Court, the former...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From the mailbag... Press Release C ongresswoman Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin’s Second District 2446 Rayburn H.O.B. 10 E. Doty St. #405 400 E. Grand Ave. #402 Washington , DC 20515 Madison, WI 53703 Beloit, WI 53511 Phone: 202-225-2906 Phone: 608-258-9800 Phone: 608-362-2800 Fax: 202-225-6942 Fax: 608-258-9808 Fax: 608-362-2838 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jerilyn Goodman 608-251-8737 Cell: 608-347-6557...
CapitalClimate (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
NOAA's 2009-2010 winter outlook was issued October 15. Here are some local TV weather outlooks: Utica, NY (WKTV, Channel 2) Pittsburgh (WTAE, Channel 4) York/Lancaster/Harrisburg, PA (WGAL, Channel 8) Cincinnati (WCPO, Channel 9) Charleston, WV (WSAZ, Channel 3) South Bend, IN (WNDU, Channel 16) Milwaukee (WTMJ, Channel 4) Madison, WI (WMTV, Channel 15) Wausau, WI (WSAW, Channel 7) Wichita Falls (KAUZ)...
Total Drek (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Do you remember a while back when I gave you a homework assignment ? Well, just because I love you, I'll give you a hint: the colleges that Ray Comfort is targetting- in both the U.S. and Canada- on November 19th are partly known thanks to the NCSE . The currently known list is: U.S. (19 Nov) Princeton University (NJ) Harvard University (MA) Yale University (CT) Stanford University (CA) University...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Madison — Wisconsin's loyal sons and daughters will hail the state's signature anthem this week. The University of Wisconsin-Madison band and concert choir this week plan to honor the 100th anniversary of the first performance of "On, Wisconsin." The band will hold a birthday party, complete with cake, at the campus union on Tuesday afternoon. The band also will put 100 tickets for...
Schools Matter (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
LA English teacher, Dennis Danziger, considers how pay-per-score might work, or not. From HuffPo : In the spirit of generosity I've been thanking the gods that private school teachers' salaries are not connected to students' standardized test scores. Else Malia Obama's science teacher at the Sidwell Friends School might have lost her job faster than you can say "grade inflation." On November...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Bowling For Soup and MC Lars start a US tour next week. November 11, 2009 Des Moines, Iowa The House of Bricks November 12, 2009 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Nutty's North November 13, 2009 Madison, Wisconsin Orpheum Theatre November 14, 2009 St. Paul, Minnesota Station 4 November 15, 2009 East Lansing, Michigan Small Planet November 17, 2009 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues November 18, 2009 Pittsburgh,...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Just in from ACLU of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Domestic Partnership Registry Committed Couples Can Continue To Enjoy Limited Protections Offered By Registry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2009 CONTACT: Chris Hampton, ACLU LGBT Project, 212-549-2673 Larry Dupuis, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032, ext. 12 MADISON, WI - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded...
5 Acts (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Between NYC and DC, you'd think I would have gotten to see Real Estate by now. Not the case! Super thrilled to be catching them tonight at Black Cat. It's a Mainstage show with doors opening at 8pm and tickets are just $12. Tour Dates: 11/04 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie 11/06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 11/07 - Boston, MA - Great Scott 11/08 - Ithaca, NY 11/09 - Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore...
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Obama at Viers Mill school in Maryland President Barack Obama's scheduled visit to Madison Wednesday will be a chance for the president and state officials to talk about how incentives in the federal stimulus bill are spurring education reforms in the state, Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday. Doyle is pushing bills to allow schools to use student learning to help evaluate teachers and transfer control of...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Morning Of, The Graduate and The Hoodies have announced a US tour that will take place next month. Nov 4 @ Firebird St. Louis, Missouri Nov 6 @ The Brickyard Mountain Home, Arkansas Nov 7 @ Davidson College (Free Show, for students ONLY) Davidson, North Carolina Nov 8 @ The Brewery Raleigh Nov 9 @ Northstar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nov 10 @ Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland Nov 11 @ The Loft @ Chance...
La Vida Locavore - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
WHY Hunger, Food and Water Watch, and the NYU Wagner School co-hosted an event last Thursday in NYC called "Exposing the Green Revolution: Myths, Realities, and Community Responses," featuring Josphat Ngonyo of the Kenyan Biodiversity Network, Bronx community gardener and food justice leader Karen Washington, and Brother David Andrews, recent Senior Advisor to the President of the UN General...
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