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August 2001
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- Friday, August 31, 2001
- "2001 A Lake Odyssey" to be held Nov. 6-10 in Madison
- Bill Ryan
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Plan ahead to attend the 21st Annual International North American Lake Management Society Symposium Nov. 7-9 in Madison.
- Celebrate Pollution Prevention Week
- Sherrie Gruder
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Pollution Prevention (P2) Week in Wisconsin, Sept. 17-23, will feature green building, with a theme of ¿Get Comfortable with Green Building and Save.¿
- Tuesday, August 28, 2001
- Purple loosestrife is an invasive wetland plant
- Paul Hartman
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Though you may have seen these purple flowering plants on area wetlands and shorelines as a welcome spot of color, they are a major invasive threat to Wisconsin's wetlands. A close watch should be kept to monitor and treat infestations of the plant, according to Paul Hartman, UW-Extension Brown County horticulture agent and an invasive plants specialist for the Urban Agriculture/Horticulture Team.
- Monday, August 27, 2001
- Livelyhood begins third series with "Making the Planet Work"
- Stephanie Cataldo Pabich
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While the battle lines over the pros and cons of globalization continue to be drawn in streets and suites around the world, Livelyhood hosted by nationally renowned humorist Will Durst, who grew up in Milwaukee, seeks out the people who are taking whatever steps they can to tackle the toughest challenges of world-wide work. These challenges include the income gap, digital divide, poor working conditions and the homogenization of culture. None of this sounds funny to a comedian, but through these characters viewers discover that humor is a universal language and ultimately, where there¿s a will to make a better world, there¿s a way. ¿Making the Planet Work¿ airs on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) at 9 p.m. Friday, August 31.
- Parents can help children prepare for after school self-care
- Dave Riley
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A new school year can be an exciting time for children and their families. But for many parents, it can also be a time of uncertainty.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2001
- How will you spend your tax refund?
- Linda Boelter
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By the end of September, 96 million American taxpayers will have received a tax refund heck from the U.S. Treasury as the first part of the $1.35 trillion tax cut passed this summer by Congress.
- Managing mildew on wood siding
- John Merrill
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If your house is heavily shaded or near a lake, you may have noticed dark spots on your siding, according to a University of Wisconsin-Extension housing specialist.
- Report highlights hunger status in Wisconsin
- Kadi Row
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Hunger in the heartland? Unfortunately, yes. Even in America¿s Dairyland, more than 1 in 14 citizens are food insecure and the number is rising, according to a new study from the Wisconsin Food Security Consortium.
- Thursday, August 16, 2001
- "The Photo Doctor is In" at Wisconsin Farm Progress Days
- Wayne Brabender
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The University of Wisconsin-Extension Photo Doctor will hold office hours at Wisconsin Farm Progress Days, Sept. 18 - 20 in Rock County.
- Monday, August 13, 2001
- Educators teach environmental lessons
- Marla Maeder
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Every stroke of the paddle into the icy waters of Lake Superior carries the little band of travelers further through time.
- Wednesday, August 08, 2001
- Crack the mysteries of computer technology with new 4-H project
- Nancy Eisele
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Young people who want to learn more about computers are invited to sign up for a new University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H project called "Computer Mysteries."
- Wisconsin Public Television helps to beat the drum
- Moira Harrington
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With pageantry, showmanship, and athletic and musical ability combined, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) offers statewide viewers the high-stepping and high-energy of drum and bugle corps competitors at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, when it airs Drum Corps International Championships 2001.
- Tuesday, August 07, 2001
- Treated lumber: A consumer arsenic alert
- Sherrie Gruder
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Recent studies indicate that arsenic is leaching out of pressure-treated or green-treated wood into soil at significantly greater than established safe levels, according to a University of Wisconsin-Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education specialist.
- Friday, August 03, 2001
- Milwaukee Art Museum tour features Chihuly/Calatrava design
- Moira Harrington
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The Friends of WHA-TV/Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and the Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, will sponsor a one-day, docent-led tour of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) on Friday, Oct. 3.
- Thursday, August 02, 2001
- Set priorities for out-of-school activities
- Wayne Brabender
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The beginning of a new school year also brings the beginning of a new set of after-school and extra-curricular activities for many students. Sports, music or dance lessons, volunteer work, 4-H club activities, scouts, and homework compete for after school and weekend time.
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