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December 2001
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- Friday, December 28, 2001
- Recycled Christmas trees have many uses
- Steve Brachman
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Long after holiday celebrations are over, the more than 3.25 million Christmas trees harvested in Wisconsin can be useful as wildlife habitats, mulch or potpourri.
- Monday, December 24, 2001
- Everyday heroes deserve recognition
- Linda Kustka
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The example of adult volunteers turning out to help strangers affected by the Sept. 11 attacks made a big impression on children and teens.
- Saturday, December 22, 2001
- WPT's 'The Wisconsin Gardener' focuses on the winter gardener
- Lynn Brockmeyer and Shelley Ryan
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The gardening season is over, but there are still many subjects for gardeners to explore. The next edition of The Wisconsin Gardener at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) offers a unique blend of topics for "The Winter Gardener."
- Friday, December 21, 2001
- WPT showcases programs about Wisconsin for New Year's
- Moira Harrington, Chris DuPre, and
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Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) prides itself on creating and airing programs about the state that enrich viewers¿ lives. On New Year¿s Eve and New Year¿s Day, WPT presents a potpourri of riches about Wisconsin: significant people, moving history and, in the 2001 University of Wisconsin-Madison band concert, just plain fun.
- Monday, December 17, 2001
- Follow nutrition guidelines for packing a healthy school lunch
- Susan Nitzke and
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Older elementary and middle school kids are not too young to use what they know about the nutritional guidelines of the 'food pyramid' to pack their own healthy, well-balanced lunches for school. In fact, the foods and nutrition projects of the 4-H program -- where kids learn about healthy eating as well as food preparation --are very popular with both boys and girls. Students can use what they've learned in 4-H or in school nutrition classes to pack a lunch they and their parents know they'll like - and eat.
- Sunday, December 16, 2001
- 2001 holiday retail sales forecast more optimistic than first expected
- Hans Hanson
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The retail sales forecasts for the 2001 holiday season have become more optimistic according to some large retail stores, national retail associations, and national retail economists.
- Thursday, December 13, 2001
- UW System online applications increase
- Doug Bradley
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Nearly 46,000 prospective students submitted online applications for undergraduate admission to the University of Wisconsin System (UWS) for fall 2001, an increase of more than forty percent compared to the same period last year.
- Tuesday, December 11, 2001
- Selecting a fresh Christmas tree
- Sharon Morrisey
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Madison - If you choose your Christmas tree carefully, prepare it properly before putting it into the tree stand and keep it watered, it should not dry out for at least two weeks. UW-Extension horticulture agent Sharon Morrisey has some other tips for a lasting and beautiful tree.
- Saturday, December 08, 2001
- Parenting revisited a generation removed
- Cathy Prescher and
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MILWAUKEE - Many have retired. They look forward to sleeping in, traveling and calling their time their own.
- Friday, December 07, 2001
- Teach children to recognize the spirit behind the gift this holiday
- Patricia Day
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Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many Americans rush from store to store in a present-buying frenzy - checking items off their lists and exhausting themselves and their budgets.
- Sunday, December 02, 2001
- Software trainers apply focus group research for business success
- Joel Bradtke
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KAUKAUNA - Susan and Allen Yokers figured they had a better idea. In this quiet community in the heart of the Fox Cities they formed One 2 One Software Training and Consulting. It¿s an idea that is working.
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