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July 2001
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- Monday, July 30, 2001
- WPT program offers new insight into Korean conflict
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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At 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 1, on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) offers a fresh look at the Korean Conflict with the program Battle For Korea.
- Friday, July 27, 2001
- State middle-schoolers discover common ground on disabilities
- Moira Harrington
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Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will air Dragon Club at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29. The broadcast is a look at an innovative school program in Wood County's community of Nekoosa that is breaking down barriers between special needs and non-special needs middle-school students.
- Using dietary guidelines can help manage diabetes
- Susan Nitzke
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Chances are, you or someone you care about has diabetes. In fact, about 16 million Americans have diabetes, and the number of cases increases each year.
- Tuesday, July 24, 2001
- Comprehensive planning fundamentals encourage strategic thinking
- Mike Koles
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Everybody plans. People make financial plans, work plans and even grocery lists to efficiently achieve their goals.
- WPT's The Wisconsin Gardener features "Sex and Roses"
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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On the next edition of The Wisconsin Gardener, airing at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 26 and encoring at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29 on Wisconsin Public Television, producer/host Shelley Ryan and her guests discuss plant sex education, how to breed award-winning roses, the "Plant a Row for the Hungry" project and how to make a willow trellis. UW-Extension Plant Pathologist Brian Hudelson and Racine County Extension Specialist Patricia Nagai are among the guests.
- Sunday, July 22, 2001
- Silos serve as an agricultural success story
- Chuck Law
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Many people would be surprised to know the same progressive spirit that characterizes Wisconsin's political history also colors its agricultural past -- especially in the area of agricultural technology.
- Friday, July 20, 2001
- Courtesy on the water means good times for all lake users
- Robert Korth
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Wisconsin lakes are becoming more popular and more populated. Without caution, such a combination can turn deadly.
- Tuesday, July 17, 2001
- Japanese beetles: an invasive pest
- R. Chris Williamson
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The Japanese beetle was accidentally introduced into the U.S. in 1916 and has become one of the most destructive pests of turfgrass and woody-ornamental plants in the eastern United States. Millions of dollars are spent each year to control the beetle adults and larvae, or grubs, and to replace and renovate damaged turf and plants. The adult beetles attack over 300 known species of ornamental plants. To make matters worse, beetle grubs are also destructive. They feed on the roots of all cool-season turfgrasses and ornamental plant roots. Their feeding can cause severe damage or kill the plants.
- Monday, July 16, 2001
- WPT Web site offers a place to post gardening questions
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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It's the height of the gardening season, and wouldn't it be great to have a place where you could go at any time to ask gardening questions? Now gardeners with Internet access can do just that.
- Sunday, July 08, 2001
- Teen court justices hear peer cases
- Mary Ellen Bell
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When kids in trouble in Vilas County choose to appear before their peers in teen court instead of seeing an adult judge, they may think they¿ll get off easy: avoid a fine and keep the offense off their records.
- Saturday, July 07, 2001
- Commitment to excellence benefits Wisconsin"s children
- Susan Angell
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High-quality child care is good for Wisconsin¿s families and businesses. It¿s good for our state¿s future, as well.
- Thursday, July 05, 2001
- WPT provides "Screen Smarts" family viewing guidelines
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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Every weekday Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) broadcasts seven hours of "Wisconsin PBS Kids" programming. These nonviolent, commercial-free offerings introduce young viewers to people of different cultures, races and abilities while providing a basis for learning. However, WPT recognizes that kids can easily switch channels to view programming that does not have children¿s welfare at heart.
- Tuesday, July 03, 2001
- Asking for help is an important skill caregivers need to learn
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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One of the hardest things about caring for an aging loved one can be realizing that you can't do everything yourself. In our culture of independence and self-sufficiency, it's sometimes incredibly hard to ask for help.
- Publication provides information to new homeowners
- John Merrill
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You get an owner's manual and directions when you buy a new car, a new appliance, even a new toaster. But there is no explicit set of instructions when you buy your first home.
- Safe canning tips
- Barbara Ingham
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Vine-ripe tomatoes are among the most prized garden treats, commanding top dollar at farmers' markets during early and mid-summer. As the end of summer approaches, many people like to can their garden tomatoes and preserve other tomato products, such as catsup, salsa, tomato relish and chili sauce.
- WPT presents Ken Burns's Jazz
- Chris DuPre
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Celebrate the nation's birthday with a testimonial to one of its great indigenous art forms. Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will present Ken Burns's Jazz in its entirety on Wednesday and Thursday, July 4 and 5.
- Sunday, July 01, 2001
- 4-H works to prepare young adults for careers and for life
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Young adults with experience in 4-H are convinced their involvement in this youth organization made them better prepared for careers and for life.
- Learning and fun come together at Wisconsin county fairs
- Melanie Miller
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Every summer, almost all of the 40,000 members of Wisconsin 4-H Clubs display at least one project at a county fair. And 3,000 to 4,000 take a project to the state fair in Milwaukee.
- Sub prime mortgage lending is not just a big city problem
- John Merrill
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Rural home owners are more likely to be offered sub prime mortgages loans than are urban Wisconsin home owners. This is among the conclusions of a recent study using information on mortgage lending available under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), says a University of Wisconsin-Extension housing specialist.
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