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January 2007
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- Monday, January 22, 2007
- Craftspersons and artists boost creative industry in northwest Wisconsin
- Jerry Hembd
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MADISON, Wis.—Craftspersons and artists are at the heart of a vital creative economy in northwest Wisconsin. Although this specific creative “industry” is comparatively small, the potential for broader regional growth may not be. A recent University of Wisconsin-Extension study finds that craftspersons and artists are an undervalued element of the rural creative economy.
- Thursday, January 18, 2007
- Portion distortion - How much am I really eating?
- Grace M. Gee
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SUPERIOR, Wis.—More than one out of five (22 percent) Wisconsin adults is obese, defined by having a Body Mass Index of 30 or more. Many people are concerned with this rising obesity rate and its negative impact on our health.
- Thursday, January 11, 2007
- New initiative announced to spur entrepreneurial growth in Wisconsin
- Debra Malewicki
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OCONOMOWOC, January 12, 2007 -- Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Mary Burke Thursday (January 11, 2007) released a new proposal that would reward innovative ideas tailored to the needs of specific Wisconsin companies.
- Thursday, January 04, 2007
- WPT to Air Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute and Will Stream it Live on the Web
- Moira Harrington and Liz Koerner
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Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will air a tribute to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a program of excerpts taped live at the statewide celebration from the Capitol Rotunda in Madison earlier in the day. The hour-long program will air at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15.
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