Category Archives: around wisconsin

Like Gardens?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Barbara

Do you enjoy gardening, or looking at others’ gardens? Well, here are a couple of suggestions for this weekend: (1) Blodgett Garden Center (Fort Atkinson) is having its grand (re)opening this weekend. They had a terrible fire earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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Hoo’s Woods Open House Sat June 11

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Barbara

Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center, a nonprofit organization “dedicated to environmental education and the conservation of birds of prey through public education,” is holding its annual open house on Sat., June 11th, from 10am-3pm. It’s free, but donations to support the … Continue reading →

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WI in numbers

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Barbara

There are lots of statistics available about Wisconsin, and here are a few examples: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Wisconsin District and School Performance Reports Wisconsin Energy Statistics Public Health Profiles (for each county, region, or for the State as a whole) … Continue reading →

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WI Budget Information Session Wed May 4

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Barbara

“Potential Local Impacts of the Proposed Wisconsin Budget: An Informational Forum” will be presented on Wed., May 4, from 7-9pm at the Cravath Lake Community Center in Whitewater. This informational opportunity is provided by League of Women Voters of the … Continue reading →

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Nature photographer @UWW Apr 15

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Barbara

Freelance nature photographer Tom Ulrich will share his work from all over the world on Friday, April 15, at 7 pm in the University Center Ballroom (cost:$10). This opportunity is sponsored by the Whitewater Arts Alliance and the UW-W College … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Politics lecture W Apr 13

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Barbara

Former state assemblyperson and state senator and current UW-Milwaukee professor of governmental affairs Mordecai Lee will present “Trying to Understand Wisconsin Politics, circa spring 2011” as the UWW Political Science Dept.’s 26th annual Kyle Lecture on Wed., Apr. 13th, at … Continue reading →

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Info on the WI state budget

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Barbara

UW-Madison library school student Kim Pittman and Beth Harper, Government Documents Reference Librarian @ Memorial Library, created a research guide to the “Wisconsin State Budget.” This guide includes information about the state budget process as well the the 2011-13 biennial … Continue reading →

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Tap the Power quick bibliographies

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Barbara

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau issues “Tap the Power” bibliographies that list sources of information on hot topics. Recent examples are “Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water” (Dec. 2010), “Going Green” (Sept. 2010), “Performance Pay for Teachers” (Apr. 2010), and “Texting While … Continue reading →

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“Briefing Book” on WI Government

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Barbara

You can read online the “Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book” for 2011-2012, prepared by the state Legislative Council. This reference is full of information citizens can use to learn about the state budgeting process, the legislative process, the Open Meetings Law, … Continue reading →

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Citizen Wildlife Observations in WI

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Barbara

During the night before my job interview in Whitewater, Wisconsin, I saw an enormous, mean-looking varmint outside my motel. Yow! Since then I’ve had a couple of woodchucks trapped and relocated, and recently I’ve seen an opposum eating under a … Continue reading →

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