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Life Lessons In An Early Memory
We each have a unique story but there are themes that reach across all human experience. Writer Debra Monroe shares a memory of her earliest memory and the lessons of loss that mark all of our lives....
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A Death In The Family Leads Man To A New Career
Death is something we all experience. But what we don't experience much anymore is the actual dead body of our loved ones. Jonas Zahn didn’t plan to make a career in casket-making. But when his...
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Sherry Ackerman's Life In Art
Sherry Ackerman always loved art but hid her interest and her work until retirement. Now she sells her paintings and helps other nonprofessional artists discover and nurture their own artistic skills....
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The Cost Of The Eight-Hour Work Day
In the 1880s, the eight-hour day emerged as the prime focus of the labor movement. Historian John Gurda reminds us of the tragedy that accompanied the fight in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood.We...
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Symphony Celebrates Fifty Years of Music In Ashland
The Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra recently celebrated 50 years of performing in northwestern Wisconsin. Danielle Kaeding reports the orchestra has tied community members and generations together over...
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The Toughest Job At Graduation: Photographer's Assistant
Graduation is a big event in the life of students and their families. It’s also a big event for the people who work these ceremonies. Ken Szymanski recalls his time as a photographer’s assistant for...
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"New" Old Treasures At The Hamilton Wood Type Museum
A museum in Two Rivers is sorting through five semi-trucks worth of special carved wood printing blocks. The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing museum recently bought a collection from a company in Ohio....
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Of Spines And Dreams: Poet Finds A Bookstore Home In Milwaukee
There are many kinds of homes, from where we actually live to the coffee shop that’s an extension of our living room. When poet Kim Blaeser moved to Milwaukee, she found her “book home” in a place...
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Apprentice Learns The Art Of Tattooing
Writing on the body is as old as time. Artists learn how to do it in multiple ways, including apprenticeships. Gabe Joyner is a second-year apprentice at a tattoo shop in Madison. Joyner had always...
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Shakespeare Workshop Helps Veterans Heal
Milwaukee actor and therapist Nancy Smith-Watson and her husband have always loved Shakespeare.“Shakespeare tells the best stories. He tells them in the most beautiful, poetic language, and that really...
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The Explosive Art Of Stick Vega
Some people make art using paint; others draw. Artist Stick Vega uses gun powder to create pop art. He discovered the potential of gun powder in art while on a business trip in China where he saw the...
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Life On Shore For A Ship Captain's Family
Ann Lewis grew up the daughter of a Great Lakes ship captain. Ships came in, ships went out – and with it, her father. "He was gone a lot, from March through November," says Lewis. Depending on his...
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Musician Raphael Baez One Of First Mexicans To Call Milwaukee Home
Raphael Baez was one of the first Mexicans to call Milwaukee home. Trained as a classical musician in Mexico, Baez was recruited to come to the United States by the C.D. Hess Opera Company in the...
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The Joy Of Walking In The Rain
For some people, rain is the chance to hunker down indoors. For others, rain is something to enjoy outdoors. Crystal Chan grew up with a rain-loving mother who encouraged her kids not to come inside...
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The Harley That Went To War
Lots of people love their Harleys. Frank Latta loved his motorcycle so much that he took it with him to war aboard the American submarine Lagarto during the Second World War. Writer Meg Jones tells us...
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Summerfest, 1930s-Style
The world’s largest music festival starts this week in Milwaukee. But while it may be the biggest, it isn’t Milwaukee’s first lakefront music festival. Historian John Gurda tells us about the unique...
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The Redemption Of Watertown's Fred Merkle: More Than Baseball's 'Bonehead'
We all hope to be remembered for our successes rather than our mistakes. Watertown’s Fred Merkle played on six World Series teams but was remembered not for his admirable career but for one early...
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Wisconsin 101: The Story Of Urbanization In A Soda Bottle
Open a bottle from the old Cassel Soda Company in White Fish Bay and discover the story of resorts and urbanization in early 20th century Wisconsin.The soda bottle was sold by the Cassel Soda Company...
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The Swinging Sounds Of An All-Female Jazz Band
June Dalton has defied expectations her entire musical career, and the all-female jazz band she founded called Ladies Must Swing is no exception.Based in Madison, Ladies Must Swing is a nineteen-member...
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Wisconsin's Donated Sewing Machines Empower Women Around The World
Margaret Jankowski sees a common thread between all the services provided by The Sewing Machine Project ... making a difference in the community.As a lifelong sewing enthusiast, Jankowski was moved by...
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