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Puppy mill breeders exposed in new reportnew
How much is that doggie in the window, the one with the waggly tail? The cost — measured in suffering — is high if a puppy mill supplied the dog to the store.
The Humane Society of the United States in May issued The Horrible Hundred: Puppy Mills Exposed, with a state-by-state breakdown.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff and Staff writer |
05-21-2015 |
Animal Issues
Rhinelander arts workshops build communitynew
One of Wisconsin’s oldest arts education programs, the School of the Arts at Rhinelander, soon will begin its 52nd year. The July 17-19 weekend will feature workshops in visual, culinary, writing and performing arts.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Jay Rath |
05-21-2015 |
Art
Wisconsin Republicans would increase sales taxes to fix potholes while borrowing $1.3 billion for unneeded highway projectsnew
Do the potholes in your neighborhood look like they belong in Syria? No surprise. The conditions of Wisconsin’s roads rank third worst in the nation, according to a recent study commissioned by the Local Government of Wisconsin Institute.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
05-21-2015 |
Politics
Bias Bitesnew
Pit bull bans blasted as biased, without merit.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
05-21-2015 |
Animal Issues
Flying Back From the Edge of Extinctionnew
Operation Migration and the endangered whooping crane.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
04-10-2015 |
Environment
No foolin' — 2nd annual 'Stranger than Fiction' pre-April Fools' Day foddernew
The Secret Service wants millions of dollars to build another White House.
The highest elevation in Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s state is just 345 feet above sea level, but state employees can’t refer to “climate change.”
The U.S. military says elephants might be better at detecting explosives than dogs.
OK, now, are you double-checking the calendar? Wondering if we're feeding you April Fools Day fodder? But no, we’re not putting you on. Read on through our second annual celebration of silly, strange, comical and confounding stories that are true.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
03-31-2015 |
Culture
Cyclyists Gear Up for Fight With Scott Walkernew
Wisconsin cyclists have ridden out the winter. Will lawmakers run them off the road?
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
03-13-2015 |
Transportation
Science of Lovenew
Birds do it. Bees do it. But why do we fall in love? How do we stay in love? What do we gain from love? To explore those questions and more, WiG poured some wine, unwrapped a box of truffles, lit a candle and delved into a year’s worth of science and health journals.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
01-30-2015 |
Science
What Food Producers Don’t Want You To Knownew
More than 80 undercover investigations have been conducted at U.S. factory farms in the past decade, resulting in dozens of videos that reveal animal abuse and real threats to food safety. And even as campaigns are launched to implement policies that can prevent such cruelty, counter-campaigns are trying to prevent undercover investigations in the first place.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
11-14-2014 |
Animal Issues
Mary Burke has the skills, commitment and decency Wisconsin needs to prospernew
As a paper committed to progress and reform, we agree whole-heartedly with Republicans on this issue. That’s one of the many reasons we endorse Democrat Mary Burke with great confidence and enthusiasm. A vote for Burke is far more than a vote against Scott Walker. She is one of the strongest, most promising candidates running anywhere in the nation this year. Even Walker apologists have acknowledged how unique and qualified Burke is to lead the state.
Wisconsin Gazette |
The Wisconsin Gazette |
10-31-2014 |
Commentary
Is time running out on daylight saving time?new
In most of the United States, people will dial back the clocks one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, when daylight saving time ends. And they’ll wonder why. Really. Why?
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
10-31-2014 |
Environment
Rattling the cage: Court weighs in on personhood for non-humansnew
A New York court will decide this fall whether to apply “legal personhood” to an animal in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed on behalf of Tommy the Chimp.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
10-20-2014 |
Animal Issues
Multiple choice: Third party candidates complete ballotnew
Casey McDonough is a Goldilocks in the voting booth. She’s not fickle, but she likes a candidate to be just right. National polls show a growing interest among American voters in third parties.…
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
10-20-2014 |
Elections
Uncommon Candidate: Mary Burke Defies Easy Categorizationnew
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is an original, both politically and personally.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-16-2014 |
Elections
It's on us to fight sexual assaultnew
It’s on us, all of us, to work to create an environment where sexual assault is dealt with as a crime. It’s incumbent on all of us to change the culture.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Wisconsin Gazette |
10-06-2014 |
Commentary
