AltWeeklies Wire
The Fight Over Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsinnew
Towns battle the state for local control.
Isthmus |
Tamara Dean |
03-25-2014 |
Environment
Tags: Frac Sand, Frac Sand Wisconsin
Your Guide to Obamacarenew
Confused about the new health marketplace? Here's the lowdown.
Tags: obamacare facts
Man Faces Deportation for Smoking Weed as a Teenagernew
He smoked some weed as a teenager. Now this Wisconsin father of two is facing deportation.
Tags: Drug Laws
Scott Walker's Radical Reformnew
How has it worked out for Wisconsin's economy?
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
02-12-2013 |
Policy Issues
Pregnant? Scared?new
Abortion risks are exaggerated at Wisconsin's crisis pregnancy centers.
Isthmus |
Judith Davidoff |
01-31-2013 |
The War on Women
#MyMadisonDay: 24 Hours in the Life of the Citynew
Freelancer Stu Levitan came up with the idea for a print piece chronicling a day in the life of Madison. We decided to take it a step further. We settled on a date (Sept. 21, 2012), cooked up a hashtag (#MyMadisonDay) and put out a call to the community to record, via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the day's events, whether big or small.
Tags: lifestyles
Bringing Sexy Backnew
A vibrator developed in Madison restores pleasure for women following cancer and menopause.
Greenius at Work! These Inventors Get Creative and Protect the Planetnew
Do-it-yourself-ism is thriving, and at no time has it been easier to perform technical work flying solo. Many of these inventions and improvements are about finding ways to be more friendly to the Earth, by reducing reliance on fossil fuel and reusing what would otherwise be thrown away. Here are a few from the Madison area.
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
04-20-2011 |
Environment
The Truth About Adult Stem Cellsnew
Pro-lifers say adult stem cells are preferable to embryonic stem cells, but scientists beg to differ.
Tags: Stem Cells, Scott Walker
The Increasingly Hostile World Of Wisconsin's Civil Servantsnew
A look at the backlash against Wisconsin state employees and their unions.
Isthmus |
Marc Eisen |
12-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
The World Leader In Sleep Researchnew
The UW-Madison Center for Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research is one of the sleep field's leading institutions, responsible for significant research.
Gun-Toters Among Usnew
People like to be armed in public for various reasons -- out of concern for their safety, a sense that it is their right, or just because. A look into the minds of the gun-toters among us.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
12-03-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Guns
More Local News Folks Leave the Field Behind Before it Leaves Themnew
Carl Agnelly devised a backup plan, applying for work at Epic Systems, the Verona-based medical software giant. He got word he was hired last Nov. 9, his 29th birthday, and immediately told WKOW 27 he would be leaving when his contract expired at year's end.
