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Several years ago the bulb in our yard light burned out. It was one of those dawn-to-dusk lights set high on a line pole and even though my husband's job is to regularly climb such poles, he just never got ...
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I'm always proud to be a Wisconsin woman. However, this month my heart swells even more as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin's ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. On June 10, 1919, Wisconsin—movin' ...
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While enjoying last year's Octoberfest Brewery Tour, I came across the book Badger Breweries, Past and Present. Definitely on the rare list, it's a detailed account of all the breweries known to have existed in Wisconsin. Look at how many it shows ...
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This past weekend I was saddened by the loss of Christian author Rachel Held Evans. Also known as RHE in the media world, her sudden death was brought on by what seemed only the flu and infection. Needless to say, ...
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Today, on Earth Day 2019, I'm thinking back to the roundtable discussion I was honored to lead at the MOSES Organic Conference. It was on marketing and it overflowed with interesting conversation. Today though, two particular points come to mind: ...
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What do FedEx, AirBnB, and Evernote have in common? We can all agree they are hugely successful companies. They're also companies from which most of us benefit on a regular basis. Interestingly, all three also were once startups on the ...
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