Appleton, Wisconsin

special interests. In Baldwin’s acceptance she states “I am proud to have the honor to have been sworn in just an hour as the first women from the state of Wisconsin and as the first openly gay member to serve in the United States Senate in our nation’s history”…

be OK. We WILL be OK” but, would we? In the back of my mind I questioned it. I debated our ability to continue our relationship with so many miles between us. Five hundred thirty-seven miles, 8 hours and 5 minutes from his doorstep in La Crosse, Wisconsin to mine in Topeka, Kansas. All this travel time, all these miles did not even take into account pausing for essentials of life like food, gas, or even so much as a bathroom break or leg stretch. How would we be able to do it? Was it even…

Wisconsin does not do enough to prevent distracted driving because people are still distracted while driving. However, some may disagree with me because Wisconsin does quite enough by punishing those who break the law. They don’t do quite enough because people’s driving habits haven’t improved. With an increase in technology for people who drive has been quite a distraction. There have been several laws that made the use of cellphones while behind the wheel banned. It has been quite an effort to…

Dane County and City of Madison Hazardous Materials teams are working towards stopping the leaks. Estimates of the initial ammonia release indicates that the anhydrous ammonia parts per million over of 10,000 ppm. According to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, an exposure of 5,000 ppm causes suffocation within minutes. Air tests within the Stoughton limits are now under 50 ppm. All residences or businesses in the area evacuated to Stoughton High School immediately after the accident…

Imagine a child in the meadow wondering what life can be for him. Frank Lloyd Wright started his life as an imaginative thinker. His dream was to be able to create something new with his everlasting imagination. Frank Lloyd Wright's dream had inspired many to follow in his footsteps because his dream was to acomplish something that he could call his own. Frank Lloyd Wright was born June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, Wisconson into a large welsh family (biography). Eventually, they settled in…

In 1985, an innocent man was sent to prison for a sentence of 36 years. This man’s name was Steven Avery. Steven was a resident on Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. A county where the police, the people you shouldn’t be afraid of, didn’t quite accept Avery because of an incident with his cousin, who was also the wife of the deputy, some time back, against Sandy Morris. The incident involved an empty fire arm weapon, which he pointed at Morris, when asked why he did it, his didn’t like the rumors…

Meant to enhance the structure of community assets, community improvements can take a different turn when presented. Challenges are created as not all parties see projects as improvements to the community, but as a loss of structure to environment, beauty and potential opportunities that are important to them. Using social capital, building trust and creating teambuilding can help lessen the impact or destruction of the cohesiveness found within a community. As Estates outlines, social…

Broken Heartland’s thesis is not limited to the existence of rural poverty and its causes, but the politics of hate and ethnic scapegoating. Davidson’s chapter on “The Growth of Hate Groups” begins with a depiction of the meeting of the Iowa Society for Educated Citizens, a far-right anti-Semitic hate group at Colony Village Restaurant off I-80. Davidson describes the German prayer above the doorway to the meeting room, the prayer’s message of acceptance is juxtaposed with the group’s hate. The…

It was the start of senior year for Stephanie Dawson. At 17 years old, Stephanie was ready to be out of school. It wasn’t that Stephanie was unpopular. In fact, she had loads of friends. She was relatively attractive and had a boyfriend that her friends envied. The problem was that Stephanie felt that there was something missing. She couldn’t place her finger on why she felt melancholy about her life. Well, she lied about that. A part of her always felt disjointed. It was for one reason and…

Stephan Badertscher North American Indians Tuesday night 3/30/15 THE BANDOLIER BAG Bandolier bags, also incorrectly called medicine bags, are large pouches with heavy decorations of beads and a slit at the top (Bey, 2004). The beads were to represent the honors given to a worthy man in 1800s and 1900s. The bags were closely identified with the aboriginals of North America in the Great Lakes are and notably the Anishinaabe or Anishinaabeg, in plural which is an autonym, is used by the Odawa,…