Why a Wisconsin News Outlet Killed Its Comments Section
And it’s not because they don’t WANT to hear from you…
May
2025
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HARDGATE
May
2025
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2 Wisconsin Donut Shops Crack Yelp’s Top 100
It’s just a FACT: The best way to start your day is with something sweet! And it’s even better when that treat is fried, frosted, and from a spot on Yelp’s 2025 list of “The 50 Best Donut Shops in America” 🏆 Two Wisconsin businesses made this year’s list! 🍩 Coming...
May
2025
15
7 locally-owned Wisconsin coffee shops where your dollars make a difference
Sure, Starbucks is fast, but grabbing a cup of coffee from a locally-owned small business is a simple way to make your dollar go further.
May
2025
14
A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in Wisconsin
We treat childcare as a personal problem that deserves private suffering, instead of political action. I spent years thinking that it was my fault. As another mom said to me: “It feels like I’m the one doing something wrong.”
May
2025
14
It’s a Fact: Wisconsin ice cream tastes better. Here’s Why.
It’s not just you. Wisconsin ice cream really does taste better, and there’s a scientific reason why. In 1890, UW-Madison agricultural chemistry professor Stephen Babcock developed the Babcock test for determining the butterfat content of milk. The test immediately...
May
2025
13
Refugee-turned-restauranteur brings a ‘Touch of Ukraine’ to Wisconsin
In November 2022, Katya Temchenko arrived in Madison as a refugee from southeastern Ukraine. A year-and-a-half later, she’s serving her country’s classics to her new neighbors.
May
2025
12
Would You Pass the US Citizenship Test?
96.1% of immigrants do. But since most of us are born & bred Americans, we should be able to answer even the hardest questions... right? Let's find out.
May
2025
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Millennials, here’s the biggest Wisconsin news story from the year you were born
There’s always something going on in Wisconsin. Check out the biggest news stories in the state from 1981 to 1996.
May
2025
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Nurse by Degree, Barber by Decree: UW Health worker finds small ways to make a big difference
Who knew a pair of scissors could create so many smiles?
May
2025
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The best way to see Wisconsin? From the top of the shortest, steepest railroad!
Ever seen Wisconsin from the top of the shortest, steepest railroad in the world?! It's just across the Mississippi River in Dubuque! The Fenelon Place Elevator — also known as the Fourth Street Elevator — is a 296-feet-long track that angles up at 41 degrees for...
