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Tightening Wisconsin’s weak drunk driving laws, Illinois’ House approves same-sex marriage, Delta wants more government help upgrading the symbol of government help for airlines in Minnesota, a proposal to let you keep your health insurance if you like it, the couple that stun guns together, and how women high school athletes are presented differently than men.
The virtual handshake
I suppose if your heart is going to get broken by losing a World Series, this is the way to wake up in the morning — a full page “handshake.” This ad was taken out in the St. Louis Post Dispatch this morning by the Boston Red Sox. And suddenly it’s a love-fest on the…
Who should salute the flag?
An attempt to honor veterans is revealing an ongoing — and somewhat generational — split among veterans over the question of who can salute the flag.
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For normal people, there’s no keeping up with serious marathoners
Unless you run marathons, it’s pretty hard to “get” marathoners. I understand the need to run at whatever pace you need to run to survive 26 miles just to say you did it. But those who actually try to win the race appear superhuman. How superhuman? This Sunday is the New York City Marathon and…
Wisconsin couple danced to the end
Betty Hornby and Frank Pachuki, my colleague Elizabeth Stawicki relays, were fixtures around Milwaukee. Wherever there was live music -- Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair, Jazz in the Park, ethnic festivals -- Betty and Frank were there doing their ballroom thing.