by Tea Krulos I was listening and Alicia Keys faded into Phish, which is a train wreck on paper, but it worked out on the air and I was like Yeeeeeeeeeahhh! No, it was more like YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! Im listening to the new 88.9FM on a Saturday night, and this is a prerecorded spot in between […]
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Restoring Lake Trout: Signs of Hope at the Mid-lake Reef
by Casey Twanow Its a chilly afternoon out on Lake Michigan. Scientists John Janssen and Rob Paddock, from UWMs Great Lakes WATER Institute, are 40 miles and four hours offshore on the research vessel Neeskay. In the onboard laboratory, they are glued to a monitor showing an eerie, green-tinged landscape. They are viewing the Mid-lake […]
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Crazy Daze: Center Street Daze September 23
by Jim Loew A positive and a positive is a positive. Remember that from your high school math class? This lesson is relevant as Riverwests popular Center Street Daze and RockerBox MotoFest are joining forces and converging into one big festival this year. The extravaganza will take place Saturday, September 23. With this partnership, the […]
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The Swarm: Cicadas Emerge in Wisconsin
by Carijean Buhk, Urban Ecology Center Outdoor concerts in Chicago have been rescheduled, wedding planners are searching for good sound systems, and foodies are looking for recipes all for the emergence of one little bug. Well, make that millions of little bugs. Brood XIII of periodical cicadas will emerge in Illinois and parts of Wisconsin […]
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Garbage In, Garbage Out
by Janice Christensen Some thoughts on Thanksgiving, our national Food Holiday. Its not rocket science. Eat good food, and youll be healthy. Of course, the devil, as they say, is in the definitions. What is good food? What does the word healthy mean? Heres what I think. Good food has more to do with what […]
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