Business Week's top place to raise kids in Wisconsin is ...

Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 9:00 p.m.


Businessweek.com named its "Best Places to Raise Your Kids" in Wisconsin (and the other 49 states) today. See which three Wisconsin communities are on the list.

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Quotable quotes for the kiddos

Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 6:49 a.m.


Over the years, I have enjoyed teaching my kids to say pop culture quips from my childhood / young adulthood that are completely irrelevant in their world.

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The changing face of those in need

Published Nov. 24, 2009 at 4:19 p.m.


Food banks, pantries and meal programs need donations more than ever as demand is at a decades-long peak. Meanwhile, hundreds of new families and individuals -- once donors to food pantries -- are finding themselves suddenly unemployed and struggling to put food on the table.

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Mother pleads guilty to starving child to death

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 5:59 p.m.

Vera Morehouse pleaded guilty Wednesday to allowing her 7-week-old son, Lamour Caesar-Burnley, to starve to death.Lamour, who died in July 2008, was one of the children featured in a recent Journal Sentinel investigative report, "Fatal Care," which found that 22 Milwaukee County children died from 2004 to 2008 despite clear warnings to the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare that they were at risk.Morehouse, 22, had been reported to the bureau six times, according to the Department of Children and

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Woman literally gave of herself to save sick infant

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 12:46 a.m.

The Lauerman family needed lots of breast milk for a baby boy, Michael, who couldn't thrive because he was unable to digest anything else. Dozens of women came forward in 1969, including Sandy Snarski ...

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Candlelight vigil to honor slain soldier

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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 7:55 a.m.

A Milwaukee college will play host to a candlelight vigil Thursday to honor and remember Russell Seager of Racine - one of the 13 soldiers killed in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.Seager began teaching at Bryant & Stratton College in May 2005 in the medical assistant and nursing programs.He was at Fort Hood as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves' Madison-based 467th Medical Command Detachment that was being deployed to Afghanistan when he and 12 other soldiers were gunned down a week ago at a

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Family Weekend Roundup: Nov. 14-15, 2009

Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 5:15 a.m.


The weekend is almost here, so it's time to start planning your kid-friendly, Brew City adventures. Consider a tree lighting, family zine-making workshop or a free visit to Discovery World!

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Butter that isn't butter

Published Nov. 5, 2009 at 11:37 a.m.


Prompted by co-workers hoping to try something sweet, I made an apple pumpkin butter the other night and am pleasantly surprised to report the result was delicious without any arduous milking or churning.

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Sunday Sound-off: Do you hand out candy for trick-or-treat?

Published Oct. 25, 2009 at 10:59 a.m.


Milwaukee's trick-or-treat is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Do you stick around and hand out candy or do you make a point to leave during this time? And if you do hand out candy, will you give the sugary goods to kids not wearing costumes?

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Legal battle looms between Oak Creek, adult entertainment store

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 4:23 p.m.

Oak Creek — The city could be bracing for another legal battle with Cupid's Toys, the only adult entertainment business in Oak Creek.The battle dates back to 2002, when the city adopted an adult entertainment business ordinance allowing it to require licenses for businesses such as Cupid's Toys, which sells sexually oriented items.Cupid's challenged the ordinance in court and lost. The business lost again in the state Appeals Court and the state Supreme Court refused to hear the case ...

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