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Transforming Inmates Through The Drama Of Shakespeare

Transforming Inmates Through The Drama Of ShakespeareScott GordonWisContextOct. 17, 2017 | 2:40 p.m.In an era of mass incarceration, the arts can offer prison inmates an opportunity for personal growth...

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ACA Defunding Moves Put Health Care Cost Controls In Doubt

Series: Health Insurance And The ACAACA Defunding Moves Put Health Care Cost Controls In DoubtScott GordonWisContextOct. 17, 2017 | 5:30 p.m.Amid several frustrated attempts to get Congress repeal the...

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The '100-Year Flood' Concept Is Showing Its Age

The '100-Year Flood' Concept Is Showing Its AgeScott GordonWisContextOct. 19, 2017 | 2:15 p.m.The concept of flood recurrence intervals is a classic example of a communication gap that can form between...

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10 Ways Wisconsin's Wet Summer Of 2017 Continued To Touch The State

10 Ways Wisconsin's Wet Summer Of 2017 Continued To Touch The StateHayley SperlingWisContextKristian KnutsenWisContextOct. 20, 2017 | 3:25 p.m.With the summer of 2017 in the record books, many parts of...

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Why Wisconsin Counties Want Drug Companies To Pay For The Opioid Crisis

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In WisconsinWhy Wisconsin Counties Want Drug Companies To Pay For The Opioid CrisisScott GordonWisContextOct. 23, 2017 | 1:20 p.m.The opioid crisis is a grave and growing...

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Not All 'Waters Of The State' Are Alike In Wisconsin Law

Not All 'Waters Of The State' Are Alike In Wisconsin LawScott GordonWisContextOct. 25, 2017 | 2:35 p.m.Efforts to have science inform law have played out vividly over the past 20 years of disputes over...

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The Emerging Evidence Of BPA's Effects On Human Development

The Emerging Evidence Of BPA's Effects On Human DevelopmentScott GordonWisContextOct. 26, 2017 | 3:05 p.m.Over the course of many decades, synthetic chemicals like bisphenol A became ubiquitous in...

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When A City Loses Its Best Jobs

When A City Loses Its Best JobsHayley SperlingWisContextOct. 27, 2017 | 10:50 a.m.When economic recession struck in 2008, big banks weren't the only industry dealt a blow. Manufacturers suffered major...

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From Lake Michigan To Foxconn's LCD Screens

Series: Foxconn And Economic Development In WisconsinFrom Lake Michigan To Foxconn's LCD ScreensHayley SperlingWisContextOct. 31, 2017 | 3:30 p.m.No one knows yet for sure how much water Foxconn's...

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Hurricane Maria Accelerates Slow Drip Of Medical Supply Shortages

Hurricane Maria Accelerates Slow Drip Of Medical Supply ShortagesScott GordonWisContextNov. 1, 2017 | 12:56 p.m.Healthcare providers across the continental U.S. have been scrambling to handle a...

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Samurai Wasp Enters The Fray Against An Invasive Pest

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink BugSamurai Wasp Enters The Fray Against An Invasive PestJack NissenGreat Lakes EchoNov. 2, 2017 | 3:30 p.m.The samurai wasp could be the nation's best chance at beating...

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The Life And Times Of Wisconsin's Iconic Blue Book

The Life And Times Of Wisconsin's Iconic Blue BookScott GordonWisContextNov. 7, 2017 | 8 a.m.The state of Wisconsin's official "Blue Book" lived up to its moniker for a very long time.

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Wisconsin State Herbarium Meets A Pressing Research Need

Wisconsin State Herbarium Meets A Pressing Research NeedScott GordonWisContextNov. 8, 2017 | 5:10 p.m.The plant life of Wisconsin does not lend itself to tidy categorization. The state is a place where...

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The Volatile Mix Of Drugs At Work In The Opioid Crisis

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In WisconsinThe Volatile Mix Of Drugs At Work In The Opioid CrisisHayley SperlingWisContextNov. 9, 2017 | 11:45 a.m.The opioid crisis has encroached on arguably all levels...

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9 Wisconsin Groups On Hate Trackers' Radar In 2017

9 Wisconsin Groups On Hate Trackers' Radar In 2017Mukhtar IbrahimWisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismNov. 13, 2017 | NoonThe Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks "hate" groups nationwide,...

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Concerns Mount As Wisconsin Faces Wave Of Hate Incidents

Concerns Mount As Wisconsin Faces Wave Of Hate IncidentsMukhtar IbrahimWisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismNov. 13, 2017 | NoonExperts who study hate and bias-related acts say recent...

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As Southeastern Wisconsin Grows, How Will Cities Source Water?

Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan WaterAs Southeastern Wisconsin Grows, How Will Cities Source Water?Scott GordonWisContextNov. 15, 2017 | 2:18 p.m.Waukesha's agreement with Milwaukee reflects the...

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Bears, Wolves And People In Search Of Balance

Bears, Wolves And People In Search Of BalanceScott GordonWisContextNov. 16, 2017 | 2:40 p.m.Across wide swaths of Wisconsin, black bears and gray wolves have long played an important and prominent role...

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Proud Boys Spread 'Western Chauvinist' Vision In Wisconsin

Proud Boys Spread 'Western Chauvinist' Vision In WisconsinAlexandra HallWisconsin Public RadioNov. 27, 2017 | 9 a.m.A May 2017 meeting at Mackesey's Irish Pub in downtown Madison would establish the...

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The Murky Status Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's DeerThe Murky Status Of Chronic Wasting Disease In WisconsinScott GordonWisContextNov. 28, 2017 | 8 a.m.Chronic wasting disease used to frighten people in...

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