Author: jnweaver

Mentions a study, released last year by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Program on Agricultural Technology Studies, that states that Wisconsinâ??s dairy industry is “undergoing notable structural changes” in that its farms are declining in number, yet getting larger and producing more

Greenbush Day had to have plenty of food: crisp sesame biscotti, savory hush puppies, spicy egg rolls – to represent the Italian, African-American and Asian communities who live there. There was music, too, at the celebration of the storied neighborhood hosted Tuesday by UW-Madison.

….A prominent presence, too, at the celebration was the university, whose expansion has been a second transformation of a neighborhood first remade by urban renewal projects of the 1960s.

Today UW is working partnerships with community organizations to make the â??Bush a learning laboratory that benefits both students and other residents.

Danielle Trussoni and her novelâ??s main character, Evangeline, both had their lives changed by angels and convents.

In Trussoniâ??s case, she was doing research at a convent in her home state of Wisconsin when she stumbled on angel lore so compelling that the celestial beings became the centerpiece of Angelology, which was released earlier this month to glowing reviews. Trussoni is a UW-Madison graduate.

….The Madison Hmong community today is dividing along clan lines over control of United Asian Services, the local nonprofit organization that for 26 years has been the first stopping place for refugees seeking a foothold in a new world. A bitter dispute with allegations of misconduct, incompetence and unbridled ambition is pitting the Vang and Thao clans against each other in a clash one close observer likened to â??the Hatfields and McCoys,â? the bloody feud of American folklore.

….Marlys Macken is a UW-Madison professor of linguistics whose interest in the Hmong community led her to join a Dane County task force preparing for the new arrivals from Thailand in 2004. Macken, brainstorming with others, came up with the idea to use university language teaching capacity and a store of cast-off university furniture to develop a program to teach the refugees English while employing them in a furniture-refinishing enterprise. She secured $100,000 in private funding for the Hmong Literacy, Language and Jobs Program, which would be funneled through United Asian Services, where she served on the board of directors.

Mike Boettcher grew up on his familyâ??s 100-cow beef farm in Fairchild, so heâ??s used to working outdoors.

As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Boettcher had intended on a career in animal science. But on a whim, he decided to take a class in horticulture. Today, he is the landscape manager for the Milwaukee Brewers under head groundskeeper Gary Vanden Berg.

Dear Editor: Friday, March 19, will mark the seventh anniversary of the â??shock and aweâ? bombing campaign that began the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Each year since 2003, Americans have gathered to remember the terrible costs of war and to call for peace. Wisconsin has led states many times its size in the number of events held on the anniversary.

This year is no exception. Nineteen Wisconsin events are among more than 70 planned nationwide, and include roadside vigils, marches, public prayers and a teach-in at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.