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Absent but quite influential

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin voters will begin casting their ballots for president this week,as campaigns, political parties and interest groups gear up for a bigger and possibly pivotal extended round of absentee voting. Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin.

UW profs give points to both candidates

Capital Times

…In interviews this morning, University of Wisconsin-Madison professors agreed that Sen. John Kerry did not embarrass himself Thursday night, with some awarding him a decisive win, and some saying Bush may have scored a backhanded victory.

Regional dictionary proves spoken, written culture more diverse than ever (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

ATLANTA ââ?¬â? If you know that a preacher’s nose is something to eat for Sunday dinner, along with light bread, chances are you’re from the South.

And if you can identify tangle-breeches as a kind of cruller, you’re probably from Pennsylvania or Maryland.

Television was supposed to homogenize language so much so that everyone would talk like the folks on the 6 o’clock news. But that hasn’t happened, says Joan Houston Hall, editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a multivolume work in progress from Harvard University Press.

There’s more to Wisconsin than just cheese (Centre, Pa. Daily Times)

Aggregate Research Industries

We called the student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin, The Daily Cardinal, and asked around the news room for someone to review their college town. Amos Posner, an opinion editor, was happy to oblige. Here are his picks for what to do in Madison. Rip out the page and shove it in your bag if you plan to attend Saturday’s game.

State job comeback speedy

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin’s job recovery continued to outpace both the nation and the other battleground states heading into the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quoted: UW-Madison economist Don Nichols.