A federal appeals court has upheld Gov. Scott Walker's bill that strips public unions of collective bargaining rights. Two unions representing city...
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What To Do About DOT's $650 Million Funding Gap
The state is projecting a huge deficit in the budget that pays for highways, local roads and public transit.
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Music is all around us. All you have to do is listen. That is what happened one day when outdoor-enthusiast and composer Cheryl Leonard was in the...
As spring starts, more people are thinking about venturing out on their bicycles. Zebedee Summers is on a multi-generational mission to inspire...
A group of scientists and food activists is launching a campaign Thursday to change the rules that govern seeds. They're releasing 29 new varieties...
You probably remember learning about exo-skeletons back in biology class – beetles have them. So do lobsters. Well now, we can add humans to that...
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Training For An Uncertain Military Future In The Calif. Desert
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, there is a place that looks just like Afghanistan. There are villages with...
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Christine Jensen's Multiple Personalities Expand Her Musical Repertoire
Canadian jazz saxophonist Christine Jensen has begun using a full "jazz orchestra" of up to 18 players, opening new horizons for her. NPR's Arun Rath...
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Writing The Wicked Ways Of The 'Worst. Person. Ever.'
Douglas Coupland's latest book, Worst. Person. Ever., is a profane, shocking novel that centers around an awful guy named Raymond Gunt. "Imagine...
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Heroin Recovery And Redemption Where You'd Least Expect It
Kicking opiate addition is always hard, even with support. Lance Rice got that help from a very unlikely source: a woman whose house he had robbed to...
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Despite Easter 'Truce,' Standoff In Ukraine Appears Steadfast
In the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the opposing camps seem increasingly entrenched, despite a diplomatic effort to ease tensions. Pro-Russian forces...