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Yesterday | WKOW-TV

The Monday morning commute is still expected to be slow even though street crews have been out overnight and early Monday morning plowing and salting roads.

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Jun '13
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How much do you know about Islam?

It's the world's second largest religion and a perennial hot-button topic, but surveys show most Americans know little about Islam. How well does your knowledge stack up?

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Fri Dec 06, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Greg Peck: My book, "Death Beyond the Willows," is back in print

Greg Peck's revised nonfiction book, "Death Beyond the Willows," includes a new cover design by Gazette graphic artist Tony DiNicola.

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Fri Nov 29, 2013

Russia Beyond the Headlines

Charities see the promise in every child

Caring touch: Portage workers from British charity ThePromise help Russian children develop communication skills in a series of small steps In a cramped but tidy flat in a nondescript Sixties block, six-year-old Saveliy smiles widely at a woman who is trying to teach him the simplest of movements.

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Wed Nov 27, 2013

Scotsman.com

On this day: British forces occupied Mandalay

1994: Eight rebel MPs were stripped of the Conservative whip as Prime Minister John Major survived a vote of confidence on Europe.

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Fri Nov 15, 2013

Rice Lake Online

Birchwood woman shares Ho-chunk culture

Valerie Leair Chronotype staff As a member of the Ho-Chunk Indian Nation, Lisa DeLong of Birchwood is proud to share her culture with others through dance and displays.

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Mon Nov 11, 2013

Rice Lake Online

Birchwood woman shares Ho-chunk culture

Valerie Leair Chronotype staff As a member of the Ho-Chunk Indian Nation, Lisa DeLong of Birchwood is proud to share her culture with others through dance and displays.

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