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• Hwy 2 O’Reilly Auto Parts store a go!

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  The Ashland Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a site plan for the O’Reilly Auto Parts store proposed for U.S. Highway 2. The approximately 7,500-square-foot store will take the place of the former Chike’s development at 2301 Lake Shore Drive East. The Planning Commission took no issue with the site plan, other [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Bayfield County comprehensive plan approved

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  WASHBURN — The Bayfield County Board Tuesday approved a county comprehensive plan, capping a year-long process of open houses, public hearings and working with towns to create a document that will guide the county in future zoning and land use decisions. Prior to a public hearing on the plan, Zoning Administrator [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Tougher drunk driving penalties are coming for WI

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  AUDIO: Bob Hague reports (:60 MP3) Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws are about to get tougher, as lawmakers meet in a special session today. “It looks like a really solid piece of legislation,” says state Senator Jon Erpenbach, a Waunakee Democrat who applauds efforts by sponsors of an OWI crackdown bill. “We [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Big Top to Perform Paul Simon & Cat Stevens Tribute in Ironwood Dec 30th

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  On Wednesday, December 30 critically acclaimed folk singers and musicians from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua along with guest artist Corey Carlson will present Moon Songs and Moon Shadows: A Tribute to the music of Paul Simon and Cat Stevens at the historic Ironwood Theatre in Ironwood, MI. The Blue Canvas [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Poll Question

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  Results posted on Monday Dec 21st. Results posted on Monday Dec 21st. Posted in Polls Tagged: Freedom [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Registration for the Mt. Ashwabay Development Ski Team

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  Date: December 26, 2009 http://www.mtashwabay.org/ The Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation will hold registration for the Mt. Ashwabay Development Ski Team or (M.A.D. SKI)program. The program is a 10 week training program that is conducted by USSA Licensed Coaches and begins January 9th. Posted in Bayfield County Tagged: Mount Ashwabay [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Open water on some Northland lakes

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  BARRON, Wis. (AP) State environmental officials are warning people to be careful of open water on two dozen or so northern Wisconsin lakes. Full Story Posted in NW Wisconsin Tagged: Ice [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Area will open Saturday

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  ONTONAGON, Mich. – The Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Area is set to open to skiers and snowboarders Saturday, Dec. 19, the Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday. The area, located at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon County, has received heavy snowfall in recent weeks and will open with more [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Sawyer family puts on nightly Christmas show | FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Christmas [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Knit & Knosh Open Knitting Night at Mad Island Weaver

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  Date: December 21, 2009 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM http://www.madislandweaver.com Join us for an evening of yarnplay and a potluck soup supper! Bring your current project or start a new one, learn a new craft, show off a finished project. All skill levels welcome. Soup & bread will be furnished by Mad Island Weaver. Bring a [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Glassblowing Demonstrations – Oulu Glass

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  Date: December 26, 2009 - December 31, 2009 http://www.ouluglass.com/ If you are planning to come to Northern Wisconsin, stop in at the Gallery. At Oulu Glass in Brule, just 1 hour away from Duluth-Superior or Bayfield or to the south, Hayward, you will find hidden in the Northwoods of Wisconsin a surprising selection of [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• The Great Lakes are not losing extra water

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  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) A scientific panel says Lakes Huron and Michigan aren’t losing extra billions of gallons of water daily because of navigational dredging as a Canadian group contends. After a two-year, $3.5 million study, the U.S.-Canadian panel concluded there was no reason to stem the flow from Lake Huron [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• This country is upside down

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  I picked this insanity up on Michelle Malkin’s site. Stunning. Truly stunning. I thought this should be an Asinine item of the day posting, then I decided, no, it needs to go up right away. A Taunton father is outraged after his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and required [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• 100 reasons

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  Climate Depot turned me on to this one. It’s an informative read. Here’s the abbreviated version. 1. Politicians and activists say we must tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but there is no real scientific proof that the current warming is caused by the rise of greenhouse gases resulting [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• What big government does

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Big Government [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• So far, 3 in the Ashland mayor race

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  All three candidates who declared their intent to run for mayor have filed their papers and will be on the April ballot. John H. Green and Richard Williams both filed their papers Monday, and will run against Dave Sorenson. Having at least three candidates means a primary election will be held [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Washburn public works building inches forward

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  WASHBURN — The Washburn City Council Monday approved a site plan for a new public works building to replace the deteriorating metal structure now on Washburn’s main street. Full Story Posted in Washburn Tagged: Public Works [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Garage in fire Ashland costs an estimated 20k in damages

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  An early morning garage fire caused an estimated $20,000 of damage to a City of Ashland garage Saturday. According to the Ashland Fire Department, the fire occurred in a garage at 502 12th Avenue West. Ashland resident Barbara Heber owns the garage.The blaze was reported at 2:26 a.m. and a total [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• U.S. 2 work scheduled

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  IRONWOOD — City manager Scott Erickson told the city commission Monday he has been informed by the Michigan Department of Transportation that U.S. 2 will be resurfaced next summer. Full Story Posted in U.P. Tagged: Road Construction, US 2 [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Doyle vetoes UW board regional diversity bill

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  Governor Jim Doyle vetoes a bill (Senate Bill 223) that requires members of the UW Board of Regents to come from all geographical areas of the state. Michael Moscicke (moh-SIHK-ee), government relations director with United Council of UW Students, is very disappointed. The bill passed the legislature in November. It would [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Smurfit-Stone’s Ontonagon mill won’t reopen

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  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has announced it is permanently closing mills in Montana and Michigan… The Ontonagon, Mich., mill ceased operations in September. It had 182 employees. Smurfit-Stone president and COO Steve Klinger said Monday the two facilities do not provide adequate returns over the long term. Smurfit-Stone filed for bankruptcy [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Dump Congress, feed the hungry

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  While many Americans are struggling to put three squares on the table every day, good ‘ol out of touch congress which as you will see, is more equal than the rest of us. What did these overpaid, under achieving tyrants do last quarter? Better double up on your blood pressure [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Al Gore needs to be taxed on all the CO2 he spews

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  Somebody needs to trap all that CO2 that spews out of Al Gore’s mouth and tax him on it. This guy is such a retard. The newest headline from this hot air blowing carbon emitter is this. Gore: Polar ice to vanish in 5-7 years. If anyone believes this nonsense [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Would the one be the one if the election were today?

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  Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin doesn’t think so, and neither do I. It had much to do with “Hate Bush” simple mindedness at the time, than it did with actual policy. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), the ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, said that more than a year after [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Health Care Bill will cause shortages, rationing and rising costs

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  It gets tiresome having to say, “I told you so” over and over and over. Doing so pretty much tells me the left has no common sense, none whatsoever. All you have to do is look at the health care bill and use common sense, and you’ll plainly see it [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Tony Blair said what?

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  Even though he was (and still is) on the wrong side of the political aisle I used to respect former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. I didn’t agree with everything he was about, but then I didn’t have to. I’m not British. He seemed to have a pretty good head [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• $13 million to fight carp invasion

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  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) Federal officials say they’ll use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp. Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Monday the money will be used for engineering projects to prevent the carp from slipping into Lake [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Oh this can’t be good for the tooth fairy believers

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  For the few climate kooks that remain, you know who they are, the environmental zealots that need both hands to count to 10. There’s some pretty damning news for you tooth fairy believers that you aren’t going to like very much. First, let’s start with a snippet from Chris Horner [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Governed, or ruled?

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  “By Christmas you won’t recognize our country” – Glenn Beck. Does anybody not believe that? One would have to be really oblivious to their surroundings. For the first time in my life, I’m not all that enthused about living here, and I’ve actually thought there may be better, more free [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• A Thomas Jefferson quote

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  I took this post down. After giving it some thought (it was gnawing at me), it was in bad taste and I apologize to the readers. Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Thomas Jefferson [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• Diane Morrison to defend Ward 9 seat

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  Ward 9 Councilor Diane Morrison will make an attempt to keep her council seat, after declaring her candidacy for the April election. Morrison joins Councilor Jerry Teague as the only incumbents in the six council races to seek re-election. Teague has filed all of his papers and will be on the [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Early snow good for winter tourism

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  WASHBURN — The old adage is that every cloud has a silver lining. For businesses that rely heavily on winter tourism, that silver has a tinkle that can be heard at the cash register, and it’s one reason that Doug Summers, owner of the Valhalla View Pub & Grub, a bar [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Is Obama doing enough?

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  Posted in Posts, Video Tagged: Economy, Obama [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Join us in dumping Dave “Spendocrat” Obey

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  Some statements are worth making together. And this Wednesday, December 16th, I want you to join me in making a big one. December 16th is the 236th anniversary of the original Boston Tea Party — the spark that lit the fuse of America’s Revolution and the inspiration for millions of Americans [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Range pantries gearing up

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  Local food pantries are gearing up for increased demand this holiday season. Coordinators of the Bessemer, Ironwood, Watersmeet, Mercer and Iron County food pantries have all said that more people and more families have needed help this year. Full Story Posted in Gogebic County, Iron County Tagged: Food Pantries [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Cookie Walk at Sweet Sailing

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  Saturday, December 19, All Day Let Sweet Sailing do your Christmas Cookie baking for you this Holiday Season! Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with friends and family, and come to our First Annual Cookie Walk at Sweet Sailing for an assortment of your hand-picked holiday favorites. Choose [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Take our newest poll: How free do you feel?

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  Results posted on Monday Dec 21st. Results posted on Monday Dec 21st. Posted in Polls Tagged: Freedom [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Berneta Dandison of Solon Springs faces tough time bringing Nigerian husband to U.S.

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  Berneta Dandison of Solon Springs will celebrate her second wedding anniversary alone. Her husband, who fought back tears as they exchanged vows, remains in his home country of Nigeria, denied a U.S. visa for the second time. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I never expected anything like [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Casino profits fall

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  The casino business, an industry once believed to be recession-proof, is taking a hit in Wisconsin: The state’s 11 tribes saw their gaming revenue fall by nearly 2% last year, according to a new study. The 25 casinos in Wisconsin won about $1.24 billion from gamblers last year, down from $1.26 [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Flames and hot coals transform pots into timeless pieces – FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Kiln, Two Harbors [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Bird Count

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  Volunteers are needed to assist the National Audubon Society in an annual winter bird census.  Participants record and count birds and bird species within 15 miles diameter circles in the Cable and Hayward area from dawn to dusk.  Bird feeders within the circles are also surveyed, so feeder counters are [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Former regents ask Doyle to veto bill

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  MADISON, Wis. (AP) Eight former presidents of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents are asking the governor to veto a bill that would require regional representation on the board. The past presidents told Gov. Jim Doyle in a letter this week the change could hamper the operations of the [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Emergency steps sought to halt Asian carp

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  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) Members of Congress are pushing for emergency action to prevent voracious Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and damaging their $7 billion fishery. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday to close shipping locks on a waterway [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 4:02pm EST
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• In spite of a mining ban initiative, Orvana moves ahead

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  IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Orvana Minerals Corporation, a Toronto-based company, is currently looking at various alternatives for mine development in Ironwood Township, Orvana vice-president of corporate development  Bill Williams said Thursday. “We’re halfway through our environmental impact assessment that addresses every aspect of the environment,” Copperwood project coordinator Dave Anderson said on [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 4:00pm EST
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• Environmentalist Kooks attempt to ban mining in MI

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  A group of environmentalists in Michigan have begun a ballot initiative campaign that will place a water initiative on the November 2010 ballot. According to a posting on YouTube.com, supporters of the ballot initiative say “Sulfide mining and water don’t mix.” Full Story Posted in Michigan Tagged: Environmentalists [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 3:58pm EST
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• Radical person of the week: Heather Booth

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  Radical organizer/activist since the early 1960s Co-founder and President of the Midwest Academy, which teaches tactics of direct action, confrontation, and intimidation Helped develop methods adopted by AFL-CIO’s “Union Summer” Co-founder of left Democrat group Coalition for Democrat Values Was Training Director for the Democrat National Committee Executive Director of the NAACP’s National Voter Fund Board [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• Packers at Bears Live Audio

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  Click here to listen Click here to listen Posted in Sports Tagged: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers Audio Stream [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 11:30am EST
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• Radical organization of the week: USAction

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  1314 “G” Street N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Phone :202-624-1730 URL: Website “The nation’s largest progressive activist organization” Is the resurrected form of Citizen Action, an organization destroyed by its role in the Teamsters Union money-laundering scandal of the late 1990s USAction, which describes itself as “the nation’s largest progressive activist organization,” was created in 1999 as [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Saturday at the 60’s: Ray Stevens – “Mr Businessman”

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  Posted in Saturday at the 60's, Video Tagged: Mr. Businessman, Music, Ray Stevens [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• The Eco-Terrorists threat revealed

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  Last week we posted about Paul Watson, a radical eco-terrorist. He, or persons on his behalf, which appears to be the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, known as enforcers, muscle, goons, etc… I like to refer to them as the ACORN of the eco-terrorist movement. The foot sodiers. They don’t like [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 12:02pm EST
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• Proposed law to punish those who don’t report stolen guns

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  WPR) Despite opposition from the National Rifle Association, there appears to be broad support for a proposed Wisconsin law penalizing gun owners who fail to report a lost or stolen gun. Supporters of the bill call it the next step in cracking down on what are known as “straw gun buys.” [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• News Busted

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  Posted in Video Tagged: News Busted [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 11:58am EST
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• Minnesota rejects tax reciprocity with Wisconsin

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  The latest effort by Wisconsin lawmakers to resolve a dispute over tax reciprocity is being rejected by officials in Minnesota. For years, Wisconsin has reimbursed Minnesota for taxes paid by Badger State residents who cross the border for work. But the agreement was dropped when Minnesota said the payments were coming [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 6:02am EST
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• Michigan passes smoking ban

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  LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Michigan Legislature has passed a long-delayed smoking ban with exceptions for three Detroit casinos that have to compete with tribal casinos not affected by the ban. The Democrat-led House agreed yesterday afternoon to slight changes made by the Republican-led Senate earlier in the day. The bill now [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• U.P. snowmobile crash kills one

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  HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) Upper Peninsula authorities say a man is dead after he was thrown from the snowmobile he was driving and struck a sign in Hancock. Police tell WLUC-TV that 45-year-old Robert Kiviniemi of Hancock was driving a snowmobile early Friday when he missed the corner at an intersection. He was [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 5:58am EST
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• Have you seen this girl?

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  A missing and pregnant 16-year-old Bay City, Mich., girl may be in the Ashland area, says a Bay City detective. According to Dean Vosler of the Bay City Police Department, her mother, Kathy Kuch, last saw Tazja E. St. George on September 21. Vosler said it is believed that St. George is [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Mary J. McHugh of Drummond featured on PortalWisconsin.org

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  The work of Drummond painter Mary J. McHugh has been added to the online gallery at the Web site PortalWisconsin.org. The nonprofit site is the state’s premier online resource for culture, arts, humanities and history. The site allows Web users to discover some of the state’s finest artists working in a [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Tiger Woods hanging the Christmas stockings

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Tiger Woods [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• AMSOIL Duluth National Snowcross

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  Posted in Duluth, Video Tagged: AMSOIL [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Make Your Own Gift Bags, Tags, & Wrap at Sweet Sailing

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  Sweet Sailing will be hosting an afternoon of ‘going green with gift wrap’. Make your own unique gift bags, tags, and wrap, so your gifts will be as special on the outside as on the inside! Plain recycled paper bags and sheets of paper will be available and tables set [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and Rep. Nick Milroy (D-Superior) urge governor to veto bill

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  MADISON – Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and Rep. Nick Milroy (D-Superior) are asking Gov. Jim Doyle to veto a bill requiring regional representation on the UW Board of Regents. The bill would require that seven Regents come from specific regions of the state.  Supporters say the bill is needed to prevent [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Zachery Cadeau sentenced

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  GOGEBIC COUNTY — Sentencing has been handed down against a former Gogebic County man convicted of selling a stolen gun. Zachery Cadeau was sentenced to a year in jail with 183 days credit for time served. Cadeau was arrested when authorities bought the gun from him through a confidential informant from Ashland, [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Problems Begin to Surface in Ashland with Recent Roadwork

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  As a certified Master Plumber, Zyg Jablonski said he has discovered a major problem with recent roadwork on Highway 2 in the city of Ashland. “The citizens of Ashland have paid for an upgrage on a nice fine road that looks good,” Zyg Jablonski Jr. of A to Z Plumbing & Heating said Thursday. “But it’s not [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Merry Ol’ Christmas Boutique

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  Browse & buy local arts, crafts, baked goods, books, jewelry, soaps, homewares and more. Dozens of vendors. Great holiday shopping. Stay for lunch of homemade Brownstone Vegetable Soup and desserts. Sunday, 13 December, 2009 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Washburn Cultural Center 1 East Bayfield Street Washburn, WI Phone: 715 373-5591 Website: Click to Visit Posted in Washburn [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Uh-Oh! Climate Kooks have another problem!

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  Data from the U.S. National Climate Data Center indicate temperatures in the U.S. have cooled over the last decade at a rate that projects to a decline of 7.3 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. Satellite data recorded at the University of Alabama in Huntsville show a global cooling pattern over [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Atmospheric Physicist suggests ‘discontinuing UN IPCC’

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  Yet another in the science community calls for the discontinuance of the fraudulent United Nations Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change. Esteemed physicist Dr. Petr Chylek has joined the growing ranks of responsible scientists. He has an open letter of which I have posted excerpts. Background on Dr. Chylek courtesy of [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Accused poacher pleads not guilty

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  Troy Alan Reinke, the Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of poaching a trophy Goodhue County buck, entered a not-guilty plea today during his first court appearance in the case. Reinke was charged last month with 13 poaching-related counts. Authorities claim he shot a world-class buck and two other deer illegally in [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Christmas Lights

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  Posted in Superior Tagged: Christmas [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Great Lakes iron ore shipping tops out in November

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  More iron ore was shipped on the Great Lakes in November than in any other month this year. But the amount was far less than the average amount shipped for the month during 2004-08. Just more than 4.6 million net tons of ore were shipped last month; 27 percent more than [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• MI passes smoking ban

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  LANSING, Mich. (AP) A long-delayed smoking ban passed the Michigan Senate on Thursday, allowing exceptions for three Detroit casinos that have to compete with tribal casinos not affected by the ban. A similar ban already has passed the House, which is expected to agree with slight changes made by the Senate. [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Lake-effect snow advisories issued

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  DULUTH – The National Weather Service has issued lake-effect snow advisories for Bayfield County, Wis., and Ontonagon County, Mich., through Friday morning. The advisory for Bayfield County is in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday. Snowfall of 4 to 6 inches is possible, mainly for west- and north-facing [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Asian carp

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  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) Giant, ravenous Asian carp are poised to invade the Great Lakes, and the region’s $7 billion fishing industry is worried. Federal and state officials are mounting a desperate, last-ditch effort to prevent the marauding carp from breaching an electrical barrier and slipping into the Great Lakes from [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Typical blame

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Barack Obama, George W. Bush [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• Janet Bewley mulls Assembly race

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  Ashland’s Ward 5 Councilor Janet Bewley said while she has yet to make a decision to run for the 74th Assembly District seat, even contemplating it required withdrawing from the April council election. Bewley said Wednesday she’s been asked to run for the legislative seat vacated by Rep. Gary Sherman, D-Port [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• New group to focus on positive in Ashland council races

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  Proclaiming they want a more positive approach to city government, an Ashland citizens group is starting its efforts by wading into the upcoming council elections. Members of the group Ashland Moving Forward, which formed about one month ago, said recently they are not pushing a particular political agenda, nor would they [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• No budget increase for Ashland

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  After further discussion on previous ideas to cut the City of Ashland’s 2010 budget, a majority of councilors approved a budget that does not increase city residents’ property tax. “Thank you council, it’s been quite a ride,” Mayor Ed Monroe said following the 7-3 vote. Full Story Posted in Ashland Tagged: Budget [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Updated Area Snowfall Amounts (Thursday Dec 10th)

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  DULUTH – Northwestern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula took the brunt of the past two days’ winter storm, with many locations along the South Shore receiving more than a foot of snow. Snowfall totals reached nearly 30 inches at Ironwood, Mich. South Range, Wis. received 19 inches of snow, while just [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Winter in the Northland is all about perspective

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  Posted in Video, Weather Tagged: Snow [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• La Banda Nueva featuring Yazmin Bowers at STAGENORTH

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  CD Release Party! Dance Lessons, Dinner, and a big summer-in-winter party! La Banda Nueva (Spanish for “the new band”) is a high-powered, 6-piece Latin band based in the Twin Cities area. As their name implies, they are something new and different, full of creative energy, and constantly exploring uncharted musical [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Un-American Eco-Terrorists attempt to intimidate me

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  Terrorists don’t like to be exposed. We did that on this blog last Sunday in a post found here and here. I will again re-post them in a day or two. Make ‘em front page stories again, so everyone is aware of Paul Watson and the Sierra Club. They will [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Holiday lights, holiday cheer on Park Point

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Christmas, Park Point [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Holiday lights, holiday cheer on Park Point

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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Brew Crew sign pitchers Randy Wolf and former one time Twin LaTroy Hawkins

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  Indianapolis – The Milwaukee Brewers got their man. Actually, before the day was done Wednesday, they got two. Once the Brewers decided they had no shot at signing the top pitcher on the free-agent market this winter, John Lackey, they pinpointed left-hander Randy Wolf as the pitcher who best fit their budget [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Arrest Raises Fears of U.S. Homegrown Terror

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Terrorism [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Gavilon dock gets funding

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  State Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and State Rep. Nick Milroy, D-Superior, today announced $2 million in Wisconsin Harbor Assistance grant will soon be used to stimulate major harbor improvements at a Superior grain elevator. The Superior City Council considers a bid Dec. 15 to enable Gavilon Grain to make dock wall [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Unofficial snow fall totals

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  DULUTH – Northwestern Wisconsin took the brunt of last night’s storm, with many locations along the South Shore receiving more than a foot of snow. Chequamegon Bay Area 17.0 inches four miles south of Cornucopia, WI (2 p.m.) 15.7 inches four miles west of Washburn, WI (7:40 a.m.) 15.0 inches five miles south of Herbster, WI [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Doyle urged to deal with Asian Carp threat

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  Governor Jim Doyle is being urged to join a legal effort that seeks to slam the door on invasive Asian Carp, which could enter the Great Lakes. Thom Cmar, an attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, notes that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources poisoned fish in the Chicago [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Efforts to uncover fraud in the Wisconsin Shares program appear to be paying off.

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  Department of Children and Families Secretary Reggie Bicha says the agency has been aggressively cracking down in recent months, following the discovery of widespread fraud in the childcare subsidy program. The Department has drawn criticism after audits and press reports showed multiple cases of providers falsifying attendance records, sex offenders living [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• The carol of imbeciles

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Imbecile Drivers [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• Snowfall as of 8 AM today

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  A weather spotter near Washburn has reported 15.7 inches of snow this morning, with another near South Range reporting 13 inches. Here is a roundup of other reports this morning, relayed by the National Weather Service. 15.7 inches – Washburn, 4 miles W (7:40 a.m.) 13.7 inches – Bayfield (8:05 a.m.) 12 inches [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Hwy 2 closed during storm

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  ASHLAND – The city of Ashland and Ashland County have closed a portion of U.S. Highway 2 along the Lake Superior shore this morning because of severe winter weather. The highway is closed until further notice from Sanborn Avenue in the city to the Wisconsin Highway 13 north junction west of [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Bayfield Hometown Holiday Shopping Season continues

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  Shop historic Bayfield this holiday season! The Hometown Holiday Shopping Season begins November 27th and runs through December 31st. With so many unique stores, galleries, and boutiques, you’ll find something right here in Bayfield for everyone on your gift list. You’ll appreciate Bayfield’s quiet pace and unassuming atmosphere while enjoying [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• BBC exposes program code manipulation in climate data/models

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Climate Change [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:04pm EST
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• “Climate Change is science fraud” say 77 more scientists

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  These 77 scientists stated that in a petition before the ClimateGate scandal broke, now it’s just icing on the cake. Some may think in their small, uninformed minds, “well it’s only 77.” The U.N.’s IPCC junk scientists that have been pushing the climate change agenda total less than 50. Did [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Claim by Climate Agenda Junk Scientists that 2000-2009 warmest decade proven to be a lie

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  I was surprised to see the headlines out of Copenhagen reading that 2000-2009 is wamest ever. I laughed out loud at this ridiculousness, then I got angry at how these junk scientists, corrupt politicians, and sorry media can just look you in the eyes and lie like that. We’ve heard [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• City of Ironwood Non-Motorized Trails Workshop

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  The City of Ironwood will hold a workshop this Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:30pm in the Women’s Club Room located on the second floor of the Memorial Building.  This meeting is entitled “Workshop for Non-Motorized Trails”. Representatives of the Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park will be in attendance, [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Returning to greatness at Copper Peak

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  IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Copper Peak officials have begun the physical aspect of bringing International ski flying back to Copper Peak. Because of that work, there will be no snowmobile hill climb this winter. Construction on the hillside is under way. Daily Globe Posted in U.P. Tagged: Copper Peak [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:56pm EST
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• Lake Superior Wave Heights Map

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  Posted in Lake Superior, Weather Tagged: Lake Superior Waves [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Nearshore Marine Forecast

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  …GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON… …SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON… .TODAY…N GALES TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SNOW. WAVES 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT…N WIND 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 12 TO [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Hazardous Weather Outlook

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  .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE NEARSHORE FORECAST AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL THEN BE IN EFFECT. FREEZING SPRAY AND HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. SEE THE MARINE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:58am EST
  by The Admiral