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• The lighter side of Christmas, final edition for 2009

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  Posted in Video Tagged: 12 Days of Christmas, Bob & Doug McKenzie [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Dwayne Szot of Bayfield takes a 2.2 mile December dip in Lake Superior

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  Forty-seven-year-old Dwayne Szot of Bayfield has given new meaning to the term “chilling out.” On Dec. 18, he swam across Lake Superior from Madeline Island to Bayfield; a 2.2-mile crossing through ice and water temperature of 32 degrees and air temperature of 18 degrees. Szot was escorted across the lake by [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• We can all agree

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Christmas [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• Janet Bewley files

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  Ashland resident Janet Bewley has registered as a candidate for the 74th District State Assembly post currently held by Gary Sherman of Port Wing. Bewley has filed as a Democrat, submitting her candidacy papers with the Wisconsin State Elections Board on Dec. 11. Her filing indicated that her campaign treasurer would [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Bayfield County Elderly Nutrition Program

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  WASHBURN — Numerous opinions and concerns were raised by citizens at the Washburn School Board meeting Monday relative to the school district’s proposal to Bayfield County to become the vendor for the Bayfield County Elderly Nutrition Program. On Dec. 16, Bayfield County awarded the bid for congregate and delivered meals for [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Now its 4

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  Bill Whalen filed his candidacy papers Tuesday and will join Dave Sorenson, John H. Green and Richard Williams in a four-way primary for Ashland mayor in a Feb. 16 primary. Also on Tuesday, Carl Doersch filed his paperwork, ensuring he will appear on the spring election ballot for the Ward 5 [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Ashland firefighters test their ice rescue skills | FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Ashland, Video Tagged: Ashland Fire Dept., Ice Rescue [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Winter storm warnings issued; 12+ inches of snow likely

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  The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings from Christmas Eve through Christmas for the entire state of Minnesota, along with much of Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota. Heavy snowfall may hamper holiday travel across the Midwest. Northwestern Wisconsin may see 8 to 11 inches of snow, and [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• More trails wanted by snowmobile club

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  IRONWOOD — Expanding the snowmobile trail system in the city of Ironwood was proposed at a Tuesday evening workshop of the Ironwood City Commission. Gogebic Range Trail Authority representatives discussed both a trail that would run from the Norrie Park (Dupont) bridge to Trail 2 and a multi-use trail system through [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Rep. Bart Stupak schedules town hall meeting in Ironwood

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  WASHINGTON. – U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) plans to hold town hall meetings in the western Upper Peninsula in early January. Meetings will be held at the Gogebic Community College in Ironwood on Tuesday, Jan. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CST, and in the Ontonagon Area Jr./Sr. High School on [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• No hunter deaths during MI gun deer season

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  LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan officials say no people were killed during the state’s Nov. 15-30 deer firearm season. The Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday that its records show the only reported hunting death in 2009 was during the spring turkey season. [...] Posted in Michigan Tagged: Deer Hunting [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Mackinac Bridge toll increases

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  DETROIT (AP) Crossing the five-mile span linking Michigan’s two peninsulas gets more expensive in the new year. The toll for passenger vehicles to cross the Mackinac Bridge goes from $3 to $3.50 effective Jan. 1. Tolls for motor homes, buses and large trucks increases from $3.50 to $4.50 per axle. The increases [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Storm will hit harder southwest before reaching Northland

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  A winter storm watch extended to all of Minnesota for a storm expected to drop more than a foot of snow on parts of Nebraska, Iowa, the Dakotas and southwestern Minnesota. The storm will cover southern areas Wednesday night but probably won’t hit the Northland hard until Thursday evening and Christmas [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Doyle signs new DWI legislation

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  Gov. Jim Doyle yesterday signed legislation to strengthen Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws surrounded by law enforcement officers, doctors and medical professionals, advocates and many who lost family or friends due to drunk drivers. “This bill is an important step in the fight against drunk driving in Wisconsin,” Doyle said. “We still [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• USCG targets zebra mussels

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  WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the pervasive zebra mussel was first detected in the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard is preparing rules to prevent new invasive species from infiltrating the nation’s freshwater systems. Ecologists, environmentalists and public officials have mixed feelings about the rules. While they are delighted over the [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• The Lighter Side of Christmas – Tuesday Edition

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Christmas, Dr. Elmo, Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Suing to stop the Asian carp

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  State Attorney General JB Van Hollen has requested data from Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on the threat Asian carp pose to Great Lakes. Cox is suing to ask the US Supreme Court to close locks and waterways near Chicago to prevent the fish from invading Lake Michigan.[...] Posted in Wisconsin [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Copenhagen & Obama

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Copenhagen, Obama [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• A Primary of 5 possible in Ashlands Ward 7

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  The race for the Ashland City Council Ward 7 seat grew even more crowded Monday when Tristan Fitzgerald declared his candidacy. Fitzgerald is the fifth declared candidate for the post. Robert C. Mahnke has also declared his candidacy for the ward. Ed Sindelar, Emily Stephenson and Pat Kinney have already filed [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Bayfield Co. projects get funded

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  A total of over $1.1 million, was awarded in Bayfield County through the Environmental Infrastructure program, Bayfield County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison announced Friday. The four-county selection committee that determines how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 154 Environmental Fund is divided among Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron counties met on Tuesday [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Twin Ghost project

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  The U.S. Forest Service is accepting public comments through mid-January on a sizable timber and transportation management plan affecting portions of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest across Ashland, Bayfield and Sawyer counties. Although the boundaries of The Great Divide Ranger District’s “Twin Ghost” project encompass more than 67,000 acres, the amount of [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Winter Storm Watch Has Been Issued

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  DULUTH – The Northland remains on track to see a winter storm from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, and the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for that time period. The watch is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday evening for most of the Northland, including the [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Toy drive in Ashland gives gifts to hundreds | FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Ashland, Video Tagged: Christmas, Toy Drive [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Poplar Street Bridge closed

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  HURLEY — The worst-case scenario regarding the Poplar Street Bridge connecting Ironwood and Hurley has come to pass. The Iron County Highway Department announced Monday the bridge will remain closed through the winter[...] Posted in Hurley, Ironwood Tagged: Poplar Street Bridge [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Less time standing in line at the DMV?

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  Starting next year, Wisconsinites could be spending less time waiting at the DMV.  It’s all part of an effort to make service centers statewide more efficient, according to  DMV Director of Field Services Kristina Boardman.  She says they took a closer look at when people were showing up at centers and they often [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• So called “mainstream” media adopts social networking

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  Is your favorite radio station Twittering? Does your local newspaper have a Facebook page?Kathleen Culver with the UW School of Journalism & Mass Communication says newspapers, TV news – and even radio stations – have come up to speed, considering most popular social media sites didn’t even exist a few [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Baiting & feeding ban urged by DNR Secretary

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  Baiting and feeding of deer, already restricted in Wisconsin, needs to go away altogether, in the view of DNR Secretary Matt Frank, who speaks for the agency. “We believe we should have a statewide ban on baiting and feeding of deer,” Frank told lawmakers at the state Capitol  recently. What’s the [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• USCG prepares for icebreaking

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  DETROIT (AP) The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing for the 2009-2010 Great Lakes icebreaking season. The Coast Guard’s icebreaking work is designed to help clear the way for commercial vessels on the Great Lakes as well as help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with flood mitigation efforts in the region. The [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Michigan AG files suit with U.S. Supreme Court regarding Asian carp

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  DETROIT (AP) Michigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to order closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday with the nation’s highest court. It says the ravenous carp would threaten thousands of jobs if they [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Area may see major winter storm for Christmas

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  21 News DULUTH – If you’re planning on traveling anywhere in the Midwest from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, watch out – a major winter storm is forecast to bring heavy snow and strong winds to parts of the region. “Although there is still uncertainty regarding the eventual track of this system, [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Lighter Side of Christmas – Monday Edition

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Christmas, Larry The Cable Guy [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• U.N. IPCC’s head Dr Rajendra Pachauri is a fraud and profiteer

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  What is it I’ve hammered home about the fictional climate crisis? “Follow the money” and, “It’s about the power, it’s about the money, it’s about nothing else.” Prepare yourselves tooth fairy believing climate kooks, I’m about to tell you, “I told you so!” Don’t you people ever get sick and [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Tiger dances

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Tiger Woods [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• New Year’s Eve Party with Big Top at STAGENORTH

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  Date: December 31, 2009 Time: 07:30 PM - 11:50 PM http://www.stagenorth.com The best place in the area to celebrate New Year’s Eve, with music provided by the Blue Canvas Orchestra. $15 Adult/$13 Senior/$8 Student Posted in Big Top Chautuaqua, Washburn Tagged: StageNorth [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Hayward parole agent’s bias case settled for 80k

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  MADISON, Wis. (AP) The state has paid $80,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by an African-American parole agent who alleges he was unfairly disciplined and once told to “go back to Africa.” Francis Mandewah sued the Department of Corrections and several employees in 2007, alleging he faced constant harassment as [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• UW & Eminent Domain

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  One state lawmaker continues to push for strict legislative oversight of the UW Board of Regents’ power to condemn and acquire land under eminent domain. Milladore Democrat Amy Vruwink’s bill would ensure the board is accountable for its actions and the property acquisitions really are for the public good[...] Posted in [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• 7th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash at Weston Lanes on Jan 9th

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  An Elvis Birthday Bash celebration and show will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Weston Lanes in Weston, WI. Featuring four award-winning Elvis tribute artists, as well as a young man just starting out, the show strives to relive every era of “The King,” including at least 10 [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Looks like the Wakefield Memorial Building may be razed

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  WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s deteriorating memorial building is one step closer to being history. In a conference call last week, Wakefield city officials, representatives from Michigan’s State Historic Preservation Office and project coordinator Reed Harris reached a consensus on the project’s plans. Full Story Posted in U.P. Tagged: Wakefield Memorial Building [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Attempted abduction investigated in Bessemer

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  BESSEMER — A woman told police that her 12-year-old son was being followed by a man driving a rusted white four-door car on Anderson Avenue in Wakefield, according to a report filed with the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department on Friday. Police responded to the scene, but didn’t find anyone, the 5:14 [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Bean Al Gore in the face with a snowball!

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  What could be more therapeutic than whipping a snowball at Al Gore, plastering him right square in the face? Give it a go, it’s addicting. Trust me on this, it’s harder than you think! Click the picture below and give that hypocritical, greedy, climate profiteering elitist pig, Al Gore a [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Poll Results: Freedom

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  Do you feel more, less, or about the same as far as freedom goes? That was the poll question, and unbelievable as it sounds, some people actually said, “more free.” I wonder what communist country they are refugee’s from? Here are the results of our poll: How free do you feel [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Chester Bowl, Porcupine Mountains ski areas open

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  DULUTH – Skiers lined up for the lifts at Chester Bowl on Saturday as the ski area opened for the season. Skiers took their first runs down the slopes of the Duluth ski hill, with a few attempting jumps on the first day. Chester Bowl is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Fraser Shipyards expansion recieves $2 million federal dollars

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  SUPERIOR – Fraser Shipyards is getting a big boost from the federal government as it expands its operations in Superior. The shipyard will get $2 million from an appropriations bill signed this week by President Obama. The money will go toward Phase Two of a three–phase, $10 million expansion. Phase One included [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• New Years Eve at the Old Rittenhouse

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  New Years Dinner by Candlelight Chef Steve pulls out all the stops to create a New Years dining experience you’ll remember for years to come. Six artfully-prepared courses arrive complete with a complimentary glass of champagne. New Year’s Eve Packages Celebrate the New Year in style! Romantic packages include: lodging, 6-course candlelight dinner [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Slow shipping season winds down

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  PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) Great Lakes shipping is winding down a turbulent season in which freighters made fewer trips to transport fewer commodities. Glen Nekvasil, vice president of the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers’ Association, says shipments of core products such as iron ore, limestone, grain and coal all declined this year[...] Posted in Great Lakes Tagged: [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Sleigh parade in Ashland January 9th

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  Experience the thrill of horses and sleighs in the Northwoods Harness Club Sleigh and Cutter Rally. Join us on Saturday, January 9, 2010, as the past comes alive with 1800-era costumed drivers and their passengers riding in antique sleighs drawn by beautiful horses from around the region. The event averages [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 6:02pm EST
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• Science Sundays with Mary Gruhl

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  Eager learners are enjoying a new program now offered each month at the Center. Mary Gruhl is volunteer instructor for Science Sundays at the Center. Gruhl has spent almost all of her career doing both lab research and teaching individuals of all ages. Her true passion lies in teaching others about [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• Steve Hoecker to Retire After Leading NGLVC 12 Years

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  A retirement party and open house was held for Steve Hoecker on December 4, 2009. The celebration honored his 12 years of leading the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center as the it’s Director, as well as his accomplishment of working with the U.S Forest Service for 30 years. A Mark I [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 5:58pm EST
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• Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers Live Audio

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  Click the Packers logo to listen Click the logo to listen Posted in Sports Tagged: Green Bay Packers Audio Stream, Pittsburgh Steelers [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 3:00pm EST
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• Radical person of the week: Tom Hayden

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  Cross Posted on Lake Minnetonka Liberty TOM HAYDEN A principal organizer of Students for a Democratic Society Collaborated with North Vietnamese Communists during the Vietnam War Organized riots at the 1968 Democrat Convention in Chicago Married Jane Fonda and organized with her a successful lobby to cut off U.S. aid to Cambodia and Vietnam Former Democrat [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• Radical organization of the week: Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)

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  Cross Posted on Lake Minnetonka Liberty PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA (PDA) 12280 West Indian School Road PMB # 177 Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 Phone : 877-368-9221 URL: Website Founded to provide a “philosophical home within the Democrat Party for the progressive community” Co-founded and led mostly by activists from failed 2004 presidential campaign of Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich, [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• SATURDAY AT THE 60’s: The Beatles – “It’s Only Love”

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  Posted in Saturday at the 60's, Video Tagged: It's Only Love, Music, The Beatles [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• News Busted

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  Posted in Posts, Video Tagged: News Busted [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• The PDA rally in Superior

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  While scouring the various sources for some news to post in this 6 O’Clock hour, the first posting of the weekend, I found something, that led to something else. I found it in the Superior Telegram, and it was entitled, PDA: Obey, Feingold get it on Afghanistan. Something didn’t quite [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• Christmas dinner at Telemark

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  Telemark Resort is offering a special menu on Christmas day in the Outpost Dining room! Turkey special with all the fixings is only $10.95, a plate & Leg of Lamb with Garlic & rosemary is $13.95. The Baby King Bar will also be open. Friday, 25 December, 2009 11:00 AM – 7:00 [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• 7 Badgers make women’s olympic hockey team

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  Seven Badgers will play for gold in the Vancouver Olympic Games.  USA Hockey and head coach Mark Johnson  announced the 21 player U.S. Olympic squad at the Mall of America on Thursday. The 2010 Olympians with Badger ties include goaltender Jessie Vetter, defensemen Kerry Weiland and Molly Engstrom, and forwards Erika [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Johnny Jihad

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Islamofascists [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• Newsy | China v. U.S. at Copenhagen | The News With More Views

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Climate Change [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Washburn blood drive Monday

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  The Washburn High School Business Education volunteers and FCCLA are sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, Dec. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Please give the gift of life for the holidays. If you would like to make an appointment, please contact [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• ‘Messiah’ performance on Sunday in Ashland

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  Bring your voice and sing! (Or just enjoy listening) Sunday, December 20 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Church, U.S. Hwy 2, in Ashland. In communities across the nation people gather each year at this season to sing choruses together from Handel’s great masterwork, “Messiah.” The Ashland Chamber [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Ride for cancer, MN man takes aim at record

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  IRONWOOD — Nick Keller from Richmond, Minn., will attempt to break the current “longest snowmobile journey” world record when he sets out on a 12,200-mile trek from his home on Dec. 26. The current record of 12,163 miles in 60 consecutive days in held by Robert Davis from Maine. Davis set [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• Press conference regarding the sale of Big Powderhorn

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  IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Speakers at a Thursday press conference touting the successful sale of Big Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort all used the word “partner,” emphasizing the sale was no easy feat and the “collaborative effort” by the people and organizations involved. Full Story Posted in Iron County, U.P. Tagged: Big Powderhorn [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Michigan DNR cutting back on cross country ski trail grooming

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  LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday it would be cutting back on the number of cross country ski trails in state forests that would be groomed this winter. The DNR cited budget cuts as the reason for the decision but said some trails would remain groomed. The [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Winter Recreation Report

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  Mt. Ashwabay Report by John Telford: December 16, 2009 Cross Country Report: Base 5″, 3″-4″ of new snow, all trails groomed and tracked. Downhill Report: Opening December 19, closed 21 an 22, reopen 23 and 24 until 3:00, closed 25, reopen 26-3 – after 3rd then regular schedule Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Currently [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race needs volunteers | FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Bayfield, Bayfield County, Video Tagged: Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Adjusted unemployment rates drop in MN, WI, & MI

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  DULUTH – Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan all saw slight declines in unemployment rates in November. The seasonally-adjusted rates were 7.4 percent in Minnesota, 8.2 percent in Wisconsin, 14.7 percent in Michigan, and 10.0 percent nationally. Full Story Posted in News Tagged: Unemployment [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• MI Poll: Obama, Granholm get negative ratings

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  LANSING, Mich. (AP) A new statewide poll shows Michigan voters aren’t very impressed with how President Barack Obama or Gov. Jennifer Granholm are doing their jobs. The poll released Thursday by EPIC-MRA of Lansing shows 600 likely voters give the Democrat president a 55 percent negative job rating, with just 44 [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• Reward increased in wolf poaching case

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  ONTONAGON, Mich. – An anonymous donor has increased the award for information on a wolf poaching case to $7,000. The Michigan DNR and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the poaching of a wolf which took place sometime between Nov. 12 and 16.  The wolf’s radio collar was [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• DNR takes heat

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  The Department of Natural Resources gets called to account, for a disappointing deer hunt. State Senator Neal Kedzie (R-Elkhorn) told DNR Secretary Matt Frank Thursday that his office has received over 8400 responses to a survey on the November gun deer hunt. “We are not only seeing a decreased number of [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• White House threatens to close Offutt AFB (Strategic Air Command) if Sen. Ben Nelson doesn’t vote for Socialized Medicine

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  Cross Posted on Lake Minnetonka Liberty I first heard some rumors about this on Tuesday. As much as I wanted to expose Obama and the rest of the Chicago Outfit on this, I held out. Nothing confirmed, just rumors. Imagine, holding the nation’s security as ransom for a vote on the [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Snowmobile trails are opening up

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  Snowmobile trails are opening up across Wisconsin and state tourism officials couldn’t be happier. “Nothing like a great, big snowfall like we had last week to kick off the winter season. We couldn’t be more pleased at the Department of Tourism,” says spokeswoman Lisa Marshall. Marshall says few states can compare to the [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• Yup, We do

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: George W. Bush [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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• DMV center hours to be cut in Ashland

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  MADISON — Due to population shifts and budget demands, the Department of Motor Vehicle service center in Ashland will be open only on Fridays beginning Jan. 4, the Department of Transportation announced Monday. Full Story Posted in Ashland Tagged: DMV [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Medicaid cuts will impact MMC

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  Efforts by the state of Wisconsin to cut over a billion dollars over the next year-and-a-half from Medicaid health care programs could have a drastic effect on small, rural “Critical Access Hospitals” like Ashland’s Memorial Medical Center. The cuts are one result of the current economic recession that has seen the [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• Area reservations get grants for law enforcement

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  Law enforcement agencies will be the recipients of nearly $180,000 in Wisconsin Department of Justice County-Tribal Law Enforcement grants, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Tuesday. The grant program is designed to foster cooperation and mutual commitment by the counties and tribes to the unique law enforcement issues on tribal [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Winter outdoor recreation report is coming!

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  Starting tomorrow (Friday Dec 18th, 2009) I’ll be posting a winter outdoor recreation post. It will post once a week on Friday around 9:00 AM Central. We’ll look at the ice and ice fishing conditions, the ice caves, downhill and cross country skiing, snowmobiling, how the Bayfield to La Pointe ice [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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• VIDEO: Islamofascist terror camps on U.S. soil, group called Muslims of America in Hancock, NY

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  This is the result of following the suicidal doctrines of political correctness. These camps should be shut down, and everyone involved with them, no matter the scale of their involvement should be detained for some intense questioning using any and all available means including torture. These Islamfascists are members of [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:00pm EST
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• Gogebic Community College fee approved

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  IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a new fee for off-campus students. They will be assessed $50 per semester to support additional services. Full Story Posted in Ironwood Tagged: Gogebic Community College [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Solon Springs sleep out aims to help

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  Homelessness doesn’t end at the outskirts of Superior. Neither does the need for food, toys or a Merry Christmas. That is the message Jack Haskins plans to deliver with a “Seasons of Giving Overnight Food Drive” from Friday to Saturday. “Times are rough right now,” said Haskins of Solon Springs. “I [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:02am EST
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• Unemployment rate drops to 14.7 percent in MI

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  LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan’s unemployment rate has improved for the second straight month. State officials said Wednesday that the November jobless rate dropped to 14.7 percent, down from a national high of 15.1 percent in October. It was the state’s lowest rate in six months. The state’s jobless rate reached 15.3 percent [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Representative Jeff Wood’s fate expected next month

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  A special legislative committee continues to weigh the future of state Representative Jeff Wood in the Assembly. Representative Joan Ballweg is serving on the Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct, which deciding whether to recommend the expulsion of Wood (I-Chippewa Falls) for repeated alleged drunken and drugged driving incidents over [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Ice Fishing in the Northland – FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Ice Fishing [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:02am EST
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• WI passes drunken driving bill

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  MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill designed to cut down on drunken driving. But advocates argue that even more changes are needed, including making all first offenses a crime and legalizing roadside sobriety checkpoints. Full Story Posted in Wisconsin Tagged: DWI [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• “Extreme Makeover” supporters gather “Extreme Donations” | FOX 21 Online

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  Posted in Video Tagged: Donations, Extreme Makeover [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 4:58am EST
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• Tara M. Amraen preliminary hearing delayed amongst new, unrelated charges

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  A preliminary hearing in the Bayfield County second-degree reckless homicide case against Tara M. Amraen, 25, of Washburn, has been delayed after Amraen was arrested Wednesday and accused of retail theft (shoplifting). Amraen, acting through her attorney, Fred Bourg of Drummond, asked for the delay after the court was informed that [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:02pm EST
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• Williams wants to listen to Ashland residents

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  Richard Williams admits that he does not have a lot of political experience, but said that could be to his benefit in what is so far a three-way race to be mayor of the City of Ashland. “I want to know what the people think, I want to know what the [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:00pm EST
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• The drink of the climate change believers

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  Posted in Cartoons Tagged: Climate Change [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:58pm EST
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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
  by The Admiral