Travel & Visitors Guide - May 25, 2008
Did you know June is Dairy Month in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has long been known as America's Dairyland. Every time you drink a glass of milk, or eat a piece of cheese, you're celebrating that fact. But, if you really want to explore why the state earns the brand, get out to the rural areas during June.
Tags: dairy month, america's dairyland, dairy farm, alice in dairyland, farm breakfast, cows

Politics - May 2, 2007
Free ride for corporate welfare
Here’s a novel approach to making sure the state’s corporate welfare that goes for job creation is actually used for job creation -- oversight. The Center on Wisconsin Strategy notes that the state spent $152.8 million on economic development programs, yet spent little time tracking what it went for.
Tags: Coggs, D'Amato, COWS, welfare, George Will, Tommy Thompson, UWM

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 11, 2007
Happy cows come from Wisconsin, too
Maybe I’m just sensitive, considering the time I spend each summer around the barns at State Fair Park, but the latest California cheese commercial has me steaming. You’ve seen them, a bunch of cows parading around sunny fields with the tag line: “Great cheese comes from happy cows ... happy cows come from California.”
Tags: cows, farm, California, cheese

Milwaukee Buzz - June 27, 2001
Brew Town to bop to the Beastie Beat
They aren't the Chicago Cows, but Milwaukee's familiar multi-colored Beasties are primed to graze downtown in the summer of 2002.
Tags: Beastie Beat, beasties, chicago, cows, msoe, milwaukee symphony orchestra, bill delind, public art, downtown