Sports - June 3, 2008
10 time-honored tips to becoming a better sports fan
It's easy to be a sports fan. It's tough to be a great sports fan. Here are some things to help you improve your game while watching games (we won't even mention the one about keeping your shirt on).
Tags: fans, wisconsin, sports

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008
Get outta town: Great state spots beyond Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a great place on a great lake, but every now and then it's nice to escape its urban parameters and explore less-populated parts of the state. Wisconsin is full of gems, both well-known and well-hidden. Here are a few of our favorites.
Tags: wisconsin, kohler-andrae state park, governor dodge, northwoods, new glarus, kettle moraine state forest, harrington state beach, spring green, door county, peninsula state park, fish creek

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 6, 2008
Quench your quirk with wacky Wisco destinations
What if this year you revolutionized your definition of vacation, and instead of chilling in the screened-in porch at your parent's cabin, you road tripped to see the world's largest penny or the Mustard Museum?
Tags: kitsch, quirk, weird, travel, wisconsin, minocqua, houdini, mustard museum, mary nohl, mount horeb, woodruff, burlington, birnamwood, Dr. Evermore's Scrap Metal Park

Milwaukee Buzz - March 31, 2008
Alice in Dairyland tries to bridge gap between urban, rural communities
For 60 years, Alice in Dairyland has served as an ambassador of the state's agricultural industry. The current Alice, Jill Makovec, uses the job to build understanding between city folk and country folk.
Tags: alice in dairyland, agriculture, wisconsin, dairy, state fair

Sports - March 4, 2008
Wisconsin or MU: Which team has the upper hand?
The Badgers and Golden Eagles feel good about their chances this month. Putting aside tradition and the recent past, which team has the brighter future?
Tags: wisconsin, marquette, tom crean, bo ryan, dominic james, jerel mcneal, wesley matthews, joe krabbenhoft

Kids & Family - July 7, 2008
Daycare Database Now Available
The State of Wisconsin has just (finally) made a much-needed tool available to parents and guardians to assist in the daycare decision making.The newly formed Department of Children and Families launched this site (see link below) to help parents stay informed about violations at their daycare. T...
Tags: daycare, milwaukee, wisconsin

Sports - March 24, 2008
TPS 5: Omaha Wrap-Up
OK, so the Badgers are headed to the sweet sixteen. I could not be happier. How terrible would it be to have been in Omaha only to have the badgers lose to stupid K-State. However, the Badgers proved they were just a far superior team. The crowd was heavily K-State, but the badgers jumped on the ...
Tags: Badgers, NCAA, Wisconsin, Basketball

Sports - March 21, 2008
The Prodigal Son 4: Session 2 Omaha (Badgers)
Note: ("Picture" means I have a picture of the person, but I can not post them until sunday because I forgot my usb connection cord and so I cant post them till I get home.... (Insert string of profanity)) Game one of session two was possibly the most nationally anticipate match-up...
Tags: Badgers, Wisconsin, NCAA

Sports - March 19, 2008
The Prodigal Son 3: On Location in Omaha for Bucky (Wed Night)
Hello From The Hilton in Lovely Omaha. I am about 200 ft, via enclosed skyway, from the Quest Center in Omaha, NE for the Badgers first round NCAA game against Cal-St. Fullerton. I was going to start this blog with the line, "What can I say about Omaha that hasn't been said about the Rubix C...
Tags: Badgers, NCAA, Sports, College, Basketball, Wisconsin