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Learn how shoebox gifts change lives
SPOONER — There is a familiar old saying that states, “Good things come in small packages.” This is certainly true of the shoebox gifts that go to children in need all around the world through Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. Each year, millions of shoeboxes filled with school supplies, personal hygiene products, fun toys and other items are distributed across the globe. This shoebox is often...
Short on fixes for prison problems, Wisconsin weighs independent oversight
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. Wisconsin lawmakers have offered few remedies for deteriorating prison conditions spotlighted this year by investigative journalism and criminal charges against nine Waupun prison officials following inmate deaths. ...
KFC, Charter among Wisconsin companies that laid off workers in August. Jobless rate remains unchanged.
After fewer than 50 Wisconsin workers were laid off from their jobs in July, August saw an increase in job cuts, affecting 285 workers at five companies. One employer, Festival Foods, transferred workers to different locations. Wisconsin's unemployment rate is still at 3%, according to the most recent data from the state Department...
Wisconsin Democrats Hope to Run the Table on Kamala’s Coattails
Jodi Habush Sinykin has experienced the recent shift in enthusiasm among Democratic voters firsthand. These days, when she’s out knocking on doors in the Wisconsin district where she is challenging an incumbent Republican state senator, she can feel a newfound sense of “opportunity, and movement, and energy,” she told me one Sunday afternoon in late August.The trick is figuring out how to wield it: directing that excitement for the newly minted Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and channeling it to the key races for downballot Democratic candidates across the state. After President Joe Biden announced he would not...
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