January – February 2024

When you go to your doctor for an annual exam, they frequently recommend drawing blood to check your cholesterol, thyroid, and glucose levels. They may…

Growing up in Wisconsin, I recall Saturday nights spent looking for houses that weren’t houses, taverns that weren’t taverns, and barns that weren’t barns situated…

What do you get when you cross a guidance counselor with a biology education major? Well, if the guidance counselor is a farm boy from…

Chinese food has come a long way since I was in college a couple decades ago. Well, that’s not true. A lot of the general…

In Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest, we celebrate our farmers in ways not every region of the country does. Many of us even go out…

“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach…

Residents of Wisconsin’s capital can thank (or blame) James Duane Doty, former federal judge, territorial governor, congressman, and land speculator, for the design of downtown…