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Heard the One About Cows?

Awful joke: Guy visits dairy farm. He's impressed. Guy says to dairy farmer, "Great operation you have here. Congratulations." Dairy farmer, shy, mutters, "Everything I have I owe to udders." (We said it was awful. Sorry.) Karl Kopp, the local frozen custard czar he owns stands in Glendale, Greenfield and Brookfield really does owe a lot to cows because they supply the dairy products that he sells. So it is perhaps not surprising that Kopp wants to line the back of his stand on Port Washing...

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OIL Americans didn't learn lessons of the 1970s

Act Smart, Regionally

Thirty-five fire chiefs and municipal officials agreed recently in Oconomowoc to keep talking about the creation of a regional fire department in western Waukesha County. Neenah and Menasha, the twin cities of the Fox Valley, are talking about merging their two police departments to follow up on the merger of their fire departments. The Wales-Genesee Fire Department and the Town of Waukesha are discussing a merger of their fire departments. Waukesha County recently created a consolidated disp...

Stop the Scourge of Meth

Compared with some states, including next-door neighbors Iowa and Minnesota, Wisconsin has been spared much of the ravages of methamphetamine, the highly addictive home-brewed drug some of whose ingredients, depending on the recipe, easily warrant a skull and crossbones on the label. Despite the admirable efforts several years ago of federal and state officials to curtail the spread of meth to Wisconsin, the drug has established a beachhead here, primarily out state.

U2 Set for Bradley Center Concert; Sept. 25 Show Is Among 33 Dates Added to the Band's Fall Tour

They've been in the saddle for 29 years as a band, and they are still arguably the biggest single act in rock 'n' roll. And on Sept. 25, U2 will return to the Bradley Center for a 7:30 p.m. show. In keeping with a band always known for its populist passion, all floor tickets will be just $49.50 and will be general admission. Reserved seats will be priced at $160 and $95. There will be an eight-ticket limit per purchase, and no more than two of those eight tickets can be general admission. Pri...

Venue Works for and Against Bel Canto Review; Chorus' Varied Performance Reflects Acoustics

What acoustics give, acoustics can take away. The Bel Canto Chorus presented a concert of varied repertoire Saturday night in the historic Basilica of St. Josaphat, 2333 S. 6th St., and nothing in the music was so varied as the way it responded to the acoustics.

Chesney Will Make a Return; to Summerfest

He's short, bald and his biggest country music influence is Jimmy Buffett, but there's no denying that Kenny Chesney deserves a good chunk of the credit for the resurgence that Nashville has made in the past couple years. On July 2, Chesney's momentum will carry him back to Summerfest, where he will share the Marcus Amphitheater stage with the fastest- rising female star in country music: Gretchen Wilson.

Inside Tv & Radio; Tv Pundits Overcook Martha's Comeback

The telemadness continued Monday as CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC all offered live coverage of ex-con Martha Stewart's address to the troops at her corporate offices in New York. "We're going to engage and inspire new readers and new viewers for whom these topics may have seemed alien, unfamiliar, or even, believe it or not, superficial," she said, according to CNN's transcript.

3 Stabbings Lead to Police Standoff

Three people were recovering Monday from stab wounds after an incident Sunday night that led to a 2-hour standoff culminating with police officers breaking into the house, a Milwaukee Police Department spokesman said. Police were called about 9 p.m. to the house in the 2500 block of N. 20th St., where a 56-year-old man was barricaded inside with the three stabbing victims, said Deputy Police Chief Brian O'Keefe. Two of the people, women ages 34 and 28, are related to the suspect, O'Keefe said...

Election 2005; Candidates Keep School-Closing Debate Alive; Board Hopefuls Call Class Sizes, Early Retirement Packages Important Issues for Tosa District

Wauwatosa After months of intense debates over whether to shut down a school building to offset ongoing budget problems, several School Board candidates say it's now time to put the focus back on education and planning. But not all of the candidates agree that the Jan. 17 School Board decision to close Wilson Elementary School is a done deal, despite criticism from opponents that revisiting the issue could potentially do more harm than good.

Giving Development a Hand; Grafton May Extend Wisconsin Ave. Tif District

Grafton The Wisconsin Ave. commercial corridor has begun attracting new and remodeled businesses, such as a Walgreens pharmacy and a retro McDonald's restaurant. The renewed development has occurred without much public investment so far. That could be changing.

Schauer Center Gets $200,000 Donation From Hartford Masons Lodge

Hartford The Schauer Arts and Activities Center recently received a $200,000 donation from the Hartford Masons Lodge #120, and the money will be used to help renovate part of the center's second floor, officials said. As part of the renovation, a 3,200-square-foot multi-purpose room will be constructed. The room is expected to be used for meetings, art education classes and receptions. The room will be adjacent to the center's art gallery.

Crash Kills Teen, Hurts 3; Germantown Driver Dies at Scene

An 18-year-old Germantown man was killed Sunday afternoon and three other people injured when he missed a curve in the Town of Koshkonong in Jefferson County and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. Samuel K. Schmid was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County coroner about 3:40 p.m.

Cities Get Funds for Tree Count; West Bend, Cedarburg Receive State Grants

West Bend and Cedarburg have received state grants to pay half the costs of counting and assessing the health of each tree in their street rights of way this summer. The first computerized inventory of the thousands of trees along those streets will help workers maintain this growing resource, officials said.

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