An international renewable energy company’s interest in starting a solar energy project in small-town Vienna, just north of Madison, is causing conflicts between neighbors and within families as farmers decide whether to lease their land to the project. The first mention of the project entering the area occurred in February 2019, and tensions are risingContinue reading “Massive solar project could change the landscape in rural Dane County”
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Ho-Chunk Gaming Industry Allows for the Nation to Endure
By Courtney Degen and Kylie Compe MADISON, Wis.— Daniel Brown, a 55-year member of the Ho-Chunk nation, said his mother made a conscious decision to not speak Ho-Chunk to her children in order to help them succeed. According to Brown, his mother said her children “can’t go out speaking Ho-Chunk because that’s just not goingContinue reading “Ho-Chunk Gaming Industry Allows for the Nation to Endure”
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On a harsh winter night earlier this year, high school students from around the Madison area were setting the course for Wisconsin’s environmental future. On that night, Max Prestigiacomo, 18, drove to Madison to meet with other young people to discuss bringing the global climate movement to Wisconsin. A few short weeks of planning later,Continue reading “Hot Temper(ature)s”
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