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Life after death

Life after death

By Rick Benedict • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

When University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate Sam Dinga’s sister died last year, he spent little time wallowing.


Worth a thousand words

Worth a thousand words

By Caley Clinton • Aug 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

Mother Nature can be architectural photographer Tricia Shay’s worst enemy.


120 years of giving back

120 years of giving back

By Caley Clinton • Jun 30th, 2010 • Category: Etc.

To celebrate its 120th anniversary in business, J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, wanted to share its good will with the community.


Etc. - June 2010

Etc. - June 2010

By Caley Clinton • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

Triad Construction Inc., West Allis, helps a family in need and Wisconsin Builder photographer John Krejci gets a last look at a Gulf Coast wildlife refuge before the oil spill, in this month’s Etc.


Etc. - April 2010

Etc. - April 2010

By Caley Clinton • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

Not many people know what Jason Valerius does, even after he tells them.


Etc. - March 2010

Etc. - March 2010

By Caley Clinton • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

John Bruckner isn’t a huge basketball fan, but he’ll definitely be tuning into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this month.


A stone’s throw from LEED

A stone’s throw from LEED

By Caley Clinton • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

James Durham spent four months developing a free database that has no guarantee of making money.


Etc. - January 2010

Etc. - January 2010

By Caley Clinton • Jan 1st, 2010 • Category: Etc.

A history of community
Appleton’s St. Elizabeth Hospital has, in one form or another, served people in the area for more than a century.
The hospital began operations in 1899 in an 11-room house. It was moved to a two-story building in 1901 and, in 1924, into a five-story building that remains, thanks to several additions and [...]


Etc. - December 2009

Etc. - December 2009

By Caley Clinton • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Etc.

It’s been two years since Army Spc. Jason Schulz lost both of his legs in an explosion while serving in Iraq, and things are looking up.


Etc. - November 2009

Etc. - November 2009

By Caley Clinton • Nov 1st, 2009 • Category: Etc.

The possibility of a tornado wiping out hundreds of mobile homes in the town of Dunn is the type of thing that keeps Town Board members up at night, said Clerk-Treasurer Cathy Hasslinger.