by Joseph Heim | Aug 7, 2013 | Magazine Article
The new book by veteran reporters Jason Stein and Patrick Marley is likely to be the definitive chronicle of the first two years of Scott Walker’s term as Governor of Wisconsin. Straddling the line between journalists and witnesses to history, Stein and Marley provide...
by Erik Ness | Aug 2, 2013 | Magazine Article
It’s shaping up to be a thirsty century. All over the world demand for fresh water is increasing, but supplies are declining in both quantity and quality. Ten major rivers from the Yellow in China to the Colorado in Mexico regularly fade away before they reach...
by Jason Smith | Aug 2, 2013 | Magazine Article
Thousands of people driving over the Highway 80 bridge on the lower Wisconsin River and seeing the sign have likely thought the same thing: How do you pronounce Muscoda? Of course here in Wisconsin we have the W’s—Wausaukee, Weyauwega, Wonewoc, and the like—all of...
by Jane Elder | Aug 2, 2013 | Magazine Article
My favorite passage from Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi is the part in which Twain writes about learning from his river boat pilot how to “read the water.” “The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book,” writes Twain, a book that was a dead language...
by Jason Smith | Aug 2, 2013 | Magazine Article
Containing arguably the best collection of historic and contemporary Wisconsin art in the world, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend recently went through a move and expansive rebuild project to create a stunning new facility in downtown West Bend. With...
by Jennifer Smith | Aug 2, 2013 | Magazine Article
Wisconsin, like other states, faces serious challenges in the climate and energy arena. But we also boast more than our fair share of leaders who are employing creative and practical solutions for a brighter, cleaner future. The Wisconsin Academy has been exploring...
