by Dominic Holt | Feb 7, 2018 | Magazine Article
As my mother tells it,when the Great Warcame my Great-GrandmotherGuarneschella lied. Datesare relative. Domenicowouldn’t be 16. Wouldn’t beconscripted. Didn’t matter.Ran away with his cousinto the front at 14. Earned hima...
by Max Witynski | Feb 7, 2018 | Magazine Article
It’s 5:30 am on a Thursday, a week before Christmas. The four of us stand under a starry sky on a country road a few miles outside of Blanchardville, peering into a darkened stand of white pine with our hands cupped to our ears. The temperature is near zero, so this...
by Jason Smith | Feb 7, 2018 | Magazine Article
At the Academy holiday party I found myself in a conversation about rural healthcare with our board president, Tim Size. Because Tim works as the director of a rural healthcare cooperative, he is keenly aware of disparities between rural and urban communities when it...
by Candice Wagener | Feb 7, 2018 | Magazine Article
In a state known for cheese and beer, a new product with similarly deep roots is on the rise: hard cider. With more than a dozen small producers popping up across the state, Wisconsin is joining a growing movement to revive this once-popular beverage. Hard cider gets...
by Richard Quinney | Feb 6, 2018 | Magazine Article
For some people, there is only one story that carries them through an entire lifetime. A long time ago, in a far-away place, John Quinney and Bridget O’Keefe sailed to the New World. Fleeing the potato famine in Ireland, they settled in Yonkers, New York, and married...
by Steven Potter | Feb 6, 2018 | Magazine Article
Six years ago, an attack left Andy Fabino blind. While visiting his family in Chicago, Fabino was beaten so severely that he was in a coma for fourteen days. In addition to leaving him physically debilitated, the beating damaged Fabino’s optical nerves beyond repair....
