by Ron Seely | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
In his new book, Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way, Wisconsin writer Bill Berry manages to turn one of the state’s most historic—and perhaps longest—environmental battles into what sometimes feels like a fast-paced thriller. Seasoned...
by Joseph Borgwardt | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
In the Fall of 2010 an unlikely group of actors set to work transforming Luther Manor Senior Living Community in Wauwatosa into an interactive venue for live theatre. Familiar facility settings—resident rooms, the dining hall, the sanctuary—became part of a living...
by Jane Elder | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
At the beginning of a recent retreat for our staff and board of directors, I asked everyone to describe their favorite place in Wisconsin. Responses were largely what you would expect: a beloved family farm that went back for generations, a treasured backyard garden,...
by Dion Kempthorne | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
To make it fair, we’ll need to wearthe same number or articlesof clothing and decide whethersocks count as one or two and ifrings and watches count at all. Then we’ll need to agree on time,say, to stop every five or ten minutes,to see who’s ahead or behind inrunning...
by Erik Richardson | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
Imagine what we might see if only we could build a warp field—a bend in the fabric of space-time—that would allow us to peer into the future. Might we see what we will have accomplished, and thereby bring back the knowledge gained from those accomplishments? What...
