Author Archive
Nilsestuen Appoints Panel to Consider Raw Milk Issue
Posted by: | Comments
Madison,WI – Sec. Rod Nilsestuen announced today that he is convening a raw milk working group to consider legal and regulatory perspectives pertaining to the sale of unpasteurized milk directly to consumers, and consider what conditions would be required to protect public health. Read More→
A Centennial Celebration at the 17th Annual Families First Luncheon 1910 – 2010
Posted by: | Comments
Racine, WI – Family Service of Racine is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary of service to the Racine community and will kick off this year’s festivities at the 17th Annual Families First Luncheon which will be held at the Roma Lodge on March 19th, 2010 from 11am to 1 pm. Read More→
From Raw Biomass, Chemical Process Produces Simple, Fermentable Sugar
Posted by: | Comments
Madison, WI- A University of Wiscosnin-Madison research team has developed a promising new chemical method to liberate the sugar molecules trapped inside inedible plant biomass, a key step in the creation of cellulosic biofuels. Read More→
Feingold Helped Citizen Group Petition for Alonzo Cushing to Receive the Highest Military Decoration
Sen. Russ Feingold
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that the U.S. Army is recommending that Delafield native and Civil War Hero Alonzo Cushing be awarded the prestigious Congressional Medal of Honor. In 2003, Feingold had helped a group of citizens, including several Wisconsinites, petition the Army to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Cushing, who died at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. In a letter to Feingold, Secretary of the Army John McHugh stated that the Army recommended the decoration be given to Cushing, writing that he “clearly distinguished himself through his courageous actions.” Read More→
