WISCREPORT.COM (05/10/2013) - Mother's Day kicks off the 14th annual National Women's Health Week (May 12 18), which includes National Women's Checkup Day (May 13). This national week-long observance promotes healthy eating, regular activity, mental health, and encourages women to schedule preventive screenings and checkups with healthcare professionals. For more, see inside WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001.
WISCREPORT.COM (04/21/2013) - The Boston Marathon bombing and other disasters are more reasons to be thankful for the American Red Cross. Red Cross volunteers are providing shelter, food, water and comfort to people affected by the Texas explosion, severe flooding in the Midwest and the Boston bombing. For more, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001.
WISCREPORT.COM (04/11/2013) - In General, now that the White House has released the budget proposal advocated by President Barack Obama, Democrats are largely in favor of most of the proposals, while Republicans are not. Wisconsin U.S. House Representatives Ron Kind (D) and Paul Ryan (R) are no exception. For more on this story, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001.
The value of farmland in the upper Midwest continued to increase by double-digit percentage points during the first quarter of 2013, with the exception of Wisconsin, which was the only state to see lower values compared to a year earlier.
Two state agencies are putting together a global trade venture to South America later this fall to assist small to medium-sized companies in exporting products and services to that market.
The Wisconsin Pork Association is asking its members and other swine producers to help identify the number of pigs they ship across state lines for feeding purposes.
Over the past seven years, Jarrett Bush has seen hundreds of players pass through the Green Bay Packers' locker room. Since being claimed off waivers from Carolina in 2006, the once-undrafted cornerback and special teams maven lingers.
