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Bucks Preview: Villanueva
easily makes adjustments

Transition. It's a word used often in basketball. The players who can make transitions, who can adapt to different teammates and situations, are successful. Charlie Villanueva knows all about transitions. More » 

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RETREATS FROM CAMPAIGN TRAIL
John Kerry at a recent campaign event. Photo/AP

Kerry issues apology for
Iraq remark

Thrust into the midst of the midterm election campaign, Sen. John Kerry apologized to "any service member, family member or American who was offended" by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats alike to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq. More » 

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STABBED HER TO DEATH IN HOSPICE

Man, 78, charged in death of ill wife

The 78-year-old West Allis man who fatally stabbed his dying wife in a Wauwatosa hospice home on Monday told police he wanted to end his wife's suffering and contemplated killing himself, too, because he didn't think he could face his family after what he'd done. More » 

OFFICIALS RENEW CALL FOR SECURITY

MPS teacher attacked in class

A teacher at Milwaukee's Madison High School was forced onto her desk and touched indecently by a student who barged into her classroom as class was under way Monday, a spokeswoman for Milwaukee Public Schools said Tuesday. More » 

DAY OF THE DEAD
Day of the Dead altar. Photo/Rick Wood

17 children, one day
to remember them

In honor of the 17 Milwaukee children killed so far this year, two local artists created altars for the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, which is traditionally used to remember the souls of those departed. More » 

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Milwaukee looks for solutions to truancy

When school and community leaders meet Thursday to try, try again to curb the high truancy rate in Milwaukee's public schools, they will have at least one success story and one proposal to consider. More » 

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Mark Tauscher says he and his brothers, Craig and Pat, were in constant competition growing up in Milladore in central Wisconsin. Photo/Mark Hoffman

Youth spent on family farm molded Tauscher

Mark Tauscher has endured a coaching change, a system change and the loss of close friends and teammates on the line in the last year and a half. But it isn't like him to back down from this latest challenge of zone blocking with rookies all around him - not after a childhood that taught him about teamwork and competition. More » 

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Magnetek will move HQ to Menomonee Falls

Magnetek Inc., whose sophisticated controls govern the motion of cranes in factories and high-speed elevators in many of the world's tallest buildings, has moved its headquarters to Menomonee Falls and plans to expand there. More » 

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Sam Page. Photo/CBS

State's talent rising and shining in Hollywood

There are lots of actors with Wisconsin roots that are on the screen or behind the scenes and every fall I try to update the list. If I've missed anyone who's currently working in entertainment television, my apologies - and let me know. More » 

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Paella. Photo/Michael Sears

Regional favorites fill Spanish dish

There are many variations of the rice dish Paella, depending on the region in Spain. The classic Valencian dish contains rice, chicken, rabbit, sometimes duck, snails and flourishes, such as flat green beans, artichokes or butter beans. More » 

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