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  • Community Quick Notes for Oct. 30 – Nov. 13

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    • The Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance recently recognized Christine Zvara, a Physical Education teacher at Gibraltar, with the Association Recognition Award, which is given as a commendation for continuous and extended service to the association and the profession after having had 10 years continuous membership.

  • Door County Humane Society Featured Pets

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    Sit! Stay! Lay down! Those are just a few commands I know. My name is Lucy, I’m an intelligent black lab. I was recently surrender to the shelter but am confident with my beautiful black coat and impeccable listening skills I won’t be here long.

  • that people who claim to be committed to the importance and value of non-violence also engage in hunting?

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.

  • Snippets from Science

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    • “Caterpillars follow scent trails left by their fellows. Paint the ground with an invisible circle of scent molecules and put a few caterpillars down on it.

  • The care we buy

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    $700 billion The amount wasted in the U.S. healthcare system each year, according to a report from Thomson Reuters 37 Percent of waste that comes from overuse of antibiotics and lab tests to protect against malpractice exposure 18 Percent that comes from administrative inefficiency and redundant paperwork 25 Percent of the budget of the average U.

  • Hidding Property May be Archeological Site

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    Welcome to the Notes from the Grove providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tidbits of information about goings on in town government. • The town closed on the Hidding Property purchase on Monday, November 9.

  • The Year of the Tiger: Chinese Explorations

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    After graduating in May from the University of Minnesota, many people warned the graduating class of 2009 that our opportunities would be few and far between.

  • Thanksgiving Origins

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    As regular readers of this column know, I have an abiding interest in the history and traditions of holidays. Throughout the years of writing this column I have discussed Christmas and Christmas-related celebrations, American Independence Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.

  • The Purple Finch

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    My Grandma Skala saw eye to eye, in a sense, with Roger Tory Peterson, famous ornithologist, artist and writer. Grandma, un-influenced by prior reading or ornithological study, provided my mother and me with a perfect description of the male Purple Finch’s color in around 1941.

  • The Joy of Roy Lukes

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    Roy Lukes, the dean of Door County’s nature-lovers, stopped by the Pulse office yesterday afternoon.
    His regular column, Door to Nature, is one of the most popular additions we’ve made to the pages of

  • Freedom’s Cost

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    Veterans Day in Wisconsin is a special moment of reflection for the more than 427,000 veterans in this state. Their service spans not only the last century but also reaches into the 21st century.

  • Splitting Badly – Packers Have History of Bad Endings With Icons

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    When Brett Favre was booed at Lambeau Field yesterday, it was just another in a long line of Packer relationships that ended badly.
    Curly Lambeau, the team’s founder, left the team after a dispute with

  • …that people don’t believe claims of abuse?

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.

  • Article posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:50pm

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    • A.D. Bajkov, a biologist for the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries in Louisiana, witnessed an unusual event on October 23, 1947. During a rainstorm in Marksville, LA, fish began falling from the sky.

  • Bankruptcies Increase

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    20,980 Bankruptcies filed in Wisconsin through the first three quarters of 2009 31 Percent increase in state bankruptcies over the same period in 2008 25 Number

  • Notes from the Grove

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    Welcome to the Notes from the Grove providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tidbits of information about goings on in town government. Quick reminders: During town hall remodeling and new construction, the town offices are in their temporary location at the North Fire Station.

  • The Legend of the Jack ‘O Lantern

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    Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was an Irish blacksmith who was known throughout his town as Stingy Jack. One Halloween night, Stingy Jack was at the local pub, and as usual, he’d had more than enough to drink.

  • The Smoky Gold Tamarack

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    Charlotte and I, along with our friends, the Lysne’s, just returned from a trip to Decorah, IA to visit with friends and especially to tour the famous Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.

  • Dreading Fall Fest

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    Last week, as the days counted down to Fall Fest in Sister Bay, my sleep was plagued by nightmares. Based on columns I have written in previous years concerning Fall Fest, you may, at this moment, be anticipating the content of these dreams.

  • ..that this annual celebration so often leads to the injury of people and property?

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.