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September 2000
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- Friday, September 29, 2000
- Avoid predatory lenders when financing home improvements
- John Merrill
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Many home owners are choosing to improve rather than move. If you are planning major improvements and will need to finance the work with a loan, shop as carefully for the loan as you do for your contractor, according to a University of Wisconsin-Extension housing specialist.
- Thursday, September 28, 2000
- Partnership receives child care research grant
- David Giroux
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Donna E. Shalala, secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the award last week as part of $10 million in grants and contracts for child care research. The new research will help develop innovative strategies to meet the needs of low-income families struggling to afford quality care for their children.
- Wednesday, September 27, 2000
- WIC Field of Dreams Garden
- Pamela Seelman
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A creative gardening project turned Kenosha's Field of Dreams community garden into an interactive classroom this growing season.
- Tuesday, September 26, 2000
- Ojibwe Music special on WPT
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Music is more than just sound to the people of the Ojibwe nation, and the tradition and its meaning are spotlighted in Ojibwe Music, a new special from Wisconsin Public Television (WPT).
- Tips for those who love fall fruits
- Teryl Roper
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The approach of autumn brings an abundance of apples and a last chance to enjoy sweet fall raspberries. University of Wisconsin-Extension's fruit specialist, Teryl Roper has some advice for people who want to get the most out of the fruit of fall.
- Thursday, September 21, 2000
- As the century ends, farming changes
- Douglas Jackson-Smith
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Fifty percent or more of Wisconsin farmers now own computers, receive most of their household income from off-farm jobs, and favor restricting development on agricultural lands, according to a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison study.
- Wednesday, September 20, 2000
- KidsVote Nov. 1
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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On Nov. 1, Wisconsin students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade will get a practical lesson in democracy by participating in Wisconsin KidsVote 2000.
- Wednesday, September 13, 2000
- GWETC 2000 is rapidly approaching
- Amy Pikalek
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In a matter of days, Madison's Alliant Energy Center and Sheraton Hotel will be filled with thousands of educators from across the state of Wisconsin. The eighth annual Governor's Wisconsin Educational Technology Conference (GWETC) 2000 will be held Oct. 10-12.
- September is Food Safety Education Month
- Barbara Ingham
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September is National Food Safety Education Month (NFSEM), focusing attention on the importance of safe food handling and preparation in both home and commercial kitchens.
- Thursday, September 07, 2000
- Dr. Ruth to address WPT's Women's Health Fair
- Moira Harrington
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Although diminutive, Dr. Ruth Westheimer will pack a wallop of a message when she speaks at the third annual Wisconsin Public Television Women's Health Fair on September 9 at 1 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center.
- Tuesday, September 05, 2000
- Collaboration, business advice, spawn technology-based firm
- Joel Bradtke
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Viruses beware! Barbara Israel and her colleagues believe they have a better, faster and more universal way of detecting you, and they've started a business to move their technology into the marketplace.
- Pyle Center Powers Statewide Discussion
- David Giroux
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Using high-tech videoconferencing and other technologies, the "Governor's Blue-Ribbon Commission on State-Local Partnerships for the 21st Century" will allow people from across the state to participate in its next public meeting.
- Friday, September 01, 2000
- Families can lay foundation for reading success in preschoolers
- Joan LeFebvre
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We've all heard of 3-year-old geniuses who are reading, or 18-month-olds who can recite their ABC's. But families don't need to drill their toddlers and preschoolers with flash cards and worksheets in order to promote reading success.
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