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Where Did the Nickname ‘FIB’ Come From?
Summer in Wisconsin is in sight, and you know what that means: our frenemies from Chicagoland pouring over the border to play. Driving wise, were some of these people raised by wolves, or what? Speeding. Tailgating – not the good kind. Lane changes as subtle as a face tattoo.
Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke. The plants sprouted in a tulip garden outside the Capitol, WMTV-TV reported Thursday. Tatyana Warrick, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Administration, told The Associated Press in an email Friday that workers had removed the plants, but that her agency couldn’t determine if they were marijuana or hemp. Both are forms of cannabis, but only marijuana has the compound that gets people high. Warrick didn’t respond to questions about how the plants might have made it into the garden.
Fond du Lac nurse one of four in Wisconsin to earn Nightingale Awards recognition, and more news in weekly dose
FOND DU LAC – Amy Schroeder, a registered nurse with SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital. A news release said that for the past 30 years, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing and the College of Nursing Board of Visitors has held the event to honor those who embody the spirit of Florence Nightingale and demonstrate excellence in nursing.
Admission to Wisconsin state parks is free during DNR's annual Free Fun Weekend in June
On June 1 and 2, admission to Wisconsin's 50 state parks, 15 state forests and 44 state trails will be free as part of the Wisconsin DNR's 12th annual Free Fun Weekend. There's no need for admission stickers at Wisconsin's state parks and forests. The rest of the year, vehicle admission stickers are required. For a car with Wisconsin plates, an annual sticker costs $28, and a daily sticker costs $8. (Daily stickers for Devil's Lake, Peninsula and Willow River state parks cost more.)
Scott Walker on Conservative UCLA Event Being Cancelled: “It’s Absolutely Unconstitutional”
Scott Walker, former Governor of Wisconsin (2011-2019), 2016 presidential candidate, and President of Young America’s Foundation, joined Harry Hurley on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the latest as a YAF event was shut down against the First Amendment. Walker discusses the hypocrisy between allowing on-campus encampments but cancelling a scheduled conservative event. The pair discuss the war on secondary education, and you can listen to the full interview below. Full Interview: Listen to the full podcast: Walker had this to say on the cancelling of a YAF event : “We’re going to sue and we’re going to win, just like we did against UC Berkeley and others. It’s absolutely unconstitutional.“
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