Common Ground with… Don Ferber 

A volunteer for the Sierra Club Four Lakes Group since 2003 and co-chair of the organization’s Wisconsin chapter since last...
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Common Ground with… Don Ferber 

Training the people who make Wisconsin cheese unique

After spending several years making yogurt, Brad Harkins decided to try something new. But he was still interested in working...
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Training the people who make Wisconsin cheese unique

One of a kind meat training program brings people from across the country to Madison

Despite the meat industry being one of the biggest industries in Wisconsin, the community of people who work in the...
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One of a kind meat training program brings people from across the country to Madison

Scratch cooking pilot program shows promise for the future of MMSD school lunches

On a Tuesday morning in a stainless-steel kitchen on Madison’s East Side, two women are plating just-out-of-the-oven honey ginger chicken...
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Scratch cooking pilot program shows promise for the future of MMSD school lunches

A taste of France in the heart of Madison

As morning breaks over North Frances Street, the kitchen of the French House gets filled with the clattering of pans...
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A taste of France in the heart of Madison

Common Ground with… Joe Mazzara

Joe Mazzara, 60, has spent his whole life in Madison. Joe owns Ken’s Meats & Deli, a kind of corner...
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Common Ground with… Joe Mazzara

Common Ground with…Sister Sophie Marie

Sister Sophie Marie is a sister of Maria Stella Matutina, or, Sisters of Mary Morning Star, a non-cloistered contemplative community...
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Common Ground with…Sister Sophie Marie

Common Ground with… Jessica McCarty

UW–Madison alum Jessica McCarty moved to Madison in 2001 for college and never left. Today, McCarty is an ordained chaplain...
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Common Ground with… Jessica McCarty

The Madison Night Mares: Adding to the city’s success in women’s sports

On the evening of Saturday, April 20, at the Orpheum theater, Madison Softball revealed that their new team’s name is...
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The Madison Night Mares: Adding to the city’s success in women’s sports

Common Ground with… William Allen

William Allen, 23, is a senior at UW–Madison majoring in environmental studies and history with a certificate in business. Passionate...
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Common Ground with… William Allen

Read more about school lunches, French cuisine, Wisconsin's cheese masters and more with stories from professional master's students in the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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