Marcellon officials face recall effort; Anti-quarry group seeks to unseat two town board members

An effort to fight a proposed lime quarry in the town of Marcellon has spilled over into a move to unseat two of three town board members.

A group organized against the so-called Jenkins Quarry filed recall petitions with the ...more

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On April 30, the Senate's subcommittee on the Constitution held a vitally important hearing on "Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government," chaired by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis. At issue, ignored by the presidential contenders, is a profound change ...more

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Cooking Up Country: Maggie Mae's serving up a music career with a side of eggs

Customers scraped the last of breakfast onto their forks while country music played in the background.

The wait staff was in a hurry, trying to get to everyone in a packed ...more

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