JOHN HARTZELL

Associated Press Writer
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Wisconsin governor signs Great Lakes compact

Gov. Jim Doyle has signed legislation making Wisconsin the fifth state to approve an interstate compact aimed at protecting the Great Lakes.

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Many Wisconsin dairy farmers switch to grazing

Bob and Karen Breneman found it difficult to accomplish all that had to be done around their southern Wisconsin dairy farm, but they didn't want to hire more help.

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Midwest Beset by Flooding, Snowstorm

Homeowners trudged through frigid, waist-deep water Thursday to begin assessing damage after the Blanchard River burst its banks, flooding basements for the second time in five months.

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Winter Farmers Markets Grow in Midwest

Ken Ruegsegger struggled after he sold his dairy herd a few years ago and concentrated on raising animals for their meat.

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Women Playing Greater Role in Farming

Diane Grezenski grew up a city girl, but now she and her husband run a dairy farm where she has taken on more and more of the work over the years.

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Nun Pleads No Contest in Sex Case

A 79-year-old Roman Catholic nun pleaded no contest Monday to indecent behavior with a child for alleged sexual encounters with two male students at a church convent and school where she was principal during the 1960s.

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Sales of Cranberries Increase Overseas

An appetite is emerging overseas for cranberries, a staple in American diets since long before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.

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