 Form
& Function: Down the drain
Speaking microscopically, about
two-thirds of the human body is water. Full
Story >> |
 Work
in Progress
Market & Johnson encountered the downside of history
at the fork of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers. Full
Story >> |
Industry
PulseBy Design, On the Horizon, Branching Out, Peer Review,
Your Honor, Giving Back, Dotted Line, In Memoriam, Best of the Web, Off the Clock,
Hot Spot Full Story >> |
 Construction
Corner: Deciphering the election aftermath
A presidential election campaign
that was characterized by an unprecedented level of rancor, personal attacks and
charges of fraud and impropriety ended on a remarkably calm and civil note. Full
Story >> |
 ABOVE
AND BEYOND
Choosing our newsmakers was easy, and honoring them was important.
So The Daily Reporter and Wisconsin Builder held an awards ceremony
at the Milwaukee Public Museum on Oct. 27 with about 150 people to make sure that
everyone recognized the achievements of these nine people and one company. Full
Story >> |
 Church
and State
St. Joseph's had a year left to line up $8.8 million.
It made a $1.3 million deal with Walgreens to move out of its church on a prime
piece of property in downtown Fort Atkinson by January 2005, but St. Joseph's
needed another $7.5 million to build a new church and school on the edge of town.
After the congregation pitched in, there was still a deficit of around $4 million. Full
Story >> |
 Water
Works
It's right there on the state license plate. At
the top, sandwiched between the word "Wisconsin" and the farm is a boat.
The boat is nice, but the more important element is the blue line the boat is
resting on, symbolizing the state's many lakes and rivers. Wisconsin's waters
are as fundamental to the landscape as dairy farms, and plentiful fresh water
is a big reason people move to Wisconsin and stay. For generations, residents
and visitors have assumed that Wisconsin's water would be abundant and everlasting. Full
Story >> |
 County
Lines
Residents from Brown Deer to Port Washington in Ozaukee
County might soon have a new shopping center to patronize. Full
Story >> |
 City
Lights
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital has big plans for its
Ozaukee campus in Mequon. Hospital leaders expect to break
ground on a 330,000-square-foot expansion project next summer. The addition, which
will include a new inpatient wing, an ambulatory care center and cardiovascular
services, should reach completion by 2007. Full
Story >> |
 The
Last Word: Saving Grace
It's not enough to merely own a home.
You've got to keep it in repair. Full
Story >> |
