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Produce flies during the second annual Rotten Tomato Fight, in a parking lot near Beans & Barley on North Ave. Even a few bystanders were showered with soaring tomatoes. Photo/Michael Sears

Produce flies during the second annual Rotten Tomato Fight, in a parking lot near Beans & Barley on North Ave. Even a few bystanders were showered with soaring tomatoes. Photo/Michael Sears

More than 150 battle in Rotten Tomato Fight on the east side

The tomatoes had been cooking on the blacktop since 8 in the morning - 100 cases worth, past their prime and starting to ooze. By 4 in the afternoon, more than 150 combatants were staring at the pen full of produce, itching to mix it up. Milwaukee's second annual Rotten Tomato Fight was minutes away. More » 

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Neighborhoods are microcosm of nation's mortgage crisis

The Journal Sentinel analyzed 2007 housing data to understand the local impact of the subprime mortgage crisis. The investigation focused on the four inner city neighborhoods with the highest percentage of foreclosed homes. More » 

»Crisis sharpens campaign debate

COWBOYS STADIUM WILL CHANGE NFL

Football palace will raise stakes in revenue game

Costing more than $1 million a day to build an 80,000-seat stadium, the Cowboys are changing the economic calculus of the National Football League in a Texas-sized way. Potentially, the revenue gap could widen between the big and small markets. More » 

INDUSTRY CREATING PUBLIC FORUM

Madison hosts World Stem Cell Summit

With their field riding a wave of discovery and change, researchers, financiers and policy-makers from around the world will arrive today for the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit in Madison, the city where James Thomson started a scientific revolution almost a decade ago. More » 

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Elections suit issues not so clear-cut

Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's lawsuit against the state's elections authority is now a political fight as much as it is a legal battle. But with the presidential election just six weeks away, what does it mean for the average voter? More » 

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Is it environmentally sound for a university environmental center that will focus much of its work on Lake Michigan to be as close to the lake as possible? Concordia University and divided City of Mequon officials have wrestled with that for several months. More » 

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Last season Greg Jennings finished with 12 touchdown receptions total — the most since Javon Walker’s 12 in 2004. Photo/Tom Lynn

Jennings asks for ball, makes most of opportunity

It's hard to believe now, because he has emerged as the Green Bay Packers' youngest playmaker, that at one point last season Greg Jennings had to raise his hand and respectfully but firmly ask for the ball. More »  | Preview: Five things to watch » 

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GE Healthcare chief tackles ailing imaging industry

Sind launcing in Milwaukee in 1947, the X-ray tube manufacturing company General Electric has expanded almost without interruption into a $17 billion-a-year company. The momentum, however, petered out last year. More » 

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Novel treks to Nepal, ponders social conscience

Daphne Beal was a sophomore studying literature and society at Brown University when she thought of spending a semester or two in Nepal. She left thinking little about where it could, would, lead her. More » 

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Remodeling may save you from moving

Chuck and Mitzi Gilreath didn't want to move yet again. When Chuck's job uprooted them from Alabama, they found a house in their price range and a location they loved in Whitefish Bay. There was just one problem: Their house didn't have a master bathroom, and Mitzi was deeply attached to having that amenity. Instead of searching for a new house, they opted to remodel. More » 

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Skateboard park becoming a headache in Muskego

Muskego officials are frustrated by the vandalism and litter problems at the city's $140,000 skateboard park, and are considering closing it if the situation doesn't improve. More » 

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