Wisconsin Newspaper

The USNP has supported projects in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each project is conducted by a single organization within a state or territory, usually the state's largest newspaper repository. A project's staff inventories holdings in public libraries, county courthouses, newspaper offices, historical museums, college and university libraries, archives, and historical societies. Catalog records are entered into a national database maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and accessible through more than 43,500 dedicated computer terminals worldwide. Microfilm copies of newspapers are generally available to researchers anywhere in the country through inter-library loan. ... [Read More]

Bicycling and walking resources - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
The BFW is a statewide, non-profit organization that advocates increased bicycleuse, access, safety and education. The site includes an events calendar, bikingarticles and columns, and The Wisconsin Bicyclist Newspaper. ... [Read More]

EPA Smart Growth: News Room
The Smart Growth News Room features regular updates on smart growth from around the country. Reference links to main site addresses are provided at the end of each headline summary. Direct links to individual articles are not feasible because most articles are moved to newspaper archives within seven days of publication. Many newspapers offer subscription services for archive retrieval, or offer free searches of their archives. For additional smart growth news coverage, please visit Smart Growth News . ... [Read More]

Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2005: 04_0136
Level of newspaper coverage. Newspaper coverage of the ordinance story was categorized as high, moderate, or light. Coverage was considered high when the ordinance campaign was covered throughout the campaign and included coverage on the front page of the local newspaper. This level included news stories focusing on health and economic concerns. Moderate coverageconsisted of occasional articles on citizen views (primarily views of restaurant owners) and major events related to the ordinance campaign. News media coverage limited to the final stages of the decision-making process was considered light. Two authors and one or two individuals from each coalition rated the coverage level. All newspapercoverage was monitored. We hypothesized that campaigns receiving high levels of coverage were more likely to have the ordinance passed. ... [Read More]

Wisconsin FACE Report No. 00WI048
On May 18, 2000, a 9-year-old male newspaper deliveryperson was run over after he fell out of a minivan while delivering newspapers. He was transported to a hospital where he died the following day. The Wisconsin FACE field investigator learned of the incident from the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Division on June 23, 2000. On August 3, 2000, the field investigator interviewed the victim's mother. The employer participated in a telephone interview, and the investigator visited the scene of the incident on September 18, 2000. The FACE investigator also obtained the death certificate and the medical examiner, sheriff, and state climatologist's reports. Interviews were conducted with child labor officials from the victim's state and the state where the company was based. The employer was a publisher of a free weekly advertising newspaper that was distributed door-to-door to about 215,000 residences by independent contractors on pedestrian or motor routes. The company was located in a ... [Read More]

U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress
The researcher using this list is cautioned that not all newspapertitles held by the Library of Congress are indexed; however, earlyU.S. newspapers often covered areas much larger than just thetowns where they were published. The user is further cautioned that few indexes are complete, and many errors and omissions can beexpected. ...

U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress Home Page ...

The format of the entry follows that of the Library's printed catalogcard including the classification number and an indication of the holdingsin the Newspaper and Current Periodical Room. ... [Read More]

Wisconsin Workers Compensation Advisory Council Meeting Schedule
Council meetings are held in accordance with Wisconsin open meeting laws. Dates, times and locations of meetings are published in the state's official newspaper, the Wisconsin State Journal, and through the Department of Workforce Development Meeting notification publication. ... [Read More]

WDNR - Chronic Wasting Disease and Wisconsin Deer, Reference Documents
CWD Newspaper Insert (2004) (PDF 985KB) CWD Newspaper Insert (2003) (PDF 272KB) CWD Program Review Paper (PDF, 169KB) Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin (PDF 2.6MB) Reward Poster (PDF, 247KB) CWD Summary Display (PDF 283KB) CWD in Wisconsinand the 2002 Hunting Season: Gun Deer Hunters’ First Response (PDF 292KB) Statewide CWD Surveillance of Wild Deer (PDF 147KB) ... [Read More]

Selected library resources - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Includes national and international newspaper links, radio and TV station Web sites, and magazine links.  ...

BadgerLink is a project of the state's Division for Libraries and Community Learning. Its goal is to provide increased access to information resources for Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's public, school, academic, and special libraries. BadgerLink provides access to magazines and newspapers, videos from the Department of Public Instruction's Reference and Loan Library, and links to education, government and reference web sites. ... [Read More]

WDNR - State Forests Descriptions
Hunter Camping Permits: You are encouraged to apply for an off-site camping permit for the 9-day deer gun season after Labor Day and before deer season begins. For information read the Hunter Camping Guidelines (PDF, 40K). Please note this change became effective in 2005; the information in the newspaper regarding hunter camping permits is no longer accurate. ...

Take a sneak peek at the newspaper (PDF, 2.1M) you'll receive when you visit the Northern Highlands-American Legion State Forest. ... [Read More]