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In medicine, early detection can make or break your recovery from an illness. MRI technology helps us find muscle tissue damage and internal bleeding. CAT scans can help us find tumors fast enough to begin cancer treatment.

Just as infections can spread throughout the body, an infection can also spread across a landscape. The equivalent of an ecosystem-sized pathogen is an invasive species. But when it comes to invasive zebra mussels infesting local lakes, early warning systems are not enough.

Green recycling bins line up behind Madison homes. Get the details on proper use in Madison Streets Division’s Recyclopedia. (Photo: Lauren Ann Sklba)

At the end of March, the Streets Division of Madison released the 2017 Recyclopedia.

The Madison Common Council will vote on this resolution at their meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Community Shares, a partner of Madison Commons, recognizes two volunteers each month. The volunteers come from Community Shares' member groups and are selected for their service to the community and to community issues.

(John Urban/Community Shares)

Joann Kelley, Sustain Dane

During Wisconsin's long winter, Graft’s still works to find ingredients from close to home