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Madison B-Cycle kicks off spring season with new bike stations and poetry

by Haley Perrin | 03/20/2013 - 9:08pm

B-Cycle reopened their bike stations on March 20 and will lauch bikes with poems in April

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The Bus Stops Here: A taxing matter

by Susan DeVos | 03/20/2013 - 3:50pm

Madison Area Bus Advocates column looks at how Madison Metro funding sources vary over the years

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Local groups address veteran homelessness in Madison

by Alex Yant | 03/18/2013 - 2:21pm

A look at the struggles of and services for homeless veterans in the area

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School district working to address student mental health

by Alison Dirr | 03/15/2013 - 8:07am

MMSD task force considers mental health concerns among students and ways to offer support

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A year of gains and losses: How the 2012 drought affected Wisconsin agriculture

by Yilang Peng | 03/12/2013 - 10:13am

Last-year's drought affected production on farms, but only made a dent in total revenue

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New task force will organize efforts to clean lakes

by Susan Endres | 03/09/2013 - 1:22pm

A county resolution will coordinate efforts to address phosporus polution, diminish algae overgrowth

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Backyard Heroes: March profiles

by Community Shares | 03/01/2013 - 10:59am

March heroes include volunteers from the Sierra Club and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

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Demeter Foundation offers a new gardening class for formerly incarcerated women

by Hakyung Chung | 02/27/2013 - 6:36pm

Gardening classes allow formerly incarcerated women to learn hard and soft skills

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City’s organics collection pilot program to expand, turn organic waste into energy

by Xin Wang | 02/25/2013 - 10:40pm

Madison's organic collection pilot program expands with plans for future digestor

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Community CHIPs in record-high donations for local nonprofits

by Taylor Harvey | 02/23/2013 - 4:20pm

Willy Street Co-op's successful CHIP program merges with Community Shares

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Urban League helps recruit diverse staff for MMSD

by Jessica Levine | 02/21/2013 - 12:18pm

Diversity among staff has become a priority for the Madison Metropolitan School District to meet the needs of their diverse student body. The Urban League of Greater Madison hosted a recruitment event for Madison Metropolitan School District Feb. 19 to help fill open faculty positions and promote diversity within the district.

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Three candidates square off for Madison School Board primary

by Alison Dirr | 02/18/2013 - 7:47am

A look at the differences among primary contestants in the race to Seat 5 of the Madison School Board

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