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The Role The 'Racial Context Of Childhood' Plays In Shaping Social Attitudes

Mississippi State University

Kids developed ideas about race by observing and interpreting what was going on around them. And because of important variations in these social environments, the children made sense of race in different ways.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Wisconsin's Cheese Industry Helped Grow Its Dairy Goat Business

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Kate Archer Kent

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Wisconsin has the highest number of dairy goats in the United States. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses these numbers and explains how the dairy goat industry took shape and expanded in America's Dairyland.

Series: Wisconsin Historical Society Press Excerpts

What Happened To Wisconsin's Once-Thriving Smaller Jewish Communities?

Sheila Terman Cohen

Jews living in prosperous small-town communities in the mid-20th century saw large population declines over several decades as the next generation favored the opportunities that larger cities presented.

Why Vaping Became A Public Health Priority In Wisconsin, The US

Will Cushman

WisContext

The stage had been set for a public health scare prompted by vaping long before July 2019, when health officials in Wisconsin announced a cluster of severe lung illnesses in eight otherwise healthy teens in the state.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Why Do Wisconsinites Owe Billions In Unpaid Medical Bills?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, there are about $1.2 billion in unpaid medical bills in the state in 2019. ABC for Health executive director Bobby Peterson discusses the complexities of medical debt in Wisconsin.

What Will Dozens More County Prosecutors Mean For Wisconsin's Justice System?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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Wisconsin is funding more than 60 assistant district attorneys in 56 counties around the state. Wisconsin District Attorneys Association president Louis Molepske, who is the DA for Portage County, speaks to the effects of additional prosecutors in the criminal justice system.

Wisconsin Doctors At The Forefront Of Vaping Illness Investigation

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin has so far seen 48 lung disease cases in 21 counties related to vaping. Dr. Michael Meyer, the head of the pediatric intensive care unit at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, describes how they connected these illnesses to vaping and their health impacts.

The (Not So) Secret Lives Of City-Dwelling Coyotes And Foxes

Will Cushman

WisContext

Red foxes and coyotes are a curious bunch of carnivores. Scientists studying these carnivores living in the state's capital are beginning to unravel how these city dwellers differ from their country counterparts, sometimes in surprising ways.

Untangling How Minimum Markup Affects Gas Prices In Eau Claire

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Rob Ferrett

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Wisconsin's so-called "minimum markup law" was debated this year, when Gov. Tony Evers proposed eliminating it as part of his road and infrastructure budget. UW-Eau Claire geographer Ryan Weichelt explains how this Depression-era law affects gas prices in the Eau Claire area.

Why Haven't More People Heard Of The Endangered Regal Fritillary?

Mary Kate McCoy

Wisconsin Public Radio

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On this particular day, and in this particular year, the regal fritillary appeared to be thriving at the Schurch-Thomson Prairie outside Barneveld.