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14 May
	Free fishing seminars to be conducted "The Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a series of free fishing seminar weekends from Saturday, May 24 through Sunday, Aug. 24. Area guides and fishing experts will conduct the free seminars."
	Public gets first look at Highway 2/13 roundabout design "The schematic designs were rolled out at a Department of Transportation’s public forum held at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. Those who attended the session were told that, while the roundabout design is "not a silver bullet," it represents the most efficient and cost-effective way of reducing serious and fatal accidents at the intersection."
	Bicycling To Beat Cost of Gas "No matter what kind of bike you decide on, riding it to and from work everyday might help you ride away from the increasing cost of gas. The city of Rhinelander is trying to become more bicycle-friendly by soon putting in pathways on Lincoln Street, and on Stevens Street in the future."
	Land Near Crandon Mine Site Could Be For Sale "The meeting was supposed to be open to the public but the committee decided to go into closed session. Gary Mueller says, "The people of the Town of Lincoln who are really good solid citizens are completely being denied their due process in finding out what is going on. This land is all in their town and they can't find out what is going on about it. It's obscene.""
	Fish Hatcheries and AIS "When the eggs arrive from area lakes they're put through a disinfection process to make sure they haven't transferred any Aquatic Invasive Species to the hatchery. Lynn Wright, a fisheries technician, says, "We enter them into an iodine solution, they're then set for 15 minutes and that will kill any viruses that may be on the surface of the egg.""
	Tree pollen remains elevated "Marshfield Clinic Wausau Center’s allergy department measured tree pollen at 286 particles per cubic meter of air this morning, up from 281 particles per cubic meter of air Tuesday morning."
	Senate approves budget fix "The Legislative Fiscal Bureau blamed the higher long-term deficit on the sluggish economy, because tax collections are expected to grow by only 2% - less than half the 5.5% annual growth in the past. Every 1% lag in tax collections means state government collects $130 million less in taxes."
	Wisconsin Senate passes Great Lakes compact "Wisconsin lawmakers have spent months crafting the state's version of the compact. The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the plan in March, but Assembly Republicans refused to vote on the compact before the regular legislative session ended days later."
	Motor scooters popular in efforts to save on gas ""We're selling to people who we normally wouldn't get into our shop," Petersen said. "We're getting people who have no intention of ever moving up to a bigger motorcycle like a Harley-Davidson." Within a day of buying her Honda from Petersen Motors, Kohler had 35 miles on her scooter. She said the price of gas was a major consideration, even though her daily commute is just a few miles."
	Farm report: Spring planting far behind schedule "The rate of completed corn planting is at the lowest level at this time of the spring since 1996, the report said. Soybean planting is only at 6 percent complete, the lowest level since 1996, and well below 24 percent complete in 2007 and the five-year average of 20 percent complete."
	Pro-Life Wisconsin joins national protest to end legal access to birth control "In recent years, some anti-abortion advocates have turned their attention to birth control -- not as a means to reduce unplanned pregnancies, but as another target of protest. One of the most fervent anti-contraception crusaders is Pro-Life Wisconsin, which believes virtually all forms of birth control can cause a "chemical abortion" by preventing an already fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall."
	The Bush-McCain Challenge - Move-On Dot Org "Sign up to host a Bush-McCain Challenge table on Wednesday, May 28th. We'll give you everything you need to hold a successful event, including a start-to-finish guide and all the materials." [You can take the challenge on line at http://www.bush-mccainchallenge.com/?rc=homepage. - Bob]
	more than 4,500 times on broadcast nets, cables, NPR "A Media Matters review found that since January 1, 2002, the analysts named in the Times article -- many identified as having ties to the defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR."
	Feingold Praises Senate Effort to Lower Gas Prices	Governor Doyle Breaks Ground on Affiliated Food Expansion
	Women's Institute For A Secure Retirement (WISER) to Honor Six - Earthtimes - London,UK