Travels With Chummy

Theft From The Vine

I was robbed. I placed an article on the Vine dealing with Hospice Care which told of a personal encounter I had with a family while their father dies in a nursing home. This article was not only stolen from me the thief pretended she was me! Yes, I know who you are.

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Believe In God Even After Haiti

If I was to believe that God was in any way responsible for the earthquake in Haiti, then I could not continue my own life.

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Baby left alone in day care van dies

Marcus Perkins last saw his 4-month-old son alive about 8:30 Thursday morning when the baby, snug in his car seat, was placed in the day care van that picked him up every day.

State says fish pedicures at Milwaukee mall illegal

WAUWATOSA -- State regulators say the trendy fish pedicures making their way into some U.S. cities are illegal in Wisconsin.

Rising cigarette taxes could push more smokers to quit

Madison - For years, Lila Wald has tried to stop smoking. Nothing - not nicotine patches, not hypnosis - has worked. But rising cigarette taxes might finally do the trick, because it's getting too expensive on her fixed income, said Wald, of Arkdale.

Fiat, Chrysler await U.S. government terms to close deal

WASHINGTON/MILAN (Reuters) – The boards of Chrysler LLC and Fiat SpA have given executives approval to complete an alliance deal that now hinges on the terms for additional aid for the struggling Detroit automaker, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

Husband charged after wife says she was sold into marriage at 12

A 42-year-old Milwaukee man was charged Wednesday with five counts of sexual assault after his common-law wife testified in a divorce hearing that she was sold into marriage when she was 12 and that she endured his forced advances for 16 years.

Pewaukee nuns allegedly scammed

A Chicago couple who posed as destitute Kenyan refugees scammed Carmelite nuns in Pewaukee out of more than $815,000 over about three years, according to federal court documents.

Chinese city probes J&J baby bath products

BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities are investigating baby bath products made by Johnson & Johnson in response to a U.S. consumer group's charges that some of the products' chemicals could cause cancer, the U.S. company said on Thursday.

Report: HP adding jobs in China

Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to hire workers for its outsourcing business unit in China, according to the China Daily.

Rummager's galactic find turns out to be stolen meteorite

This story begins not in a galaxy far away, but at a Milwaukee rummage sale a few years ago. Tom Lynch paid $10 for an odd hunk of metal he figured might be copper or bronze with potential salvage value.

Healthcare Is Coming, What is Your Solution?

Regardless of your views whether this country should or should not have some sort of government involved health-care this subject is being discussed. Both President Obama and his selection for HEW, Governor Sebelius have said we cannot fix the economy without fixing health-care.

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Cook County sheriff accuses Craigslist of promoting prostitution

Craigslist might be a cheap and easy way to buy a sofa or find a new apartment, but Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Ill., sees a more sinister side to the free Web site.

Milwaukee Company Creates Own Economic Stimulus

MILWAUKEE -- New cars may soon be parked outside of Milwaukee's Moore Oil Company thanks to a unique offer to employees. The company has instituted its very own economic stimulus plan.

Senate pushes for sale of Ticketmaster's TicketsNow division

On the first days of hearings led by Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin relating to the proposed merger of Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.. a point of contention involved Ticketmaster's TicketsNow division.

Wisconsin soldier says he won't return to Iraq

MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin Army Reservist refused to leave Friday to return to his unit in Iraq, saying he's become disillusioned with the U.S. role there.

Solar power gets turned on

Johnson Controls has begun generating electricity from the largest solar power system in the state - nearly 1,500 panels erected on the northeast corner of the company's headquarters campus in Glendale.

State to start charging sales tax on online digital purchases Oct. 1

Madison - Wisconsin will collect sales taxes on Internet downloads of music, games, books, ring tones and other video entertainment - a decision that angers some who will find the 5% tax added to their credit-card bills after Oct. 1.

Beijing gets 1,500 new cars every day

Beijing, Feb 17 (Xinhua) About 1,500 cars join the already clogged roads in this Chinese capital city daily, increasing traffic pressure and safety risks, officials said Tuesday.

Walker touts proposal to use stimulus funds to cut sales tax

Brandishing a shovel as a prop and sounding like a candidate for governor, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker today attempted to redefine "shovel-ready" projects to include broad tax cuts.

Scientists turn skin cells to embryonic state, then to heart cells

In work that extends science's power to alter the basic unit of a human being, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have taken skin cells that were reprogrammed back to their embryonic origin and grown them into functional, pulsing heart cells.

Exotic smell key to greasy chip's success

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists say they may have found out why the great British chip smells so irresistible: a complex blend of scents that includes butterscotch, cocoa, cheese and flowers. The aroma has been unpicked by food scientists at Leeds University.

Sirius preparing possible bankruptcy filing: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sirius XM Radio Inc has been working with its advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing, the New York Times reported on its website on Tuesday, citing people close to the company.

China overtakes US as largest car market | The Daily Telegraph

CHINA has surpassed the United States as the largest car market in the world in January, according to data published by Chinese state media.

Fire Engulfs Beijing Hotel Complex

BEIJING — A fierce fire engulfed one of the showcase Olympics-era buildings in Beijing on Monday, the last day of celebrations for the lunar new year when the city was ablaze with fireworks.

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