Madison Visitors Guide

“We need to be in there now, while we’re still fresh and open and fearless and bold”, Michelle Obama said to Vanity Fair last December, according to the latest edition of Newsweek. What she may have failed to consider in her own self-assessment was, while she is “fresh, open, bold and fearless” is she also, at the same time, willing to accept valid, legitimate criticisms when she says something that annoys and shocks the public? Her answer to that

John Muir is considered the first modern preservationists. He was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. Even as a youth, nature called to Muir. He was fascinated by the smallest motions, whether it is a mouse or a bird crossing the sky. His self-described adventures as a child included hunting for the wonders of nature.

His family migrated to the United States in 1849. Their home was in Portage, Wisconsin. He attended

Imagine this scenario next January 1st: you don’t make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight-because you haven’t gained any!

Come January 1, most people look back on the last month or so of happy indulgence with a tinge of scale-based regret. Well, there’s a new scientific study that offers a no-exercise, no-dieting way to not gain weight over holidays-and maybe stay trimmer all year round.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, in

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867. His parents, William Cary Wright and Anna Lloyd-Jones, had originally named him Frank Lincoln Wright, which he changed after their divorce. At age 12, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin. He spent summers at his uncle’s farm in Spring Green, Wisconsin, where he first became interested in becoming an architect. In 1885, he left Madison High School, without finishing, to work for Allan Conover, the Dean of the

The twenty-first century is young, but so far cable star Rachel Maddow is one of the main contenders for most influential lesbian. Another popular choice might be the best selling rocker Melissa Etheridge, whose art has brought her an army of fans, whether gay or straight. In the political arena, Tammy Baldwin is the first woman ever to be elected to Congress while already out of the closet.

Rachel Maddow

Her Air America radio show was an instant hit, and

The main difference between Democrats and Republicans is not readily seen. Supposedly it is between state rights and federal rights, but these two broad concerns overlap and offer no strict guidelines for discerning the differences. Who has the most say concerning education of children, as on example. States address this concern primarily but do so under the watchful eye of the government. These territorial claims, who wields the most power the state government versus the federal government is usually the

Gay Marriage

There is a lot of controversy about gay marriage. Nearly every one has there own opinions about whether or not is should be allowed. Many people base their opinions on religion, health insurance, tradition, the constitution, morals, and many other reasons.

Religion effects many decisions that people make, abstinence, what you eat, even the entire concept of marriage its self, but it should not affect what laws are

Story after story have been told of horrors of misery and pain. “I desperately need help!” an elder from Boston complained to his physician. He told that his back pain started over a half year ago when he reached retirement; and if he moved, walked or do any kind of movement it got worse. In Orlando, Florida a mother of two found herself stricken while bending over to make up a bed she related that “…inch by inch I

Claritin(Loratadine) is one of the best things to happen to this allergy suffer in years. I am an allergy sufferer whose first encounters with nasal allergies was in Madison, Wisconsin back in ‘95 when the only product available was Benadryl(Diphenhydramine), a first-generation antihistamine with hallucinatory properties. Benadryl does the trick, and I still use it when I cannot afford anything else because I can purchase it in smaller doses than what is readily available with Claritin but the side

Phil Hellmuth is a well known and controversial poker player. He attended the University of Wisconsin for three years but decided to make poker playing his profession and dropped out of school. Born on July 16, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin, his stated career goal is to become the best poker player of all time. His first step toward this achievement was taken in 1989 when he was 24 years old. At that time, he won his first World Series of