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Madison News

• 05/31/2011 09:22 PM

  05/31/2011 09:22 PM

  Local And Regional News

  05/22/2012 09:51 AM

  Recall election volunteers work to get out vote

  Just two weeks before the recall election, volunteers are doing everything they can to turn out every vote they can. With a huge percentage of the state already decided on who they'll vote for, campaigns are now concentrated on making sure they turn out their base, and they say their efforts go beyond what they did in 2010. His ear to the phone and his feet on the ground, Bryan Johnson is a busy guy, spending 16 hours a week outside of his full-time job canvassing for Tom Barrett. "It's rewarding for one, because this is the work that needs to be done to win," said Johnson. "I feel like I'm putting my shoulder to the wheel, doing all I can, rather than sitting out like all the elections I had before. I'm doing something, trying to make a difference." He's one of more than 35,000 volunteers the Democratic Party says they have working on the election that have knocked on more than 700,000 doors since signatures were turned in to trigger the recall. "We're seeing all the numbers we had in 2010 be exceeded in this recall election," said Democratic Party spokesman Scot Ross. But Republicans are just as determined to get out their base, saying they've contacted more than 2 mililon people since January with volunteers like Evan Bradtke. "There's so much passion and energy and folks want to do everything they can to see Gov. Walker re-elected," said Bradtke. "The biggest thing we try to do is get folks trained and teach them how to reach out to as many of their neighbors as possible." Obviously the main difference from 2010 is the shortened timeframe in which to get out likely voters, but both sides say volunteers have stepped up to work increased hours knocking on doors and working the phones to make up the difference. The campaigns say they have good databases of their own supporters to know whom to contact. Democrats used recall petitions to find voters and say they may contact people multiple times to ensure all the people on that list get out to vote.

  05/22/2012 09:41 AM

  Blaze damages East Side home Tuesday

  A fire on the city's East Side has left one resident without a home Tuesday, but didn't result in any injuries. The fire happened at a home in the 100 block of Leon Street just after 2 a.m. Tuesday. According to the Madison fire department, when firefighters arrived, they could see flames shooting from two sides of the home. Officials say the fire was so strong, firefighters weren't able to go inside. "Luckily the occupant did get out," said Madison Fire Department spokesperson Bernadette Galvez. "When 911 called, the occupant said they had to put the fire out and hung up, so that right there put an alarm out to the firefighters and wanted to make sure everyone was out and for sure the resident was out of the home." "Thank God she got out of the house safe and sound," said Galvez. A neighbor said the woman has lived in the house for more than 50 years. Neighbors told WISC-TV they called the woman's daughter to come take care of her. Fire officials estimate the blaze caused $160,000 in damage to the home and its contents.

  05/22/2012 09:16 AM

  Feds: Use local firewood in Wis. national forest

  Federal officials are reminding campers in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to use local firewood to ensure a tree-eating beetle doesn't spread. The emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle that kills ash trees, travels by way of infested firewood or nursery stock transported from one location to another. Forest officials are reminding campers to use only firewood gathered within the forest, purchased from a vendor within 25 miles of the forest or certified by the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

  05/22/2012 09:04 AM

  Real estate market continues to rebound

  The real estate market in Wisconsin continues to rebound. Figures from the Wisconsin Realtors Association show sales of existing homes rose 19 1/2 percent in April, the 10th consecutive month of double-digit sales growth in the state. The median sales prices rose slightly, up 2.4 percent. Association president Michael Theo told the Journal Sentinel the state may have finally "turned the corner" on sales. But, prices are another thing. Plenty of homes are still on the market in Wisconsin, including foreclosure properties. For the first four months of the year, prices are down about 1 percent. There were 5,218 homes sold in April, compared with 4,365 in April last year. The median price rose 2.4 percent statewide to $128,000 from $125,000 a year ago.

  05/22/2012 08:52 AM

  Baraboo foundation streams video of crane chicks

  The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo is giving the world a chance to watch newly hatched whooping cranes grow. The foundation has launched its Crane Chick Cam, a streaming video of the endangered youngsters. Viewers will be able to see young chicks being kept warm under heat lamps. As the birds get older, they'll have access to outdoor runs where they can strengthen their leg and flight muscles. The camera will also show viewers how researchers raise the chicks by dressing in full-body suits with one hand shaped like an adult crane's face and beak. Whooping cranes nearly became extinct in 1941, when their number dwindled to only 15. Now there are about 550. The cranes stand 5 feet tall, have snowy white plumage and have nearly 8-foot wingspans.

  
  
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