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ON THE TRAIL: Tales to inspire spring activity
Mary Catterlin took a big cottonwood tree and chiseled until, three and a half years later, she had a dugout canoe. Then Catterlin and her best buddy, Amy Lukas -- both in their early 20s -- started to paddle that boat along the 1,638-mile perimeter of...
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Dominion shuts Kewaunee power reactor in Wisconsin
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. power company Dominion Resources Inc shut the 566-megawatt (MW) Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin on Tuesday, as planned. "We planned to shut at about noon today but are running a little ahead of...Tags: Dominion Resources Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Duke Energy Corporation, Nuclear Power
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Alliant to upgrade equipment at Wisconsin coal power plant
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Power and Light, a unit of U.S. power company Alliant Energy Corp, said Thursday it received oral approval from Wisconsin regulators to upgrade emission control equipment at Unit 5 of the Edgewater coal-fired power plant in...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Alliant Iowa unit reaches settlement on new natgas plant
ReutersApril 29 (Reuters) - The Iowa unit of U.S. power company Alliant Energy Corp said Monday it reached an agreement with the state's consumer advocate that would allow the utility to build a 600-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant, if allowed by...Tags: Plant Openings
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Big Midwestern snowstorm leads to 25-vehicle crash
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions that, in Iowa, led to a 25-vehicle pileup that killed one person. Drivers were...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Disasters and Accidents, Religious Festivals, United Air Lines, Holidays
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Brad Paisley 2012 Tour Dates Revealed
The dates for the first leg of Brad Paisley‘s highly anticipated 2012 tour, featuring Scotty McCreery and the Band Perry, have been revealed.
The tour is set to kick off on January 12 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will continue on into March....Tags: Country Music Association Awards, Carrie Underwood, Xcel Energy Incorporated, Kansas (music group), Brad Paisley
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Alliant Energy Corp.; BMC Software Inc.; Conseco Inc.; Mercury General Corp.; Spectra Energy Corp. Washington Group International Inc. Tuesday: -- Federal Reserve meeting -- Second-quarter productivity -- June consumer credit --...Tags: King Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Edison International, TXU Corporation, Brinker International Incorporated, Urban Outfitters Incorporated
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Wintering eagles offer stunning sights
Special to the Chicago TribuneWe spotted our first bald eagle high in the winter sky over Sauk City, Wis. Brown wings unfurled into a wind gust. Striking white head held high. It would have been downright majestic, were it not for the fact that this was just a picture of a bald...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Chicago Tribune, Wisconsin
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`Kites on Ice' fest in Madison
Special to the TribuneA lot of folks shiver at the thought of planning a winter weekend getaway in the Midwest. Not Wisconsinites. For the most part, they relish it. Especially here, in the state's capital, where diehard winter enthusiasts have increasingly been showing up...Tags: Concourse, Road Transportation, Hotels and Accommodations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Northwestern University
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