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Where does one buy a football field-sized flag in the shape of the United States?

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Is Monday NIght Football even a big deal anymore

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Packers win the toss and will take the kick.

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As dictated by the NFL, we move into hour nine of pregame introductions/ceremonies ... ugh.

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Packers gave away those foam noodle thingys. The bowl at Lambeau looks like its been infested with worms from up here.

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No better way to honor America by unfurling a giant flag, held by people that donated a boatload of money.

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Getting closer to game time; the big-a$$ flag is making its way onto the field.

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#Packers honorary captains tonight -- Don Beebe and Aaron Taylor. The real captains are Jermichael Finley, NIck Barnett and Brady Poppinga.

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Arguably, we've interviewed a lot of clowns over the years (ba dum dum), but this is the first time a real, floppy-footed, red nosed, magic-makin' clown is the subject of an OnMilwaukee.com interview. Meet Jamie Ansley -- aka "Funnywinks" -- a Milwaukee-based birthday party clown who's not creepy at all. In fact, she's down-right adorable.
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OnMedia: An on-air dress rehearsal for Stormageddon

By Tim Cuprisin - 11:00 a.m.
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Thrifty, filling meals (and free chips) at Guanajuato

By Amy L. Schubert - 9:03 a.m.
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Gig roundup: Pezzettino issues a little piece of vinyl

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Cavs use 29-0 run to beat Bucks 101-86

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After the Bucks opened the game with an 11-0 lead, Cleveland went on a 29-0 run over an 11:24 second stretch en route ...
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Milwaukee heat index: December, 2009

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Sunday Sound-off: What sucks most about winter?

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Sunday
It's December; time to get into that festive spirit. But how can anybody be jolly when the sun sets before you leave ...
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In Music

Stumblesome crashes into Borg Ward with new CD

By Molly Snyder Edler - Saturday
Rapper Wesley Charles Tank is a one-man band these days, but he continues to perform and record under the name Stumblesome. ...
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In Dining

A look at lakeside (and other) dining in Pewaukee

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Saturday
Pewaukee's dining landscape is ever-growing and while you'll still find your fair share of small bar-and-grills or classic ...
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Saturday Scorecard: A crucial holiday shopping trip

By Drew Olson - Saturday
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New book wedges in profiles of 43 cheesemakers

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While books have been written before about Wisconsin cheese, James Norton and Becca Dilley's "The Master Cheesemakers ...
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In Living

Finding the beauty within

By Sarah Foster - Saturday
The death of Solange Magnano during a plastic surgery procedure has Sarah Foster wondering why we struggle to find happiness ...
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On the town in Milwaukee: Sneaking into Bittercube's "Speakeasy"

By Maureen Post - Friday
Bittercube makes both aromatic and citrus bitters, several liqueurs including Limoncello, Apple Brandy and Triple Sec ...
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To Taverns: Peace, or you're out

By Doug Hissom - Friday
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Crisp to cut slices on Brady Street

By Maureen Post - Friday
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Energy audits helps stop home heat loss

By Julie Lawrence - Friday
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Hartford's WTKM is a broadcasting throwback

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Midwest's first Capriotti's Sandwich Shop opens Monday

By Jeff Sherman - Friday
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., officially opens on Monday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m.
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In Music Briefs

Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker book Bradley Center show

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