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| Travel & Visitors Guide - May 11, 2008 | |
| Looking ahead in West Texas | |
| Almost two years ago my husband and I found out that his immigrant visa interview had been scheduled at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the border with El Paso, Texas. We had been waiting for the interview for more than a year, so we were excited, but also terrified. My... | |
| Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008 | |
| cooking adventures | |
| On those days when I wish I could abandon responsibility for life as a vagabond, cooking international food helps me focus my energies on something productive, and hopefully, tasty. Picking up some obscure herbs or sauces at the Lanexang Asian grocery or finding a rare mamey fruit at Supermercado... | |
| Travel & Visitors Guide - May 6, 2008 | |
| Hiking El Rancho | |
| My husband was born in a beautiful and impoverished settlement in the hills of rural Puebla, Mexico. Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit his rustic birthplace, a location he usually refers to as "el rancho." I knew his family had never owned or lived on a "ranch"... | |
| Travel & Visitors Guide - May 5, 2008 | |
| Christmas in a small, Mexican town | |
| I am a lifelong Milwaukeean, raised in Elm Grove, educated in Madison, now a happy homeowner on Milwaukee's south side. My husband is from Puebla, Mexico. He came to the U.S. to live and work as a young man, and we met and married nearly four years ago. At the time we met I was infatuated with ... | |
| Recent Talkbacks | |
| Article - May 13, 2007 | |
| Sunday Sound-off: Do you feel safe in Brew City? | |
| I agree with the previous comments! And I loved Steve Paske's column today. A... | |
| Article - April 1, 2007 | |
| April Fools: WTMJ's "Dirty Dining" exposes Gerrish's kitchen | |
| OMG - You guys are so lame. Lots of publications do April Fool's spoof articl... | |
| Article - April 1, 2007 | |
| April Fools: Rebuffed by Midwest, AirTran officials set sights on Airport Lounge | |
| Gotta love the April Fool's Story! Nice work! | |
| Article - March 27, 2007 | |
| Ann's Italian Restaurant fare lacks signature flair | |
| Last spring, my brother and I planned to take our mom to Ann's for Mother's D... | |
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