Speakers Forum to focus on growth in turbulent times (Small Business Times) The Speakers Forum (TSF) of Wisconsin will host its 2008 Fall Business Development Mastery Series entitled, "Everything You Need to Know About ... Building Relationships and Capital Successfully - Under Current Turbulent Economic Times.

What I Do: I help attract birds to customers' yards (Wisconsin State Journal) You might say I've gone from the sound of music to the sound of birds chirping during my career. In the early 1970s, I worked for Victor Music at Hilldale, which, after many changes of ownership, became a Sam Goody music store. When Sam Goody closed in early 2005, I went to work at Marshall Field's and Macy's in the men's department. I saw that the owners of Wild Birds Unlimited were looking for ...

Lakeside boys third at Chocolate City Invitational (Watertown Daily Times) BURLINGTON - Lakeside Lutheran's boys cross country team finished third while the girls finished sixth at the Burlington Chocolate City Invitational Saturday.

Wisconsin justice faces complaint over campaign ad (Pioneer Press) MADISON — State regulators want to punish the newest member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for running a campaign ad that falsely suggested his opponent freed a child molester.

Wisconsin State Journal editor Foley resigns (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Wisconsin State Journal editor Ellen Foley, the first woman to serve in that position for the state's second-largest newspaper, is resigning effective Friday.

Wisconsin to share in $62M Zyprexa settlement (BizJournals) The state of Wisconsin will share in a $62 million settlement from drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. from allegations that the company marketed the antipsychotic Zyprexa for unapproved uses in violation of state consumer protection laws.