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1 month ago | 
usnews.com | Graeme Reid |Sabra L. Katz-Wise |Brigid Schulte
President Donald Trump recently upped the ante in his attacks on transgender people. His administration said on Thursday that it was cutting $175 million to the University of Pennsylvania since the school had allowed transgender women to compete in women’s sports. The move builds on the flurry of anti-trans executive orders Trump signed at the start of his second term.
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May 8, 2024 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Graeme Reid |Judy Steffes
West Bend, WI – During this week leading up to Mother’s Day. the Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave., West Bend, WI, is saluting moms in the community with one of the most well-known paintings of a mother and child. Adoration of the Christ Child (aka The Holy Family) was painted by Carl von Marr around 1898. As great a painting as this is, it was originally BETTER. Marr signed it twice because he made major changes. Above is how it originally looked – Virgin’s gown, tree, angel’s wings.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
rivieramm.com | Graeme Reid
A new Dynamic Positioning (DP) DPO and DPVM CPD Standard has been introduced by the Nautical Institute (NI). In 2023, the NI shared that certified DP Operators and DP vessel maintainers would need a continued professional development (CPD) requirement to update certificates.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Graeme Reid
This year marks 25 years since South Africa decriminalised consensual same-sex relations through its Constitutional Court. It was the second Global South country to do so, a year after Ecuador. Since then, 38 countries have lifted prohibitions on gay sex, including 10 in Africa. The 1998 judgment of the Constitutional Court has resonated across the globe.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Graeme Reid |Joseph Taylor
New data give pointers on competing for multinationals’ R&D, say Graeme Reid and Joseph TaylorA quarter of R&D investment in the UK comes from businesses headquartered in other countries. This foreign direct investment is worth more than £16 billion each year—about the same as the combined R&D budgets of UK Research and Innovation and government departments. Historically, the UK has performed well in attracting FDI.
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Jul 30, 2023 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes |Graeme Reid
July 30, 2023 – West Bend, WI – Edward Ernest Weise, Jr. passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, surrounded by his family at Ivy Manor Assisted Living in West Bend, WI at the age of 91. Ed Weise, Jr., was born in Oak Park, IL, on September 7, 1931, to Edward E. and Mable (Forbes) Weise and grew up in Chicago, IL. He was also lovingly raised by his Aunt Rose Weise after Mable’s untimely death. After high school at the age of 20, Ed joined the Air Force.
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Jul 29, 2023 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes |Graeme Reid
July 29, 2023 – West Bend, WI – A 45-year-old City of West Bend man is facing 47 felony charges including allegedly exposing himself to a child and capturing unlawful images on a hidden camera mounted underneath a bathroom sink at Froedtert West Bend Hospital in the Town of Polk. Steven J. Weis, was a Froedtert health support staff employee.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes |Graeme Reid
July 28, 2023 – Washington Co., WI – Murphy & Prachthauser, 111 N Main St., Ste. 101, West Bend, WI is a co-sponsor of the Do Drop In Music Stage at the Washington County Fair for 2023.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes |Graeme Reid
West Bend, WI – Construction underway as a new look is taking place for the Advanced Focus Eye Health Care building, 1100 N. Main Street in West Bend, Wi. The remodel comes on the heels of a devastating fire September 29, 2022. The fresh upgrade features three separate office suites, removal of the endcap on the south side of the building and two suites open for lease. Building owner Dr. Michael Bardenwerper will relocate his Advanced Focus Eye Health Care to the middle suite.
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Jul 23, 2023 | 
washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes |Graeme Reid
July 23, 2023 – West Bend, WI – A man convicted of possession of child pornography will be living at 2030 Miller Street in West Bend, according to Chief Tim Dehring. MEDIA BRIEFJuly 20, 2023Dear Resident:The attached bulletin is being sent to you to make you aware of a sex offender that is being released to live in your neighborhood. This placement has been determined by the Department of Corrections and is strictly guided and regulated by state law.
