▼It seemed almost unbelievable that a woman could win an election without even trying. But, then I found out it’s not that unusual in the small city of Portage. Here, I tried to hold onto a few nuggets for mid-story “surprises.”
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▼ONE-MAN-BAND: Sometimes, reading the small-town newspaper pays off. In this case, it paid off in the form of a feature story about the struggles of a bygone American business — the independent auto repair shop.
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▼ONE-MAN-BAND: While many eyes were on New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on Sunday, hundreds in Madison attended an early-morning ceremony at the state Capitol for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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▼ONE-MAN-BAND: On a week when millions of people will fill out NCAA basketball tournament brackets, I met a Madison man who had a personal warning about gambling’s dark side.
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▼ONE-MAN-BAND: One of the best updates I’ve ever received. Three months after I profiled a homeless Madison family sleeping in its van, community donors allowed the family to rent a home in time for the holidays. (The original story is the next video down.)
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▼ONE-MAN-BAND: As Dane County leaders contemplate cutting funds for a Madison homeless shelter, one family that uses the shelter said it faced cold nights sleeping in the family van outside.
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▼YEAR-END VIDEO ESSAY: There was a time in 2011 when Madison was the center of the political world. On the last day of the year, I looked back at the unprecedented events at the Capitol and the anger that ensued.
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▼On a day packed with hard news, my producers allowed me to do a lighter — but controversial — story. Wisconsin football fans, lured by a big profit, had begun selling their Nebraska game tickets to fans of the rival team.
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