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The paper originated in May 1982 as the Crazy Shepherd, its name derived from a line in Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Footnotes to Howl” (”Holy the crazy shepherds of rebellion”). Its founders were a group of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee students, among them Jeff Hansen, Doug Hissom and Joe Porubcan, who operated it from a series of rented flats near the campus. After appearing sporadically, the Crazy Shepherd eventually settled into a monthly schedule. Several of its founders went on to careers in the news media, including Jim McCarter, publisher of the Metro Times in Detroit; Bill Conroy, editor of the San Antonio Business Journal; and Bill Lueders, news editor at Isthmus in Madison. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Milwaukee |
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Can Wisconsin Sheep Farmers Boost Solar Energy?
This esteemed publication, as you may know, uses a line from Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, as inspiration for part of its name: "Holy the crazy shepherds of rebellion!" So, it makes perfect sense to report in this space that some Wisconsin sheep farmers are helping rebel against the use of climate-warming, carbon-based fuels such as coal and natural gas, to power homes and businesses.
Free Will Astrology: Week of Oct. 5, 2026
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The Insiders look at major cases on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s docket
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Fascist Legacies: Far Right Ideologies Then and Now, edited by Ari Kohen and Gerald J. Steinacher
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Made on Earth for Rising Stars: The Electro-Harmonix Story, by Joshua Scott and Daniel Danger
Many sounds associated with guitar-based rock are produced by electric guitarists playing through pedals and boxes—devices that distort or sustain the current. Many of those devices have been produced by Electro-Harmonix, a company founded in 1968 by unlikely partners. Made on Earth for Rising Stars tells the story of how Mike Matthews, a Jewish music fan from Greenwich Village, teamed up with Bob Myer, a Mormon ex-Bell Labs engineer from rural New Jersey.
Today’s Stars on Favorite Classic Films
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