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I WONDER WHY...

SOS

Reporter Pat Simms helps get your problems solved.

• SOS: Railroad blamed for flooding

• SOS: East Side homeowner starts to fix property unkempt for years

• SOS: Illinois wants toll money. . .and more

• SOS: Drinking fountain at park nears the end of the line

• SOS: After a heavy rain, she can't get into her condo

JUST ASK US

We answer anything and everything that has you scratching your head.

• Just Ask Us: No special assessment planned on home values

• Just Ask Us: Why plead 'no contest' instead of 'guilty'?

• Just Ask Us: Records open when lawyers publicly disciplined

• Just Ask Us: Green beam is a laser light radar system

• Just Ask Us: Failing to use front license plate can be costly

CURIOSITIES

Local experts answer questions like why carrots spark in the microwave or why orange juice tastes so bad after you brush your teeth.

•Curiosities: Retailers use .99 pricing to attract consumers

•Curiosities: Earthquakes aren't becoming more frequent

•Curiosities: Try slowing down if you want to save on gasoline

•Curiosities: The rules of attraction for mosquitoes

•Curiosities: Despite ban, chemicals still depleting ozone

These helpful and fun mini sections answers your questions and provide glimpses into Wisconsin and its communities. Tell us what puzzles you.

E-mail: justaskus@madison.com

CATCHING UP

Following up on past newsmakers.

• Park Towne takes up where ABS Global left off

• Catching Up: State man 'not bitter' after wrongful conviction

• Catching Up: MGE's solar-power trailer still teaching the public

• Catching Up: Troubled area gets a big makeover

• Catching Up: Donations keep school's paper from closing

ODD WISCONSIN

Off-beat trivia from the Wisconsin Historical Society.

• Odd Wisconsin: Wisconsin pioneer had an 'inappeasable thirst'

• Odd Wisconsin: Trumped-up pig theft case heard in kangaroo court

• Odd Wisconsin: Flooding along Fox River nearly led to violence

• Odd Wisconsin: Animals seemed to anticipate deadly tornado

• Odd Wisconsin: 175 million frogs invaded Oconto in 1952

SAFE & SOUND

Answers to your health - and safety - related questions.

• Safe & Sound: Don't drink beer, pop in cans touched by floodwater

• Safe & Sound: What to do with brush-cleaner solution?

• Safe & Sound: Drivers must pay attention to pedestrian crossings

• Safe & Sound: Quick call, head count best for pet safety in fires

• Safe & Sound: Motorcycling side-by-side allowed, not advised

Interactive

• Letting science warn youths of alcohol abuse

• Is the "big idea" dead in Madison?

• Update: Residents in disbelief after hot coals cause apartment fire

• Packers: Favre's change of heart strange

• Carousel, damaged by floodwaters, not running

• Reader services

• Temporary delivery stop

• Guide to getting in the paper

• Reach Staff

• E-mail editor Ellen Foley

• Want to work here?

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