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Ask the Weather Guys: Guess what's shaped like top half of hamburger bun

Fri., Nov 21, 2008 - 9:52AM

Q. Are raindrops tear-shaped?

A. No. While some cartoons and science diagrams draw raindrops in the shape of a tear, most raindrops are not spherical. Large raindrops are shaped more like the top half of a... >>MORE

Just Ask Us: Service in French at Evangel Life Center filling a need

Wed., Nov 19, 2008 - 9:04AM

Q. A sign at the Evangel Life Center off Stoughton Road caught my attention the other day. The sign listed the usual Sunday morning service but also noted services "En Francais" at 1 p.m. We are all becoming aware of Spanish services being advertised in all sorts of settings.... >>MORE

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• Just Ask Us: REAL ID will mean new driver's licenses

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• Just Ask Us: Most airport runway lights switched off at night

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• Just Ask Us: Elementary students not required to wash hands

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• Just Ask Us: Seminole bridge clearance varies on the Beltline

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• Just Ask Us: Rebuilding two bridges at once saved money

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• Just Ask Us: Mark means product meets European standards

• Just Ask Us: Overture Hall's wide rows provide faster exits

• Just Ask Us: City may pay for mailboxes damaged by plows

• Just Ask Us: Handicapped-accessible stalls can be far from door

• Just Ask Us: How to stymie theft of donated items

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• Just Ask Us: Names not always released in courtesy to victims

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• Just Ask Us: Filling road cracks extends longevity of surface

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• Just Ask Us: State, federal laws determine where fines go

• Just Ask Us: After valve job, Lake Windsor will be refilled

• Just Ask Us: Whalen Road opens after 'confusing' project

• Just Ask Us: About those weeds in the Vilas Park lagoon

• Just Ask Us: What's with vacant buildings near the Square?

• Just Ask Us: Early construction OK if it's protecting the public

• Sleeping in closed parks against city law

• Just Ask Us: How can meteorologists on TV disagree?

• Just Ask Us: Muskrats, not squirrels, swim 'for the heck of it'

• Just Ask Us: Drivers unlikely to be cited for illegally loud stereos

• Just Ask Us: Hailing a cabbie at the airport's one sweet spot

• Just Ask Us: News shows want to keep you in your seat

• Just Ask Us: Before you toss old medications, read this

• Just Ask Us: Where are those C-130 planes heading?

• Just Ask Us: What are the facts about ethanol production?

• Just Ask Us: Buckeye Road bridge expected to open by Friday

• Just Ask Us: Solar panels charge batteries to light West Side path

• Just Ask Us: Relocation of utility lines delayed bridge replacement

• Just Ask Us: Verona Road site is used to weigh trucks monthly

• Just Ask Us: Ask the Weather Guys -- Why do clouds appear to have flat bottoms

• Just Ask Us: Ask the weather guys -- 100-year flood can occur more than once in 100 years

• Just Ask Us: Stores required to accept bulbs for recycling

• Just Ask Us: Restaurant inspection reports will be back

• Just Ask Us: Nonrecycling restaurants are breaking the law

• Just Ask Us: Road can be two lanes, if you think there's room

• Just Ask Us: DOT in process of reissuing license plates

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

• Just Ask Us: Records open when lawyers publicly disciplined

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

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• Just Ask Us: No boat docking planned at Monona Terrace

• Just Ask Us: Watch out for that alligator loose in the sewer

• Just Ask Us: Long lane closures can speed up highway work

• Just Ask Us: Computer randomly selects people for jury duty

• Just Ask Us: Arboretum road mainly off-limits for dogs

• Just Ask Us: Only endowment income can be spent

• Just Ask Us: Governor's campaigning for Obama is OK

• Just Ask Us: Early snow played havoc with city ice rinks

• Just Ask Us: Plants were cut on Midvale median for turn lane

• Just Ask Us: Wisconsin judges can be removed four ways

• Just Ask Us: Most used gift wrap can be put in recycling bin

• Just Ask Us: What does the parking sign on Doty mean?

• Just Ask Us: Madison gave up attempts to haze geese

• Just Ask Us: Storage containers OK if temporary

• Just Ask Us: Boats not to be stored on street

• Just Ask Us: Event lights usually turned on at dusk

• Just Ask Us: Landfills not friendly to decomposition

• Just Ask Us: Is North Sherman Avenue a private street?

• Just Ask Us: Facts about Madison's municipal water system

• Just Ask Us: Decomposing algae likely causing pond stench

• Just Ask Us: Homeowners can reject commercial fliers

• Just Ask Us: What happened to Famous Footwear's willows?

• Just Ask Us: Dialing 608 can be necessary because of call routing

• Just Ask Us: Why so many beautiful butterflies?

• Just Ask Us: City to recycle old plastic, metal trash cans

• Just Ask Us: Big slush tubes are full of dredge sediments

• Just Ask Us: Nearly all children on city buses aren't truant

• Just Ask Us: Action for Madison in a Chicago Olympics?

• Just Ask Us: Captions, TV news stories not always on same page

• Just Ask Us: County sites accept yard waste, sell compost

• Just Ask Us: Black-letter license plates coming, eventually

• Just Ask Us: Railroad signals will be removed from Beltline

• Just Ask Us: Put misdelivered mail back in mailbox with note

• Just Ask Us: C.C. Riders continue work helping charities

• Just Ask Us: Colorful stakes at barrier are landscaping aids

• Odd Wisconsin: Beloit swashbuckler was the real Indiana Jones

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• Just Ask Us: U.S. Flag Code set rules for lowering flags

• Just Ask Us: Little demand here for 'international' airport

• Just Ask Us: Code allows band to keep hats on during anthem

• Just Ask Us: Parking spaces for handicapped require signs

• Just Ask Us: J.B. in J.B. Van Hollen stands for John Byron

• Just Ask Us: 48 hours is limit for leaving vehicle on street

• Just Ask Us: What's Indian Summer and why is it called that?

• Just Ask Us: How do judges determine bail amounts?

• Just Ask Us: Whose homeowner's insurance covers damage?

• Just Ask Us: What's weather buoy on Lake Mendota up to?

• Highway 12 bike trail doesn't have fancy name

• Just ask us: Just nine more minutes, please

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• Just Ask Us: Bush is top failure, most miserable on Google

• Just Ask Us: Enforcing noise depends on location, vexation

• Just Ask Us: Lights change color depending on time of day

• Just Ask Us: Mumps can have serious consequences

• Just Ask Us: Not collusion, tight competition, official says

• Just Ask Us: Social Security number not necessary for ID

• Suicide notes left behind by Middleton father who shot his son and himself (with audio)

• Use of rifles in this year's deer hunt raises concerns

• Steve & Barry's will liquidate all stores

• Monona may turn dogs on messy geese

• More people in Dane County falling behind on property taxes

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