Rick Parks, a retired insurance company executive, shares his and his family's adoption stories in a new memoir, called “Sons of Other Fathers: A Memoir of Adoption, Identity, and the Relationships That Define Family.”

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In a new report, cost and availability were cited as the biggest barriers for families trying to send their kids to camp or other summer learning programs.

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Known as the “Bubble Lady of Wisconsin,” Michelle Hackett has built a business presenting interactive bubble shows around the state and beyond. She's presenting at the fifth annual Dane Arts: Business of Art conference about the growth of interactive events in the digital age.

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