Fred John Zwicky, Jr., 90, formerly of 350 Winnebago St., North Fond du Lac, lived at Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, WI, since January 2007, and passed away Oct.

Thursday, Oct. 9 - The Menasha Historical Society will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building on Keyes Street, across from Smith Park.

Reading aloud is a great way to boost reading skills. Children who might not practice reading aloud to other people will find a loving listener in Molly, a friendly, gentle and very patient therapy dog who ...

Results of a Quinnipiac University poll which asked likely voters in Wisconsin for their views on the presidential race.

THE POLL: Quinnipiac University telephone poll of 1,081 randomly selected likely voters in Wisconsin before last week's presidential debate, and 1,201 after the debate (10 electoral votes.)

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 percent, John McCain 43 percent before the debate. Obama 54 percent, McCain 37 percent after the debate.

OF INTEREST: This pair of polls shows a dramatic post-debate bump for Obama in Wisconsin where his 17-point lead is the largest any poll has shown for him in the state. It comes on the heels of another independent poll released last week that showed Obama ahead by 10 points in Wisconsin. Particularly troubling for McCain is that Obama leads among independent voters, who were expected to determine the outcome of the race in this hotly contested state, 52 percent to 36 percent. The flailing national economy is also benefiting Obama with 55 percent of those polled saying it is the biggest issue in the race. And a majority say Obama is better able to deal with it _ 53 percent to 32 percent.

Sen. Barack Obama today urged his Wisconsin supporters to vote before Election Day as his campaign increased its focus on early voting.

The Wisconsin Street bridge is tentatively slated to open on Wednesday, Oct. 22, nearly two weeks after a celebration marking the completion of the project will have taken place.