By Tom Fetters

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The Wisconsin Assembly’s approval Tuesday of a bill that would ban texting while driving was a vote for safety — in more ways than one.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that would ban sending text messages while driving. The Senate passed a similar ban in October. The ban being considered by the Legislature would ...

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By Tom Fetters

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood is taking aim, and many of us are in the cross hairs.

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By Paul Snyder It would cost J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. about $4,200 to buy headsets for about 120 employees who use cell phones in the field. “For a company that does the level of business we do, that’s a ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin emergency officials say the state could see blizzard-like conditions over the next two days. A storm moving toward the state is expected to dump up to a foot of snow in some places Tuesday into ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com A screech of tires, a row of sweat beads on his forehead and a near-miss with the car in front of him told Michael Murray that talking on the phone was not a safe call. “You’re blinded ...

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