Wisconsin middle school hosts career readiness day

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Garret Nastali, right, a student at Parker High School, helps the seventh-grader D'Mario Campton weld on Tuesday during career day at Franklin Middle School in Janesville, Wis. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

Sarah Schultz, 11, pulled the welding helmet over her pink hair.

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Welding industrial careers to education

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Carlos Huerta, an Elkhorn High School junior, uses a plasma arc to cut steel during Mike Thomas' class at the high school in Elkhorn, Wis. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

Michael Thomas has been working in industry for most of his life.

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The OSHA report

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The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.

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Metal of honor

July 25, 2013 12:45 pm Leave a comment

Ala. woman reminisces about her time as a welder during WWII

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The OSHA report

May 24, 2013 2:03 pm Leave a comment

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More women jumping job gender lines

January 21, 2013 1:23 pm Leave a comment

lysis of an experiment she is getting ready to run in the chemistry lab at UW-Oshkosh, in Oshkosh, Wis. Women are crossing traditional gender lines and pursuing science, technology, engineering and math-related degrees.

As one of the 10 female welding students in a program with 124 males, Amber Kraemer can tell you a thing or two about perseverance.

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The OSHA report

September 21, 2012 2:38 pm Leave a comment

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The OSHA report (June 6, 2012)

June 6, 2012 3:25 pm Leave a comment

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Democrats introduce jobs legislation

November 1, 2011 1:15 pm 2 Comments

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a package of bills they say are designed to jump-start job creation in the state. One of the bills would create grants for technical colleges that enroll students for specific projects, such ...

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