WED., APRIL 24, 2013 • VOLUME 80 • NO. 36 • 3 SECTIONS
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Discovered in St. Croix River by wardens PAGE 3 UP FRONT SUPERIOR - State Sen. Bob Jauch and Rep. Nick Milroy will join a group of community leaders to discuss the problems caused by synthetic marijuana in northwestern Wisconsin on Friday, April 26, at 2:30 in Room 270 at the government center. The roundtable will include city of Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen, Douglas County Administrator Andy Lisak and other local govHUQPHQW RIĂ€FLDOV DV ZHOO DV UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV from local law enforcement and the health care community. Jauch authored legislation that was signed into law in 2011 banning the possession, distribution and delivery of synthetic marijuana after being contacted by local government and law enforcement RIĂ€FLDOV LQ QRUWKHUQ :LVFRQVLQ ZKR ZHUH concerned about the dangers of using unregulated synthetic drugs. The Wisconsin Department of Justice has alerted the Legislature to problems that have occurred with the enforcement of the law. Jauch and Milroy are working with DOJ as well as the lead authors of the law, Sen. Shelia Harsdorf and Rep. Gary Bies. on language to address this issue. This community discussion is open to the public.- with submitted information
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NASA taps shoulder of Frederic grad Dr. John Harlander will soon be part of project to study the Earth’s atmosphere by Gary King Leader editor ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Frederic can claim some fame - and some pride - in knowing that one of its own will soon be helping NASA with a project to study the Earth’s atmosphere. Dr. John Harlander, a 1977 graduate of Frederic High School and now a physicist at St. Cloud University, learned recently he
will be part of a team project to develop instruments for a satellite mission that will be launched in 2017. A professor of physics, astronomy and engineering, Harlander noted that he has been waiting for the good news for approximately three years as a proposal process played out, with his team competing for available funds. Harlander will be part of the Ionospheric Connection, or ICON team, which will design, fabricate and test an optical instrument that will measure winds and temperatures in the thermosphere, an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It’s a long way from the Tinkertoys and Legos he enjoyed playing with as a kid, grow
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