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The day after the Nov. 8 midterms, Casey Farner asked his students at Memorial High School to write down their reactions to the results.
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Wisconsin produces more cranberries than anywhere else. And nowhere in Wisconsin is the tart red fruit more ubiquitous than the central sands area in Jackson, Monroe, Juneau and Wood counties, where cranberries are grown on about 270 farms spread across 21,000 acres. See how one of those farms, Wetherby Cranberry Company in Warrens, harvests this fruit that is unique to North America.
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A student said she persuaded her dad to vote in the midterm elections, citing information she learned in Casey Farner's social studies class at Memorial High School. Farner is among many Wisconsin teachers trying to encourage civil engagement in an often divisive political landscape.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Farner instructs his students on a media and politics assignment. His students studied the midterm elections, including dissecting political ads and campaign platforms.
SAMANTHA MADAR STATE JOURNAL
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