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Bob Aberle of Milwaukee hops on his Harley as the sun rises over Lake Michigan today. Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

Bob Aberle of Milwaukee hops on his Harley as the sun rises over Lake Michigan today. Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

Senior Harley riders have no plans to hang up their chaps

A generation of riders who grew up with Harleys is now growing old on chrome, providing an unofficial look of Harley-Davidson Inc.'s 105th Anniversary Celebration. It's salt 'n' pepper - gray hair and black leather. More » 

» Chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected music on tap

» THE BOSS: Your Springsteen set list?

» RUMBLINGS BLOG: News and notes

» PHOTOS: Reader submitted | Journal Sentinel staff

» INTERACTIVE: Event map

» SECTION: Harley-Davidson 105th

NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS

Latest Updates from AP

McCain taps Alaska governor for VP

A hurricane again, Gustav plows toward Caymans

John Edwards to emerge from seclusion for speech

Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report

Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow

Obama, McCain vie for suburbanites, white women

Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court

Michael Jackson at 50: `The best is yet to come'

Gustav headed for current that fuels big storms

Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT

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Updated 1:07 p.m.
RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Photo/AP

McCain chooses Alaska Gov. Palin for V.P.

John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as his vice presidential running mate today in a startling choice announced on the eve of the Republican National Convention. More »  | Video » 

»3 p.m. State Republicans call Palin ideal pick

»NEW POLL: Will VP choice make you more or less likely to vote for McCain?

»1:03 p.m. The Main Event: McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden

»1:18 p.m. McCain's veep choice is historic and hardly known

Obama says America 'better than last 8 years'

Accusing the Bush administration of squandering the nation's standing in the world, exhausting its military and neglecting its middle class, Barack Obama said his battle with John McCain is a choice between change and the perpetuation of a failed presidency. More » 

» VIDEO: Obama's speech

» PHOTOS: Journal Sentinel DNC coverage

» INTERACTIVE: 2008, archived speeches

» UPDATES: Blog | AP Roundup | Section

Updated 3:20 p.m.
STRIKE IN 4TH DAY

Both sides in trash strike agree to meet

Teamsters Local 200 and Waste Management agreed this afternoon to re-enter negotiations as a way of ending a four-day trash haulers strike. More » 

TITANS 23, PACKERS 21
Rookie QB Brian Brohm gets knocked by Tennessee's Michael Griffin Thursday night. Photo/Joe Koshollek

Reserves leave
plenty in question

The Green Bay Packers closed the exhibition season with a longer list of questions, more injuries and a different quarterback than they did a year ago. More »  | Box score »  | Photos » 

» QBs: As Brohm trips, Flynn flies

» HUNT: Backup QB situation far from settled

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City stands firm in foreclosure case

The City of Milwaukee is digging in its heels in its attempt to foreclose on the home of a man who failed to pay a fine for parking an unlicensed van in his parents' driveway. More »  |
FORUM: Should the city foreclose a home over a $50 parking violation? » 

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Dave Bush is 3-0 with a 2.30 ERA in four starts in August. Photo/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Live Coverage: Brewers vs. Pirates

Dave Bush tries to even his record at 9-9 tonight as the Brewers play the Pirates for the second time this week. Get updates from PNC Park. More »  | Box » 

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Photo/Joe Koshollek

This little house was truly an education

Intrigued by the possibilities of the cottages designed after Hurricane Katrina as permanent, if small-scale, emergency housing, Madison Area Technical College's carpentry class recently built and sold their own small house. More » 

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Where to get a Harley-size breakfast

Whether you're a Full Patcher or a Prospect, an Old Lady or a Mama, a H.O.G. or a L.O.H., you won't be leader of the pack for long if your bike's tank is full but yours isn't. We've come up with five great restaurants around Our Town that have their spatulas poised to serve bikers Big Breakfasts, Milwaukee-style. More » 

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Photo/Karen Sherlock

Bible inspires plant choices in garden

In the beginning, God created gardens. And they would come to produce more than tempting fruit for Adam and Eve. All told, the Bible mentions more than 66 herbs. Most of them now grow in the Rev. Keith Amborn's backyard sanctuary. More » 

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Photo/Peter Zuzga

Future of House of Correction farm in doubt

The county's House of Correction farm, which provides tons of food to the Hunger Task Force and gives meaningful jobs to inmates, is facing an uncertain future. More »  | Slide Show » 

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JSONLINE BLOGGERS

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Rumblings: News and Notes from the 105th

Crowd building at Veterans Park

Brewers Blog

Brewers-Pirates, Game 1

All Politics

More Wisconsin Republicans tout Palin

Ellen Gabler and Raquel Rutledge:
Public Investigator Blog

Investigation of pothole repairs coming Sunday

Doris Hajewski:
Shop Talk

Kohl's shoppers favor McCain

Eugene Kane:
Raising Kane

Happy 50th Jacko

Mary Louise Schumacher:
Art City

Easyriders mag photographer in town

Darryl Enriquez:
Waukesha FYI

It was built and Harley riders came

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SPECIAL SECTIONS, REPORTS, FEATURES

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