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Sheila Lockwood holds a photo of her late son, Austin, in the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. In 2018, Austin, 23, was riding in the passenger seat of a drunk driver’s vehicle in Three Lakes. The driver smashed into a tree, killing Austin. (Photo by Drake White-Bergey/ Wisconsin Watch)

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Blanketing the wall of an American-style dive bar in Prague: the Milwaukee Brewers, the Tavern League of Wisconsin and the iconic phrase “Drink Wisconsibly.”

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