Wisconsin State Fair can be cure for summertime blues

WEST ALLIS, Wis. Stressed out by summertime gridlock, Cubs'relief pitchers and the stock market's flirtation with the magic3,000 on the Dow?

The perfect cure might be a visit to the Wisconsin State Fair,which will run through Aug. 12 in this Milwaukee suburb, 90 milesnorth of Chicago. Where else does metropolitan sophistication(napkins accompany corndogs) combine so perfectly with the quaintrites of country life (like racing pigs dressed in their own jockeysilks)?

Last year's attendance topped 900,000, and officials hope tolure even more visitors to State Fair Park during the event's 11-dayrun with the promise of: free entertainment at 19 stages; …