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You can feel the history as you cross Death’s Door across the turbulent currents of Lake Michigan from the mainland tip of Door County to Washington Island.
The six-mile crossing was …
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By Chris Hardie
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9/7/23
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In order to maintain and continue to advance our tradition of educational excellence, we need your help. In mid-September, we will mail all district residents a survey with questions related to an …
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By Jamie Benson
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9/7/23
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The new biennium state budget was completed after school was released for the summer. Public school leaders anticipated that the state’s $7 billion surplus (which existed in part due to the …
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By Dr. Rick Spicuzza, Prescott Superintendent
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9/7/23
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I don’t know if it’s just a universal feeling, but for me looking back on 20-plus years of teaching, the memories of it aren’t always that great. I remember boring kids to death …
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By Dave Wood
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8/31/23
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As I traveled throughout the 93 rd Assembly District this spring and summer talking to residents about what issues were important to them for the state budget, overwhelmingly fixing our roads …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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8/31/23
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For Americans, Labor Day has come to signify the end of summer, but the Labor Day holiday is meant to honor and recognize the essential role workers have played in our nation’s history.
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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8/31/23
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One of my mother’s greatest talents is citing lines from her favorite TV shows, even if they first aired 40+ years ago. Growing up, it was something I hated. She could remember the plot lines …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/31/23
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The Beautiful Wife and yours truly are back home in good old River Falls, after a punishing pilgrimage to Branson, Mo. Once a hick town in the Ozarks, it now booms with activity and keeps its 10,000 …
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By Dave Wood
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8/24/23
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Supporting our community schools has always been one of my top goals since being elected, and the budget that was enacted this summer maintains that priority. Given this, I was pleased to vote …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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8/24/23
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A call for a special session is a constitutional privilege of the governor, invoked when the legislature fails to address an urgent priority. Last week, Gov. Tony Evers called a special session for …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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8/24/23
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Most of the time, I think I’m a pretty good mother. At least, I try my hardest. I give it my all. But some days it feels as if I can do nothing right. This weekend was an entire weekend of that …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/24/23
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It’s a question that goes to the heart of the American experiment: Is this a republic or a democracy?
Founder Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote comes to mind. While exiting the …
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By Bill Barth
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8/24/23
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An early morning of fog and mist greeted me as I slipped out the back door.
The Driftless Area is especially magical this time of year with our foggy mornings. It’s caused by cooler …
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By Chris Hardie
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8/24/23
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The lack of workers in our region well known. As I tour the 93rd Assembly District and speak with local manufacturers, farmers, restaurant workers, and business owners, one thing becomes …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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8/17/23
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With over three years between us and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to imagine a world in which vaccines are uncontroversial. In the past few years, the efficacy of vaccines has …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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8/17/23
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There has been some sort of vegetable garden on our farm for nearly 100 years, dating back to my great grandparents.
I’ve been told that my great grandmother Hilda Hardie was fond of …
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By Chris Hardie
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8/17/23
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I’m sick and tired of people complaining, so I’m calling them out.
I like Facebook because it allows me to keep up with goings-on of family and friends. I like the community pages, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/16/23
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With over three years between us and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to imagine a world in which vaccines are uncontroversial. In the past few years, the efficacy of vaccines has …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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8/10/23
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When I was a kid growing up in Whitehall, Wis. in the late 1940s, I didn’t hear much about Harry S. Truman, the President of the United States. I was a big fan, but I only knew a few co-fans in …
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By Dave Wood
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8/10/23
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Recently the University of Wisconsin - Madison made the decision to end the Farm-and-Industry Short Course (FISC) program, which had been operating for over 100 years to help prepare the next …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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8/10/23
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