When I take our Bagle (Beagle/Bassett) hound Trapper out to do his business, I put a leash on him, even through we live in the country. If he gets wind of a rabbit, or sees a leaf, or even a …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/10/23
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There are many highways across Wisconsin that take you to your destination, but sometimes I like to take the road less traveled.
When time allows, turning off the main highways and following the …
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By Chris Hardie
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8/10/23
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“Death be not proud, though some have called
Thee mighty and dreadful
For thou art not so, for those whom thou thinks thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou …
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By Dave Wood
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8/3/23
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Ensuring that healthcare in Wisconsin is accessible and affordable while increasing our healthcare workforce to care for our most vulnerable people remains a top priority for …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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8/3/23
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Allowing politicians to draw their own districts is like allowing a fox to watch over the chickens. So why do we keep doing it? Those in charge of changing districts are the foxes, and they like it …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. Deb Andraca
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8/3/23
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Am I the only one looking forward to school starting? I like routine, not the chaos of kids running rampant throughout the house driving me insane. Do you know what it’s like to try to write an …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/3/23
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I woke this morning to a heavy blanket of fog and mist shrouding the valley. Soon it will burn off as we move into the heat of the day.
By the solar clock we’ve already lost nearly …
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By Chris Hardie
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8/3/23
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My Beautiful Wife woke on a Saturday this spring to discover that our trusted kitchen stove was not as trusty as we had figured. Instead, B.W. found out that our cookstove was a P.O.J. A Pile Of …
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7/27/23
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Agriculture is one of our biggest economic drivers for western Wisconsin. It is also the main attraction at a county fair in the summer. It’s there when we visit one of the numerous …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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7/27/23
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The definition of disability is a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses or activities. That definition covers many conditions that might be considered a …
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7/27/23
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It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, that has been introduced in …
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By Dean Ridings/America’s Newspapers
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7/27/23
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I’ll admit, this week I struggled a bit about what to write about. I usually write about the events that happen in my life, hoping they’ll be entertaining or even possibly show people …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/27/23
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There is nothing predictable about memories, which are sometimes as harsh as the strike of the hammer on the anvil and the next moment as soft as puffy clouds in the blue summer sky.
I’ve …
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By Chris Hardie
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7/27/23
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I’m happy to report that an acquaintance from years past is alive and kicking and still writing wonderful stuff. Years ago, I read my first sample of Calvin Trillin who wrote a hilarious piece …
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By Dave Wood
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7/20/23
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I think it’s best for me to watch parades rather than be in them. As I watched the grand River Falls Days Parade Friday night, memories came flooding back of past parades I’ve been in. …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/20/23
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Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the …
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By WisPolitics.com
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7/20/23
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All those folks – millions of them, we’re often told – who believe elections are being stolen in America should experience what I did a few days ago.
Full disclosure: I …
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By Bill Barth
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7/20/23
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There’s a social media post that’s been circulating for a few years that shows a farmer driving a tractor baling hay with three people stacking bales on the wagon with the words: …
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By Chris Hardie
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7/20/23
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As a true blue cheesehead-Wisconsinite, I guess it’s about time to confess that in days gone by, I labored as a bartender, my father worked as a bartender, two of my uncles worked as bartenders …
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By Dave Wood
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7/13/23
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Hearing from residents in the 93rd Assembly District over the last few months about what their priorities should be in the upcoming state budget, they advised me to reject Gov. Evers' planned $2 …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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7/13/23
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