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There are many ways to view the budget approved by the Republican majority last week: lost possibilities, squandered opportunities, tax breaks for the rich … take your pick.
Going into …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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7/13/23
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Our 4-H club is hosting an outing soon in which club members can kayak, canoe and build cardboard boats for a race at a local lake. The kids actually build the cardboard boats big enough to fit one …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/13/23
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I am thankful in many ways for growing up and moving back to the farm but also appreciative of not having to stack hay bales anymore.
Any hay that our small group of animals needs now is done in …
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By Chris Hardie
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7/13/23
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County fairs are beloved customs that unite communities every summer and encourage a sense of belonging among people of all ages. As a passionate advocate for county fairs, I have consistently worked …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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7/6/23
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As a father of two adult children, I remember the 2 a.m. feedings when my kids were babies. I wanted nothing more than to just sleep, but I’d stumble out of bed and do what it took to care for …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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7/6/23
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This past spring, I received a package from a dear friend, the extraordinarily witty nonagenarian Ruth Brown, one of my favorite River Falls personalities. What would it contain? A jar of …
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By Dave Wood
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7/6/23
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Eleven years ago, I was about to give birth to my daughter. Her due date of July 1 had come and gone and I was uncomfortable, cranky and longing to see my feet again. She finally made her debut in …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/6/23
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Our nation was getting ready to party as we celebrated our 246th on July 4.
Even though summer has just begun, I always viewed the Fourth of July as the midpoint of summer. Perhaps it’s …
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By Chris Hardie
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7/6/23
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I’ve mentioned my foul-mouth Uncle Chet in previous columns, my mother’s eldest brother. His swearing didn’t bother me much and I loved being around him when he tried to teach me …
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By Dave Wood
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6/29/23
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The fast-talking economic development guy in Wisconsin’s St. Croix Valley has some curious habits. He tracks the date, time and location of the first robin, usually sighted in mid-March. The …
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By Bill Rubin
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6/29/23
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Before I was a newspaper reporter and editor, I worked through high school, college and beyond as a server and bartender. I loved it, for the most part. The money was great and I made many good …
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6/29/23
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Beating the summer heat is a pretty simple task when it involves turning on the central air conditioning unit and staying indoors.
But when you work outside and live on a farm, you can’t …
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By Chris Hardie
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6/29/23
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It appears as if the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and its member schools have never heard the phrase ‘sometimes, less is more.’
If they had, then the members …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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6/22/23
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During the Senate floor session last Wednesday, Republicans signed off on a set of unnecessary and punitive Assembly bills that create additional roadblocks for Wisconsin workers accessing …
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By. Sen. Jeff Smith
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6/22/23
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I recently read an article about why the long-running Seinfeld sitcom show was so successful. Why? The critic opined that viewers identified with it because it was ABOUT NOTHING. Well big hairy deal! …
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By Dave Wood
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6/22/23
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Right now western Wisconsin is in the middle of a severe housing shortage while prices for existing homes continue to rise. For example, if someone wanted to buy a property in Durand, they …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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6/22/23
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Summer road trips. They are truly the best. Some of my best memories growing up are trekking across the country with my mom in her trusty Plymouth Acclaim.
Last week I wrote about our mishaps at …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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6/22/23
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I read. A lot. Newspapers, of course. Magazines. Books, lots of books. Fiction and nonfiction. Print or digital. Whatever is handy.
Now and then I’ve written about a particularly …
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By Bill Barth
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6/22/23
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I stood outside and watched the dark skies as the rumble of thunder echoed through the valley.
I checked the weather radar which indicated it was raining just over the hill. I could even see the …
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By Chris Hardie
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6/22/23
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I recently wrote a story congratulating myself for being the last person in Christendom who still writes letters, real letters, the kind you put in a stamped envelope and mail to a friend — or …
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By Dave Wood
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6/15/23
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