On Feb. 28 Gov. Evers signed Senate Bill 1015 into law. This bill moved $15 million that had been targeted for HSHS to expand behavioral health services into a new fund for helping with the HSHS …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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4/3/24
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My family and I went to a buffet in a nearby city on Sunday for Easter dinner. It was definitely a treat to not have to cook or do the dishes. This way everyone got to eat exactly what they wanted …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/3/24
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Recently Ruth and I eschewed the doldrums of automobile trips to the deep South (not enough restrooms with elevated seats we oldsters need) and actually flew on a silver bird, Sun Country’s …
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By Dave Wood
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3/27/24
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I am in the wrong business. Just kidding, but I am the only person in my household who doesn’t get a snow day today (I’m writing this on Monday). My husband is a teacher, so he is about …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/27/24
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I knew the weekend snowfall was going to come before most of you.
In fact, I knew about it before many so-called weather experts.
A few weeks ago, I attended a high school basketball game. …
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By John McLoone
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3/27/24
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It has been my focus to make sure that western Wisconsin continues to be a leader in educating the next generation of medical professionals. That is why I collaborated with my local Republican …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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3/27/24
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We were hit hard in west central Wisconsin with the announcement that Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) would permanently close Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, St. Joseph’s Hospital in …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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3/27/24
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One of the benefits of starting my seventh decade of life in Wisconsin is experiencing all kinds of weather and seasons – sometimes occurring on the same day.
There’s usually one day …
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By Chris Hardie
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3/27/24
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As the MLB considers expansion, there is a decision to be made on what locations should be chosen.
There are six main cities being considered for a new franchise: Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, …
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By Joe Peine
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3/20/24
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In the five years since taking office, Gov. Evers has offered appointments ranging from cabinet secretaries to numerous boards and commissions for confirmation in the Wisconsin State Senate. The …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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3/20/24
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The 93rd Assembly District's constituents have benefited greatly from the current two-year legislative session. As your State Representative, I have read and received more than 3,000 …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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3/20/24
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How many of you readers out there used Cliff Notes when you were in school? C’mon now! Fess up! The pamphlets were everywhere back in the 1960’s. Yellow and black. The bane of English …
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By Dave Wood
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3/20/24
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“The best laid plans of Mice and Men aft gang agley”—Robert Burns
You got that right, Bobby, m’lad, especially when it comes to figuring out how to create a title for …
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By Dave Wood
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3/13/24
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Lately our family has been obsessed with watching “Bar Rescue.” If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a restaurateur named Jon Taffer who uses his 40+ years of knowledge in the …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/13/24
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It must be Groundhog Day again in Madison. Only instead of anticipating spring, we are caught in a loop where local Democrats and Gov. Evers keep voting against and vetoing necessary tax relief …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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3/13/24
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March is Women’s History Month – it’s a time for us to recognize women’s achievements, honor women's history and reflect on the work that still needs to be done. At an early …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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3/13/24
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His name was Billy and he lived across the street from our family in the Milwaukee suburb of Hales Corners.
He was probably three years older than me – more like my brother’s age …
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By Chris Hardie
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3/13/24
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Several years ago, when I was a weekly columnist for “Grit,” the national weekly that prided itself on only printing good news, I broke the rules and referred to Wisconsin Dells as …
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By Dave Wood
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3/6/24
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As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel room in Rochester, Minn. with my mom and daughter. I have a follow-up appointment at Mayo in the morning following sinus surgery and then hopefully …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/6/24
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I was outside at dawn recently getting some chores done when I was hit with one of the smells of the country – a malodorous whiff left by a mammal in the mephitidae family.
It was the …
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By Chris Hardie
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3/6/24
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