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Jun
2025

25 June 2025

State and federal action needed on spiraling fire truck costs

If you had $10,000 for every time the word unsustainable was used during last week’s meeting of the Medford Area Fire Commission, you would have eno...

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Opinion

State and federal action needed on spiraling fire truck costs

If you had $10,000 for every time the word unsustainable was used during last week’s meeting of the Medford Area Fire Commission, you would have eno...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Senate bill is an attack on fundamental freedoms

“The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall nev...

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Opinion

Senate bill is an attack on fundamental freedoms

“The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall nev...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Vox Pop - Good news on climate change front

A new energy record was set this past March when renewable sources met 51% of power demands across the entire United States! Recent investments...

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Vox Pop - Good news on climate change front

A new energy record was set this past March when renewable sources met 51% of power demands across the entire United States! Recent investments...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Backing up

Wouldn't It Be Nice…

I got stopped on my way to work this morning as a truck driver worked to back his semi-trailer into the loading docks at Maple I...

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Backing up

Wouldn't It Be Nice…

I got stopped on my way to work this morning as a truck driver worked to back his semi-trailer into the loading docks at Maple I...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Vox Pop - Is the United States becoming a police state?

The yellow flag bearing a coiled snake and the words “Don’t Tread on Me” was once a revolutionary symbol against British tyranny. During ...

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Opinion

Vox Pop - Is the United States becoming a police state?

The yellow flag bearing a coiled snake and the words “Don’t Tread on Me” was once a revolutionary symbol against British tyranny. During ...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

A Mother’s Plea: The urgent need for productive conversations about gun violence

When I bought my 14-year-old son a crisp, navy suit with a yellow bowtie for his upcoming spring formal, I never imagined that I'd have to bury him in...

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Opinion

A Mother’s Plea: The urgent need for productive conversations about gun violence

When I bought my 14-year-old son a crisp, navy suit with a yellow bowtie for his upcoming spring formal, I never imagined that I'd have to bury him in...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink

The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away c...

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Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink

The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away c...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

Civil legal aid is a lifeline, it is time Wisconsin treated it like one

Funding for civil legal aid h...

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Civil legal aid is a lifeline, it is time Wisconsin treated it like one

Funding for civil legal aid h...

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Posted on June 25, 2025

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Apr
2025

09 April 2025

Stop out-of-state spending on Wisconsin elections

Stop out-of-state spending on Wisconsin elections

When buying a car or buying an election the adage “You get what you pay for” rings true, or at least that is what the mega-donors in the recent st...

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Opinion

Stop out-of-state spending on Wisconsin elections

When buying a car or buying an election the adage “You get what you pay for” rings true, or at least that is what the mega-donors in the recent st...

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Posted on April 9, 2025

Pick an adminstrative solution that will work for Taylor County

Pick an adminstrative solution that will work for Taylor County

Taylor County supervisors need to pick an administrative solution that will work for Taylor County. In recent months, members of a special committ...

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Opinion

Pick an adminstrative solution that will work for Taylor County

Taylor County supervisors need to pick an administrative solution that will work for Taylor County. In recent months, members of a special committ...

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Posted on April 9, 2025