Opinion/Editorial Archives - Central Wisconsin News

05

May
2026

05 May 2026

Give road crews a break

Slow down. Put your coffee down. Hang up your phone. Turn down the radio, audiobook, or latest true crime podcast you have become obsessed with. ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Give road crews a break

Slow down. Put your coffee down. Hang up your phone. Turn down the radio, audiobook, or latest true crime podcast you have become obsessed with. ...

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Posted on May 5, 2026

Wisconsin regulators: Data centers must cover full cost of their energy needs

Large data centers served by We Energies will pick up the entire tab for new power plants, solar farms, and other generators needed to power the massi...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Wisconsin regulators: Data centers must cover full cost of their energy needs

Large data centers served by We Energies will pick up the entire tab for new power plants, solar farms, and other generators needed to power the massi...

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Posted on May 5, 2026

Three enduring marks of motherhood

Three enduring marks of motherhood

Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday to all the moms out there, those who have been like a mom to others, and to my mom specifically – I love you, Mom. ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Three enduring marks of motherhood

Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday to all the moms out there, those who have been like a mom to others, and to my mom specifically – I love you, Mom. ...

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Posted on May 5, 2026

28

Apr
2026

28 April 2026

Postal Service should not be profit-driven

The interstate highway system is a modern marvel allowing the transportation of goods and services across vast distances, literally tying the country ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Postal Service should not be profit-driven

The interstate highway system is a modern marvel allowing the transportation of goods and services across vast distances, literally tying the country ...

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Posted on April 28, 2026

K-12 referenda add to revenue gaps

Voters across Wisconsin approved 46 of 75 school district referenda this spring, a 61.3% approval rate that aligns with a recent downward trend. Ar...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

K-12 referenda add to revenue gaps

Voters across Wisconsin approved 46 of 75 school district referenda this spring, a 61.3% approval rate that aligns with a recent downward trend. Ar...

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Posted on April 28, 2026

21

Apr
2026

21 April 2026

Storms are a wake-up call for disaster preparedness

In the same span of time that it takes to read these words, the lives of 75 families in the Marathon County community of Ringle were forever changed. ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Storms are a wake-up call for disaster preparedness

In the same span of time that it takes to read these words, the lives of 75 families in the Marathon County community of Ringle were forever changed. ...

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Posted on April 21, 2026

Think your identity was stolen? Act fast

You notice a charge you don’t recognize. Acredit card account appears in your name. Or a debt collector calls about an account you have never opened...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Think your identity was stolen? Act fast

You notice a charge you don’t recognize. Acredit card account appears in your name. Or a debt collector calls about an account you have never opened...

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Posted on April 21, 2026

AI, authenticity, and perception

AI, authenticity, and perception

This week, I have some AI news. For one, researchers recently conducted experiments to see if people could identify a message as being written by AI. ...

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Opinion/Editorial

AI, authenticity, and perception

This week, I have some AI news. For one, researchers recently conducted experiments to see if people could identify a message as being written by AI. ...

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Posted on April 21, 2026

14

Apr
2026

14 April 2026

Slow ballot delivery is unacceptable

Two-hundred sixty-nine citizens in Milwaukee County had their voting rights taken from them last week because of a manufactured crisis within the U.S....

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Slow ballot delivery is unacceptable

Two-hundred sixty-nine citizens in Milwaukee County had their voting rights taken from them last week because of a manufactured crisis within the U.S....

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Posted on April 14, 2026

A new chapter for Wisconsin forests

Half of Wisconsin is covered by forests. And thanks to strong public investment since the early 1900s, forests in Wisconsin have been a 100-year succe...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

A new chapter for Wisconsin forests

Half of Wisconsin is covered by forests. And thanks to strong public investment since the early 1900s, forests in Wisconsin have been a 100-year succe...

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Posted on April 14, 2026