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25 February 2026

Managing expectations

My daughter sent me a help wanted ad the other day for a library director position at Albion, Penn. For those of you who are curious, Albion is a �...

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Opinion/Editorial

Managing expectations

My daughter sent me a help wanted ad the other day for a library director position at Albion, Penn. For those of you who are curious, Albion is a �...

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Posted on February 25, 2026

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Feb
2026

18 February 2026

Proceed with caution on committee consolidation efforts

While efforts to try and streamline government operations at the county level may be admirable, board members should proceed with caution and take a l...

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Opinion/Editorial

Proceed with caution on committee consolidation efforts

While efforts to try and streamline government operations at the county level may be admirable, board members should proceed with caution and take a l...

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Posted on February 18, 2026

Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

Wisconsin legislators need to put the brakes on a plan to use Wisconsin residents as crash test dummies and the state’s roads as test-tracks for unp...

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Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

Wisconsin legislators need to put the brakes on a plan to use Wisconsin residents as crash test dummies and the state’s roads as test-tracks for unp...

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Posted on February 18, 2026

Writer says to follow the money for political influence

“Follow the money” is a famous line from All the President’s Men, the film about the Watergate scandal. Watergate exposed corruption at the high...

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Writer says to follow the money for political influence

“Follow the money” is a famous line from All the President’s Men, the film about the Watergate scandal. Watergate exposed corruption at the high...

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Posted on February 18, 2026

I’m not touching you

When I was about 8 my brother, Tommy, perfected getting his hands as close as possible to me without touching me. This usually occurred when we were d...

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Opinion/Editorial

I’m not touching you

When I was about 8 my brother, Tommy, perfected getting his hands as close as possible to me without touching me. This usually occurred when we were d...

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Posted on February 18, 2026

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Feb
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11 February 2026

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number of s...

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Opinion/Editorial

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number of s...

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Posted on February 11, 2026

Don’t let sacrifices of WWII veterans be in vain

Taylor County’s last living World War II veteran died this week. John McMurry was 103. McMurry’s story was similar to those of the 16.4 million...

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Opinion/Editorial

Don’t let sacrifices of WWII veterans be in vain

Taylor County’s last living World War II veteran died this week. John McMurry was 103. McMurry’s story was similar to those of the 16.4 million...

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Posted on February 11, 2026

Trump family are danger to national security

Yes, it’s getting to be repetitive, but this is not a hypothetical either! So again, remove the Trump family from our nation’s affairs before it b...

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Trump family are danger to national security

Yes, it’s getting to be repetitive, but this is not a hypothetical either! So again, remove the Trump family from our nation’s affairs before it b...

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Posted on February 11, 2026

Proposes new paradigm for pet overpopulation

Last December, I learned of the Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital (MASH) solution to pet overpopulation developed by Animal Balance which has prove...

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Proposes new paradigm for pet overpopulation

Last December, I learned of the Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital (MASH) solution to pet overpopulation developed by Animal Balance which has prove...

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Posted on February 11, 2026

Bean soup

It started simple enough, with one of those innocuous online videos showing how to make a recipe. Some of my fondest memories growing up were of wa...

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Opinion/Editorial

Bean soup

It started simple enough, with one of those innocuous online videos showing how to make a recipe. Some of my fondest memories growing up were of wa...

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Posted on February 11, 2026