Opinion/Editorial Archives - Central Wisconsin News

21

Jan
2026

21 January 2026

Wisconsin newspapers urge passage of legislation to protect free speech

State Senator Eric Wimberger (ROconto) and Representative Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) have introduced Wisconsin Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701, wh...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Wisconsin newspapers urge passage of legislation to protect free speech

State Senator Eric Wimberger (ROconto) and Representative Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) have introduced Wisconsin Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701, wh...

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Posted on January 21, 2026

Organic Farming Conference shares line-up of speakers, workshops, and panels

Marbleseed’s Organic Farming Conference, which is among the longest-running and largest organic agriculture conferences in the U.S., will meet from ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Organic Farming Conference shares line-up of speakers, workshops, and panels

Marbleseed’s Organic Farming Conference, which is among the longest-running and largest organic agriculture conferences in the U.S., will meet from ...

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Posted on January 21, 2026

The C-SPAN of Wisconsin must be saved

Note: This editorial about Wisconsin-Eye was published in the Wisconsin State Journal. A bright light went out at the state Capitol last month. Law...

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Opinion/Editorial

The C-SPAN of Wisconsin must be saved

Note: This editorial about Wisconsin-Eye was published in the Wisconsin State Journal. A bright light went out at the state Capitol last month. Law...

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Posted on January 21, 2026

14

Jan
2026

14 January 2026

Republican proposals on data centers makes sense

Wisconsin Republican legislators are on the right course when it comes to developing common-sense rules for data centers that keep the doors open for ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Republican proposals on data centers makes sense

Wisconsin Republican legislators are on the right course when it comes to developing common-sense rules for data centers that keep the doors open for ...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

Relocation grant proposal a good idea

WEDC Relocation Grant – LIVE Medford Grant proposal is an aggressive and necessary step toward ensuring the long-term economic and civic health of t...

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Opinion/Editorial

Relocation grant proposal a good idea

WEDC Relocation Grant – LIVE Medford Grant proposal is an aggressive and necessary step toward ensuring the long-term economic and civic health of t...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

Ask what our values are as Americans

What are our values as Americans? In our country’s Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1776, there is a phrase well known...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Ask what our values are as Americans

What are our values as Americans? In our country’s Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1776, there is a phrase well known...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

Democracies should be able to balance order and freedom

I never thought I’d say this, but I recently felt safer walking the streets of two communist countries than I do in our American cities. Last mon...

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Opinion/Editorial

Democracies should be able to balance order and freedom

I never thought I’d say this, but I recently felt safer walking the streets of two communist countries than I do in our American cities. Last mon...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

Power rules is a dangerous game for the world

Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently said that power and violence rule the world. Kingdoms and empires have always fought over land, resources, relig...

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Opinion/Editorial

Power rules is a dangerous game for the world

Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently said that power and violence rule the world. Kingdoms and empires have always fought over land, resources, relig...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

Bracing for it

Getting old is for the birds. I am not sure exactly how or why it happened, but one moment I was sitting in my chair in the living room of my house...

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Opinion/Editorial

Bracing for it

Getting old is for the birds. I am not sure exactly how or why it happened, but one moment I was sitting in my chair in the living room of my house...

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Posted on January 14, 2026

07

Jan
2026

07 January 2026

Challenges, opportunities await in 2026

In homes across Taylor County, Christmas trees are being put out to the curb, decorations are being packed away for another year, and fresh resolution...

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Opinion/Editorial

Challenges, opportunities await in 2026

In homes across Taylor County, Christmas trees are being put out to the curb, decorations are being packed away for another year, and fresh resolution...

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Posted on January 7, 2026