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2023

28 June 2023

Long road ahead for county planning efforts

“By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail,” Benjamin Franklin A few weeks ago, Taylor County took the first steps in a strategic planning pr...

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Long road ahead for county planning efforts

“By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail,” Benjamin Franklin A few weeks ago, Taylor County took the first steps in a strategic planning pr...

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Posted on June 28, 2023

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Jun
2023

21 June 2023

Celebrate those who bring positive change to the community

Star News Editorials Change happens because people step forward and make it happen. A group of people stood on a sun-blasted piece of sid...

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Celebrate those who bring positive change to the community

Star News Editorials Change happens because people step forward and make it happen. A group of people stood on a sun-blasted piece of sid...

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Posted on June 21, 2023

Don’t take taxing authority from technical colleges

Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol O’Leary, General Manager Kris O’Leary and News Editor Brian Wilson. In a pow...

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Don’t take taxing authority from technical colleges

Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol O’Leary, General Manager Kris O’Leary and News Editor Brian Wilson. In a pow...

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Posted on June 21, 2023

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Jun
2023

14 June 2023

Rib Lake community needs to stay involved through school planning

There is little doubt that voters in the Rib Lake School District will be asked to approve a facility referendum during the April 2024 general electi...

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Rib Lake community needs to stay involved through school planning

There is little doubt that voters in the Rib Lake School District will be asked to approve a facility referendum during the April 2024 general electi...

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Posted on June 14, 2023

Let local media level the playing field with tech giants

What do you call it when someone takes something you made without your permission and then makes a pile of money off of it without sharing any of that...

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Let local media level the playing field with tech giants

What do you call it when someone takes something you made without your permission and then makes a pile of money off of it without sharing any of that...

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Posted on June 14, 2023

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Jun
2023

07 June 2023

Use technology tools to increase public access

County and local government leaders should use technology tools to increase public access and provide additional accountability to citizens. Taylo...

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Use technology tools to increase public access

County and local government leaders should use technology tools to increase public access and provide additional accountability to citizens. Taylo...

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Posted on June 7, 2023

1099 threshold is too low and needs to be raised

The federal government needs to get real when it comes to setting the thresholds for businesses to have to issue 1099 forms to contractors. Curre...

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1099 threshold is too low and needs to be raised

The federal government needs to get real when it comes to setting the thresholds for businesses to have to issue 1099 forms to contractors. Curre...

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Posted on June 7, 2023

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May
2023

31 May 2023

Communities need to plan now for uses for rail corridor

Despite the lingering hopes of railroad aficionados, the days of freight train traffic on the spur line between Spencer and Medford are all but over. ...

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Communities need to plan now for uses for rail corridor

Despite the lingering hopes of railroad aficionados, the days of freight train traffic on the spur line between Spencer and Medford are all but over. ...

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Posted on May 31, 2023

Don’t punish families of farmers, small business owners

Family farmers and other small business owners are getting the short end of the stick under changes to the federal financial aid formula when it come...

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Don’t punish families of farmers, small business owners

Family farmers and other small business owners are getting the short end of the stick under changes to the federal financial aid formula when it come...

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Posted on May 31, 2023

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May
2023

24 May 2023

Advice for graduates and their parents

Look both ways before crossing a street. Most of us were taught that lesson at an early age. When you come to an intersection, you pause. You look...

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Advice for graduates and their parents

Look both ways before crossing a street. Most of us were taught that lesson at an early age. When you come to an intersection, you pause. You look...

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Posted on May 24, 2023

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Long road ahead for county planning efforts

Long road ahead for county planning efforts

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Celebrate those who bring positive change to the community

Celebrate those who bring positive change to the community

Don’t take taxing authority from technical colleges

Don’t take taxing authority from technical colleges

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Rib Lake community needs to stay involved through school planning

Rib Lake community needs to stay involved through school planning

Let local media level the playing field with tech giants

Let local media level the playing field with tech giants

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Use technology tools to increase public access

Use technology tools to increase public access

1099 threshold is too low and needs to be raised

1099 threshold is too low and needs to be raised

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Communities need to plan now for uses for rail corridor

Communities need to plan now for uses for rail corridor

Don’t punish families of farmers, small business owners

Don’t punish families of farmers, small business owners

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Advice for graduates and their parents

Advice for graduates and their parents

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