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27 January 2026

WITHOUT W ORDS - Belichick HOF snub is surprising, but human

When reports started to break Tuesday that long-tenured New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had not been voted into the NFL Hall of Fame af...

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WITHOUT W ORDS - Belichick HOF snub is surprising, but human

When reports started to break Tuesday that long-tenured New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had not been voted into the NFL Hall of Fame af...

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Posted on January 27, 2026

A matter of trust

In one of the later episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Andy faced a difficult decision. Opie needed surgery to remove his tonsils. The problem was th...

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A matter of trust

In one of the later episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Andy faced a difficult decision. Opie needed surgery to remove his tonsils. The problem was th...

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Posted on January 27, 2026

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Jan
2026

20 January 2026

Line item veto needs to go for school funding

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political...

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Line item veto needs to go for school funding

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Letter to the Editor – Mining in Wisconsin

Dear Editor: We have seen this all too often, jargon from a mining company promising to upright a town's economy by bringing jobs. Let's take a clo...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Letter to the Editor – Mining in Wisconsin

Dear Editor: We have seen this all too often, jargon from a mining company promising to upright a town's economy by bringing jobs. Let's take a clo...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

Colby schools referendum and district-wide updates

The first semester of the Colby School District school calendar wrapped up last Friday and there are many updates to pass along to the community durin...

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Colby schools referendum and district-wide updates

The first semester of the Colby School District school calendar wrapped up last Friday and there are many updates to pass along to the community durin...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

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Jan
2026

13 January 2026

GOP data center plans make 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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GOP data center plans make 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 13, 2026

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters to the Editor

ICE killing is wrong Dear Editor: In the early to mid morning hours of Jan. 7, on what should've been a peaceful and normal day for a residential n...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters to the Editor

ICE killing is wrong Dear Editor: In the early to mid morning hours of Jan. 7, on what should've been a peaceful and normal day for a residential n...

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Posted on January 13, 2026

Trying new things

Recently, I had tried the viral beef and banana recipe from TikTok and surprisingly it was good and a flavor profile that I could see myself craving i...

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Trying new things

Recently, I had tried the viral beef and banana recipe from TikTok and surprisingly it was good and a flavor profile that I could see myself craving i...

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Posted on January 13, 2026

I can’t look at cheese graters the same anymore

At least it's over now. That’s about the best thing I can say at this point. The last month has been a practice in hoping that, at some point, the s...

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I can’t look at cheese graters the same anymore

At least it's over now. That’s about the best thing I can say at this point. The last month has been a practice in hoping that, at some point, the s...

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Posted on January 13, 2026

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Jan
2026

06 January 2026

Proposed bill fans flames rather than quelling them

“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose would be a...

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Proposed bill fans flames rather than quelling them

“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose would be a...

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Posted on January 6, 2026

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WITHOUT W ORDS - Belichick HOF snub is surprising, but human

WITHOUT W ORDS - Belichick HOF snub is surprising, but human

A matter of trust

A matter of trust

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Line item veto needs to go for school funding

Line item veto needs to go for school funding

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Letter to the Editor – Mining in Wisconsin

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Letter to the Editor – Mining in Wisconsin

Colby schools referendum and district-wide updates

Colby schools referendum and district-wide updates

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GOP data center plans make sense

GOP data center plans make sense

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters to the Editor

Trying new things

Trying new things

I can’t look at cheese graters the same anymore

I can’t look at cheese graters the same anymore

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Proposed bill fans flames rather than quelling them

Proposed bill fans flames rather than quelling them

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