Opinion Archives - Central Wisconsin News

05

Apr
2023

05 April 2023

School board made right call on funeral leave policy

The Medford School Board last week made the right call, for the right reasons when members voted for a limited expansion in school staff funeral leav...

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Opinion

School board made right call on funeral leave policy

The Medford School Board last week made the right call, for the right reasons when members voted for a limited expansion in school staff funeral leav...

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Posted on April 5, 2023

29

Mar
2023

29 March 2023

Great job Perkinstown Winter Sports staff and leadership

Great job Perkinstown Winter Sports staff and leadership

For decades the Perkinstown Winter Sports area has served as a focal point for outdoor winter recreation in Taylor County. This year was no differ...

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Opinion

Great job Perkinstown Winter Sports staff and leadership

For decades the Perkinstown Winter Sports area has served as a focal point for outdoor winter recreation in Taylor County. This year was no differ...

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Posted on March 29, 2023

Support expanded Medicaid coverage for new mothers

Too many mothers are dying as a result of complications related to pregnancies and childbirth and state governments aren’t doing enough to prevent...

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Opinion

Support expanded Medicaid coverage for new mothers

Too many mothers are dying as a result of complications related to pregnancies and childbirth and state governments aren’t doing enough to prevent...

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Posted on March 29, 2023

22

Mar
2023

22 March 2023

Arts education continues to be important

Arts education continues to be important

On September 11, 2001, terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane was brou...

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Opinion

Arts education continues to be important

On September 11, 2001, terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane was brou...

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Posted on March 22, 2023

Ballot measure is more about playing politics than seeking solutions

The welfare ballot question is a referendum in search of a problem. Wisconsin voters are being asked to weigh in on a problem that doesn’t exis...

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Opinion

Ballot measure is more about playing politics than seeking solutions

The welfare ballot question is a referendum in search of a problem. Wisconsin voters are being asked to weigh in on a problem that doesn’t exis...

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Posted on March 22, 2023

15

Mar
2023

15 March 2023

Put student education first in state voucher program

The state of Wisconsin should look to YoungStar childcare rating system as a model to follow when working to expand the state’s private school vouch...

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Opinion

Put student education first in state voucher program

The state of Wisconsin should look to YoungStar childcare rating system as a model to follow when working to expand the state’s private school vouch...

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Posted on March 15, 2023

Get informed and vote in the April election

Officially, the State Supreme Court is nonpartisan. Wisconsin’s founding fathers felt that justices should be above party politics and should in...

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Opinion

Get informed and vote in the April election

Officially, the State Supreme Court is nonpartisan. Wisconsin’s founding fathers felt that justices should be above party politics and should in...

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Posted on March 15, 2023

08

Mar
2023

08 March 2023

Pay board members set salaries rather than per diems

Star News Editorials As part of cost-cutting measures and to improve efficiency, Taylor County needs to look to a salary model for the coun...

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Opinion

Pay board members set salaries rather than per diems

Star News Editorials As part of cost-cutting measures and to improve efficiency, Taylor County needs to look to a salary model for the coun...

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Posted on March 8, 2023

Solve the people problem in rural Wisconsin

Rural Wisconsin is facing a people problem. There are simply not enough people to go around, or rather not enough workingage families replacing t...

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Opinion

Solve the people problem in rural Wisconsin

Rural Wisconsin is facing a people problem. There are simply not enough people to go around, or rather not enough workingage families replacing t...

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Posted on March 8, 2023

01

Mar
2023

01 March 2023

What is driving village of Gilman TID effort?

What is driving village of Gilman TID effort?

Star News Editorials Village of Gilman leaders are hoping using a powerful economic development tool will spur growth, but they need to take...

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Opinion

What is driving village of Gilman TID effort?

Star News Editorials Village of Gilman leaders are hoping using a powerful economic development tool will spur growth, but they need to take...

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Posted on March 1, 2023