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15 February 2023

Civic Games essay and editorial cartoon contest winners

Over the next few weeks The Star News will run the winning entries at the high school and middle school level: Healthy discourse relies on widespr...

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Civic Games essay and editorial cartoon contest winners

Over the next few weeks The Star News will run the winning entries at the high school and middle school level: Healthy discourse relies on widespr...

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Posted on February 15, 2023

We must protect five freedoms for future generations

Our First Amendment rights and the freedom we are given by being afforded these rights are what America stands for and why we are considered one of th...

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We must protect five freedoms for future generations

Our First Amendment rights and the freedom we are given by being afforded these rights are what America stands for and why we are considered one of th...

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Posted on February 15, 2023

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08 February 2023

Tournaments, events pack an economic punch

Last weekend, the Medford Curling Club hosted the three-day Running Tree Maple Syrup Bonspiel, bringing in more than 100 curlers from as far away as H...

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Tournaments, events pack an economic punch

Last weekend, the Medford Curling Club hosted the three-day Running Tree Maple Syrup Bonspiel, bringing in more than 100 curlers from as far away as H...

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Posted on February 8, 2023

Don’t take budget tools away from local, county governments

Politicians like to talk. They like to talk about what they have done — claiming credit for things they have shared in accomplishing or explaini...

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Don’t take budget tools away from local, county governments

Politicians like to talk. They like to talk about what they have done — claiming credit for things they have shared in accomplishing or explaini...

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Posted on February 8, 2023

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01 February 2023

Success comes from hard work, tenacity

Star News Editorials “Be tenacious – be gritty, and remember - gritty people believe everything will be alright in the end, and if it’...

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Success comes from hard work, tenacity

Star News Editorials “Be tenacious – be gritty, and remember - gritty people believe everything will be alright in the end, and if it’...

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Posted on February 1, 2023

State budget needs to focus on support of schools, local governments

The best tax relief measure members of the Wisconsin legislature can do as they begin to work on the biennial budget is to provide additional aid to ...

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State budget needs to focus on support of schools, local governments

The best tax relief measure members of the Wisconsin legislature can do as they begin to work on the biennial budget is to provide additional aid to ...

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Posted on February 1, 2023

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25 January 2023

State needs to pass safe harbor bill to protect sex trafficking victims

Children cannot consent. That simple concept is at the root of a new bipartisan push to create a “safe harbor” to put into state law that any ...

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State needs to pass safe harbor bill to protect sex trafficking victims

Children cannot consent. That simple concept is at the root of a new bipartisan push to create a “safe harbor” to put into state law that any ...

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Posted on January 25, 2023

County needs to be focused when trimming costs

Taylor County is facing a budget crisis. There is nothing new about this. It costs money to provide government services and there are always goin...

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County needs to be focused when trimming costs

Taylor County is facing a budget crisis. There is nothing new about this. It costs money to provide government services and there are always goin...

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Posted on January 25, 2023

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18 January 2023

Put county administrator talks front and center

Star News Editorials Who’s the boss? That is the million dollar question for Taylor County as elected and appointed leaders seek to fin...

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Put county administrator talks front and center

Star News Editorials Who’s the boss? That is the million dollar question for Taylor County as elected and appointed leaders seek to fin...

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Posted on January 18, 2023

Advisory referendum is a waste of time and money

What is old, it appears, is new again. On April 25, 1996, Gov. Tommy Thompson signed into law “Wisconsin Works” or W2 as it became known. It w...

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Advisory referendum is a waste of time and money

What is old, it appears, is new again. On April 25, 1996, Gov. Tommy Thompson signed into law “Wisconsin Works” or W2 as it became known. It w...

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Posted on January 18, 2023

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Civic Games essay and editorial cartoon contest winners

Civic Games essay and editorial cartoon contest winners

We must protect five freedoms for future generations

We must protect five freedoms for future generations

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Tournaments, events pack an economic punch

Tournaments, events pack an economic punch

Don’t take budget tools away from local, county governments

Don’t take budget tools away from local, county governments

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Success comes from hard work, tenacity

Success comes from hard work, tenacity

State budget needs to focus on support of schools, local governments

State budget needs to focus on support of schools, local governments

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State needs to pass safe harbor bill to protect sex trafficking victims

State needs to pass safe harbor bill to protect sex trafficking victims

County needs to be focused when trimming costs

County needs to be focused when trimming costs

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Put county administrator talks front and center

Put county administrator talks front and center

Advisory referendum is a waste of time and money

Advisory referendum is a waste of time and money

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