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01 April 2025

Privatization of post office hurts rural areas

Call on members of congress to stop postal privatization. When Louis DeJoy became Postmaster General in 2019 it was with the singular goal in ...

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Privatization of post office hurts rural areas

Call on members of congress to stop postal privatization. When Louis DeJoy became Postmaster General in 2019 it was with the singular goal in ...

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Posted on April 1, 2025

The Real-World Consequences of Tariffs

With the ever-increasing popularity of tariffs among the people and leadership of the United States, it is important to take a close look at the r...

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The Real-World Consequences of Tariffs

With the ever-increasing popularity of tariffs among the people and leadership of the United States, it is important to take a close look at the r...

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Posted on April 1, 2025

Construction Season Beginning Soon!

We are into spring, which will also mean construction season for us. Construction for our 2024 referendum projects will begin soon. Planning for ...

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Construction Season Beginning Soon!

We are into spring, which will also mean construction season for us. Construction for our 2024 referendum projects will begin soon. Planning for ...

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Posted on April 1, 2025

Alright, who angered the baseball gods?

Look, I’ve understood the Brewers weren’t exactly on the best of terms with the mysterious baseball gods. Not the worst; clearly they hated us...

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Alright, who angered the baseball gods?

Look, I’ve understood the Brewers weren’t exactly on the best of terms with the mysterious baseball gods. Not the worst; clearly they hated us...

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Posted on April 1, 2025

I should have mentioned the Cadbury bunny & eggs

Do you take the time to appreciate the morning stillness, when you first awaken to the new day? I chose to do a new thing when I woke today, and t...

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I should have mentioned the Cadbury bunny & eggs

Do you take the time to appreciate the morning stillness, when you first awaken to the new day? I chose to do a new thing when I woke today, and t...

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Posted on April 1, 2025

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2025

25 March 2025

Fixing a public records loophole

When governments start playing cute with public records, citizens suffer. Wisconsin has some of the strongest public records law in the countr...

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Fixing a public records loophole

When governments start playing cute with public records, citizens suffer. Wisconsin has some of the strongest public records law in the countr...

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Posted on March 25, 2025

Education in the New Society

Are there problems with our education system? Yes, of course. It is a mass system. Our public education system has, however, been an engine that ...

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Education in the New Society

Are there problems with our education system? Yes, of course. It is a mass system. Our public education system has, however, been an engine that ...

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Posted on March 25, 2025

Is it thawed or unthawed?

My humble reader, spring is officially here. Temperatures are warming up nicely during the day, but activity in the farm fields remains anxiously ...

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Is it thawed or unthawed?

My humble reader, spring is officially here. Temperatures are warming up nicely during the day, but activity in the farm fields remains anxiously ...

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Posted on March 25, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby ….

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby Lions Club thank you To the Editor: A sincere thank you to those who participated from Colby and the surrounding comm...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby ….

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby Lions Club thank you To the Editor: A sincere thank you to those who participated from Colby and the surrounding comm...

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Posted on March 25, 2025

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Mar
2025

18 March 2025

Voter ID change is a distraction

In 2011, Gov. Scott Walker signed into law the requirement that voters had to show photo ID in order to vote. Voter ID has survived legal cha...

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Voter ID change is a distraction

In 2011, Gov. Scott Walker signed into law the requirement that voters had to show photo ID in order to vote. Voter ID has survived legal cha...

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Posted on March 18, 2025

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Privatization of post office hurts rural areas

Privatization of post office hurts rural areas

The Real-World Consequences of Tariffs

The Real-World Consequences of Tariffs

Construction Season Beginning Soon!

Construction Season Beginning Soon!

Alright, who angered the baseball gods?

Alright, who angered the baseball gods?

I should have mentioned the Cadbury bunny & eggs

I should have mentioned the Cadbury bunny & eggs

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Fixing a public records loophole

Fixing a public records loophole

Education in the New Society

Education in the New Society

Is it thawed or unthawed?

Is it thawed or unthawed?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby ….

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colby ….

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Voter ID change is a distraction

Voter ID change is a distraction

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