Rather than squander the state budget surplus, the money should be used to help recent high school graduates get a fresh start in life and in the process make an investment in the longterm health of Wisconsin business and industry. When the 2021-2022 state of Wisconsin fiscal year ends next week, state coffers will have a surplus of $3.8 billion dollars. Unless you are rich enough to fund a private

Last week the Medford Area Public School District began a community-wide discussion on bullying. The hope is that it will start a dialogue between parents, community members and school officials so that the community can address the concerns about bullying. This is great. It is great to raise the ongoing issue of bullying and bring it to the forefront. It is great for the community to

Success breeds success. The sentiment behind that statement is as old as Aristotle, but is as equally true today as it was in ancient Greece. That statement especially rings true in the Medford community these days as city business and community leaders gathered to mark two new beginnings in the downtown. On Monday, community leaders joined Doug, John and Luke Gasek to officially kick