Opinion Archives - Central Wisconsin News

09

Feb
2021

09 February 2021

Politics over practicalities

As the Wisconsin Legislature continues to play politics with public health, local leaders must step up and take action to impose local mask rules...

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Opinion

Politics over practicalities

As the Wisconsin Legislature continues to play politics with public health, local leaders must step up and take action to impose local mask rules...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 4 sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature urging immediate, bipartisan action on his proposal to modernize the s...

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Opinion

Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 4 sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature urging immediate, bipartisan action on his proposal to modernize the s...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

Lawmaker per diems are down

Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COV...

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Opinion

Lawmaker per diems are down

Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COV...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

02

Feb
2021

02 February 2021

Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Clark County residents who enjoy one of their 10 public libraries should know that a decision to be made soon in neighboring Marathon County could...

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Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Clark County residents who enjoy one of their 10 public libraries should know that a decision to be made soon in neighboring Marathon County could...

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Posted on February 2, 2021

Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $6...

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Opinion

Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $6...

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Posted on February 2, 2021

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Jan
2021

26 January 2021

Fix the unemployment mess

Wisconsin’s state unemployment compensation system is not so much broken as it is the victim of bipartisan institutionalized neglect going back...

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Opinion

Fix the unemployment mess

Wisconsin’s state unemployment compensation system is not so much broken as it is the victim of bipartisan institutionalized neglect going back...

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Posted on January 26, 2021

Conservatives want high court on redistricting case

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of a conservative-backed proposal to create a process for the state Supreme Court to handle r...

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Opinion

Conservatives want high court on redistricting case

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of a conservative-backed proposal to create a process for the state Supreme Court to handle r...

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Posted on January 26, 2021

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Jan
2021

19 January 2021

Take the profane signs down

From the “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” realm of issues comes the presence of at least two political signs on private proper...

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Opinion

Take the profane signs down

From the “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” realm of issues comes the presence of at least two political signs on private proper...

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Posted on January 19, 2021

Writer: ‘Liberal censorship has entered high gear’

Tim Kapfhamer Colby Editor: On Jan 2, I sent a letter to the editor about how the media is extremely biased and one-sided and social media ...

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Opinion

Writer: ‘Liberal censorship has entered high gear’

Tim Kapfhamer Colby Editor: On Jan 2, I sent a letter to the editor about how the media is extremely biased and one-sided and social media ...

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Posted on January 19, 2021

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Jan
2021

12 January 2021

Be patient — you will get yours

According to information released Tuesday afternoon by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 163,371 COVID-19 vaccinations have been admi...

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Opinion

Be patient — you will get yours

According to information released Tuesday afternoon by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 163,371 COVID-19 vaccinations have been admi...

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Posted on January 12, 2021