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2022

06 April 2022

YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Pull the plug on shadowy business courts

Anyone who doubts that secrecy in government breeds poor public policy should take a look at the Business Court Pilot Project launched by our Wisconsi...

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YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Pull the plug on shadowy business courts

Anyone who doubts that secrecy in government breeds poor public policy should take a look at the Business Court Pilot Project launched by our Wisconsi...

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Posted on April 6, 2022

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Mar
2022

30 March 2022

Be part of the solution, vote

Every spring, voters across Wisconsin head to their polling places. Or rather, on average only about one out of every four eligible voters bothers...

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Be part of the solution, vote

Every spring, voters across Wisconsin head to their polling places. Or rather, on average only about one out of every four eligible voters bothers...

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Posted on March 30, 2022

Make school meal programs permanent

It is hard to learn when you are hungry. The American dream has at its roots that all people should start life with an equal chance to achieve suc...

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Make school meal programs permanent

It is hard to learn when you are hungry. The American dream has at its roots that all people should start life with an equal chance to achieve suc...

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Posted on March 30, 2022

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Mar
2022

23 March 2022

Communities reap what they sow

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on rocky...

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Communities reap what they sow

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on rocky...

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Posted on March 23, 2022

Common sense needed in absentee ballot ruling

Taking out the household mail could become voter fraud under a bizarre judicial interpretation that Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed to stand. ...

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Common sense needed in absentee ballot ruling

Taking out the household mail could become voter fraud under a bizarre judicial interpretation that Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed to stand. ...

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Posted on March 23, 2022

Chaperone

By the time this week’s paper hits newsstands, my wife and son should be somewhere in Georgia, on their way to Florida, after having spent the night...

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Chaperone

By the time this week’s paper hits newsstands, my wife and son should be somewhere in Georgia, on their way to Florida, after having spent the night...

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Posted on March 23, 2022

Says there continues to be ongoing mistrust of Medford school district administration

Dear Pat Sullivan, I am writing this in regard to the upcoming 2022 spring referendum. If you remember the previous referendum in November 2021, I w...

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Says there continues to be ongoing mistrust of Medford school district administration

Dear Pat Sullivan, I am writing this in regard to the upcoming 2022 spring referendum. If you remember the previous referendum in November 2021, I w...

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Posted on March 23, 2022

Writer opposes Medford Area Senior High School referendum, says it is unneeded

It was not long ago those who are in charge of our Medford school system asked us the taxpayers for 40 million dollars. They said they needed the mon...

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Writer opposes Medford Area Senior High School referendum, says it is unneeded

It was not long ago those who are in charge of our Medford school system asked us the taxpayers for 40 million dollars. They said they needed the mon...

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Posted on March 23, 2022

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Mar
2022

16 March 2022

Open government is good government

Star News Editorials Did you hear what happened at the last town board meeting? What supervisors got up to at that one county committee meeti...

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Open government is good government

Star News Editorials Did you hear what happened at the last town board meeting? What supervisors got up to at that one county committee meeti...

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Posted on March 16, 2022

Sen. Petrowski will leave big shoes to fill

During his more than 23-year career in the state legislature State Sen. Jerry Petrowski has been a quiet leader for central Wisconsin and particularly...

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Sen. Petrowski will leave big shoes to fill

During his more than 23-year career in the state legislature State Sen. Jerry Petrowski has been a quiet leader for central Wisconsin and particularly...

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Posted on March 16, 2022

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YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Pull the plug on shadowy business courts

YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Pull the plug on shadowy business courts

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Be part of the solution, vote

Be part of the solution, vote

Make school meal programs permanent

Make school meal programs permanent

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Communities reap what they sow

Communities reap what they sow

Common sense needed in absentee ballot ruling

Common sense needed in absentee ballot ruling

Chaperone

Chaperone

Says there continues to be ongoing mistrust of Medford school district administration

Says there continues to be ongoing mistrust of Medford school district administration

Writer opposes Medford Area Senior High School referendum, says it is unneeded

Writer opposes Medford Area Senior High School referendum, says it is unneeded

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Open government is good government

Open government is good government

Sen. Petrowski will leave big shoes to fill

Sen. Petrowski will leave big shoes to fill

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