Opinion Archives - Central Wisconsin News

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01 September 2020

Voter suppression efforts get worse

Anita Slone Neillsville Editor: President Trump started talking about a “rigged” election back in June. Since then he, and Republicans ...

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Opinion

Voter suppression efforts get worse

Anita Slone Neillsville Editor: President Trump started talking about a “rigged” election back in June. Since then he, and Republicans ...

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Posted on September 1, 2020

Trump would kill Social Security

Darlene & Dennis Bucheger Greenwood Editor: It was Aug. 14, 1935, when President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, so...

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Opinion

Trump would kill Social Security

Darlene & Dennis Bucheger Greenwood Editor: It was Aug. 14, 1935, when President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, so...

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Posted on September 1, 2020

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25 August 2020

Youth justice system overhaul facing delays

The state’s two most populous counties have told the Department of Corrections they have no intention of accepting state dollars to build new ju...

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Youth justice system overhaul facing delays

The state’s two most populous counties have told the Department of Corrections they have no intention of accepting state dollars to build new ju...

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Posted on August 25, 2020

‘This country needs a leader’

Bryce Luchterhand Unity Editor: Believe it or not, President Trump is going to focus on the economy as the stellar achievement of his pres...

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Opinion

‘This country needs a leader’

Bryce Luchterhand Unity Editor: Believe it or not, President Trump is going to focus on the economy as the stellar achievement of his pres...

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Posted on August 25, 2020

All students must be allowed to thrive

Carol Stanford Taylor Wisconsin state superintendent The 2020-21 school year will have a different look and feel because of the current re...

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Opinion

All students must be allowed to thrive

Carol Stanford Taylor Wisconsin state superintendent The 2020-21 school year will have a different look and feel because of the current re...

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Posted on August 25, 2020

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Aug
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18 August 2020

We get more than we realize

For all those who like to mutter the oft-repeated complaint about how no money ever gets spent on roads north of Madison, consider: -- Loyal’s ...

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Opinion

We get more than we realize

For all those who like to mutter the oft-repeated complaint about how no money ever gets spent on roads north of Madison, consider: -- Loyal’s ...

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Posted on August 18, 2020

Most incumbents waltzed through Aug. 11 primary challenges

Incumbents fared well in the Aug. 11 partisan primary — except for one lawmaker. Green Bay School Board member Kristina Shelton, aided by ...

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Opinion

Most incumbents waltzed through Aug. 11 primary challenges

Incumbents fared well in the Aug. 11 partisan primary — except for one lawmaker. Green Bay School Board member Kristina Shelton, aided by ...

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Posted on August 18, 2020

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Aug
2020

11 August 2020

How is this leadership?

Maxine Luchterhand Unity Editor: Donald Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and became heavily involved in Trump M...

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Opinion

How is this leadership?

Maxine Luchterhand Unity Editor: Donald Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and became heavily involved in Trump M...

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Posted on August 11, 2020

Trump order is ‘mostly hot air’

Peter Hellios Granton Editor: President Trump’s recent Executive Order is typical Trump; lots of fanfare and mostly hot air. We need Ron...

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Opinion

Trump order is ‘mostly hot air’

Peter Hellios Granton Editor: President Trump’s recent Executive Order is typical Trump; lots of fanfare and mostly hot air. We need Ron...

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Posted on August 11, 2020

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Aug
2020

04 August 2020

Legislature’s private lawyer bills keep rising

The tab for private attorneys hired by Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin has now hit nearly $4.8 million for this legislative session, fueled rec...

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Opinion

Legislature’s private lawyer bills keep rising

The tab for private attorneys hired by Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin has now hit nearly $4.8 million for this legislative session, fueled rec...

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Posted on August 4, 2020