Opinion Archives - Central Wisconsin News

24

Nov
2020

24 November 2020

We must clean up our elections

Esther Niedzwiecki Owen Editor: Elections are over -- or are they? This reminds me of Gore/Bush time with “hanging chads.” We don’t h...

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Opinion

We must clean up our elections

Esther Niedzwiecki Owen Editor: Elections are over -- or are they? This reminds me of Gore/Bush time with “hanging chads.” We don’t h...

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Posted on November 24, 2020

17

Nov
2020

17 November 2020

Let ‘gating criteria’ stay local

Almost at the end of a rather lengthy news release issued Tuesday by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) is the sentence, “Schoo...

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Opinion

Let ‘gating criteria’ stay local

Almost at the end of a rather lengthy news release issued Tuesday by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) is the sentence, “Schoo...

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Posted on November 17, 2020

Election 2020 to be remembered for record spending, mixed results

The dust hasn’t quite settled on Election Day 2020. As of Nov. 9, President Trump had not conceded, even though Joe Biden was projected to win t...

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Opinion

Election 2020 to be remembered for record spending, mixed results

The dust hasn’t quite settled on Election Day 2020. As of Nov. 9, President Trump had not conceded, even though Joe Biden was projected to win t...

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Posted on November 17, 2020

10

Nov
2020

10 November 2020

Look to what’s working elsewhere

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is right. Wisconsin’s current battle plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic isn’t enough. More ne...

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Opinion

Look to what’s working elsewhere

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is right. Wisconsin’s current battle plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic isn’t enough. More ne...

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Posted on November 10, 2020

Foxconn objects to WEDC’s tax incentive denial

The tug of war between Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Foxconn over billions in tax incentives has moved to a new stage. Foxconn is now ...

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Opinion

Foxconn objects to WEDC’s tax incentive denial

The tug of war between Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Foxconn over billions in tax incentives has moved to a new stage. Foxconn is now ...

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Posted on November 10, 2020

03

Nov
2020

03 November 2020

Early voting proves effective

If there was anything normal about this fall’s highly bizarre election, it was that a good number of people still visited the polls on the first...

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Opinion

Early voting proves effective

If there was anything normal about this fall’s highly bizarre election, it was that a good number of people still visited the polls on the first...

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Posted on November 3, 2020

Evers wants Supreme Court to weigh in on orders

Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is asking the state Supreme Court to take over a challenge to the limits on indoor public gatherings in Wiscons...

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Opinion

Evers wants Supreme Court to weigh in on orders

Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is asking the state Supreme Court to take over a challenge to the limits on indoor public gatherings in Wiscons...

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Posted on November 3, 2020

27

Oct
2020

27 October 2020

School districts run record levels of referendum votes in 2020

Wisconsinites this November will be deciding on more than $1.1 billion in K-12 school referendums across the state, a total that, when combined wi...

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Opinion

School districts run record levels of referendum votes in 2020

Wisconsinites this November will be deciding on more than $1.1 billion in K-12 school referendums across the state, a total that, when combined wi...

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Posted on October 27, 2020

20

Oct
2020

20 October 2020

Another recall attempt? Seriously?

Some eight years ago, a group of disgruntled Wisconsin voters attempted to remove Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office through a recall elect...

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Opinion

Another recall attempt? Seriously?

Some eight years ago, a group of disgruntled Wisconsin voters attempted to remove Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office through a recall elect...

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Posted on October 20, 2020

President has shown no respect for nation’s veterans

Bryce Luchterhand Unity Editor: The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, designated the hour, day and month the ...

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Opinion

President has shown no respect for nation’s veterans

Bryce Luchterhand Unity Editor: The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, designated the hour, day and month the ...

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Posted on October 20, 2020