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Jul
2024

30 July 2024

Housing permitting slows, creating cost concerns

As housing has become increasingly unaffordable in Wisconsin and nationally since 2021, our state has issued more permits for housing constructi...

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Housing permitting slows, creating cost concerns

As housing has become increasingly unaffordable in Wisconsin and nationally since 2021, our state has issued more permits for housing constructi...

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Posted on July 30, 2024

The work & fun of bailing hay

I had a dream the other night. It was a hot summer day and I was in the hay mow stacking bales. I could feel the chaff on my sweaty skin, hear...

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The work & fun of bailing hay

I had a dream the other night. It was a hot summer day and I was in the hay mow stacking bales. I could feel the chaff on my sweaty skin, hear...

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Posted on July 30, 2024

You bent which way?

So many things have started, ended, and moved on to new endeavors. Olympics in Paris has been truly inspiring to watch; I just have to remember not...

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You bent which way?

So many things have started, ended, and moved on to new endeavors. Olympics in Paris has been truly inspiring to watch; I just have to remember not...

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Posted on July 30, 2024

Neal’s and my secret newspaper was terrible

This isn’t actually the first newspaper Neal and I worked on together. Well…I guess it depends on what you want to really consider a newspaper...

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Neal’s and my secret newspaper was terrible

This isn’t actually the first newspaper Neal and I worked on together. Well…I guess it depends on what you want to really consider a newspaper...

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Posted on July 30, 2024

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Dec
2023

12 December 2023

Film festivals and the outdoors meet at the summit

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Eau Claire every December. The world tour comes out of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, ...

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Film festivals and the outdoors meet at the summit

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Eau Claire every December. The world tour comes out of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, ...

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Posted on December 12, 2023

Christmas during the Great Depression

How would your child or grandchild react on Christmas morning if his only gifts were an orange, a few nuts, and perhaps a small toy? It would be ...

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Christmas during the Great Depression

How would your child or grandchild react on Christmas morning if his only gifts were an orange, a few nuts, and perhaps a small toy? It would be ...

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Posted on December 12, 2023

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Oct
2023

17 October 2023

Stop postage increases punishing newspapers, consumers

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy doesn’t want you to read this. He would just as soon you not have access to news that directly impacts your l...

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Stop postage increases punishing newspapers, consumers

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy doesn’t want you to read this. He would just as soon you not have access to news that directly impacts your l...

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Posted on October 17, 2023

Paging Through H

istory:A Treasury of Weekly Newspapers

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Paging Through H

istory:A Treasury of Weekly Newspapers

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Posted on October 17, 2023

Admiring the October beauty

Unlike many people, I rather enjoy the end of summer. I look forward to the changes that come in the fall, and I especially enjoy the month of Oct...

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Admiring the October beauty

Unlike many people, I rather enjoy the end of summer. I look forward to the changes that come in the fall, and I especially enjoy the month of Oct...

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Posted on October 17, 2023

School enrollment numbers raise question of missing students

Total enrollment at Wisconsin’s public and charter schools sharply declined amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has continued to fall since....

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School enrollment numbers raise question of missing students

Total enrollment at Wisconsin’s public and charter schools sharply declined amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has continued to fall since....

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Posted on October 17, 2023

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Housing permitting slows, creating cost concerns

Housing permitting slows, creating cost concerns

The work & fun of bailing hay

The work & fun of bailing hay

You bent which way?

You bent which way?

Neal’s and my secret newspaper was terrible

Neal’s and my secret newspaper was terrible

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Film festivals and the outdoors meet at the summit

Film festivals and the outdoors meet at the summit

Christmas during the Great Depression

Christmas during the Great Depression

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Stop postage increases punishing newspapers, consumers

Stop postage increases punishing newspapers, consumers

Paging Through H

Paging Through H

Admiring the October beauty

Admiring the October beauty

School enrollment numbers raise question of missing students

School enrollment numbers raise question of missing students

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