Opinion Archives - Central Wisconsin News

10

Feb
2026

10 February 2026

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number o...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number o...

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Posted on February 10, 2026

Rethinking family in an age of endless options

Rethinking family in an age of endless options

Are all forms of parenting created equal? With the advancement of assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and frozen ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Rethinking family in an age of endless options

Are all forms of parenting created equal? With the advancement of assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and frozen ...

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Posted on February 10, 2026

03

Feb
2026

03 February 2026

Seize the daylight for winter fun

Over the next four weeks, area residents will gain 70 minutes of additional daylight. February is the time to seize the daylight and take advantage...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Seize the daylight for winter fun

Over the next four weeks, area residents will gain 70 minutes of additional daylight. February is the time to seize the daylight and take advantage...

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Posted on February 3, 2026

Empowering young people to close the skills gap

Empowering young people to close the skills gap

When it comes to being job-ready, would-be employees are coming up short, employers say. Near the end of last month, Wisconsin Manufacturers & ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Empowering young people to close the skills gap

When it comes to being job-ready, would-be employees are coming up short, employers say. Near the end of last month, Wisconsin Manufacturers & ...

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Posted on February 3, 2026

27

Jan
2026

27 January 2026

Support anti-SLAPP legislation in Wisconsin

Wisconsin needs an anti-SLAPP law. Wisconsin must join the growing number of states that enact protections against lawsuits intended to shut down p...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Support anti-SLAPP legislation in Wisconsin

Wisconsin needs an anti-SLAPP law. Wisconsin must join the growing number of states that enact protections against lawsuits intended to shut down p...

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Posted on January 27, 2026

20

Jan
2026

20 January 2026

State needs to sunset school funding line-item veto

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

State needs to sunset school funding line-item veto

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

Power rules

Dear editor, Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently said that power and violence rule the world. Kingdoms and empires have always fought over land, res...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Power rules

Dear editor, Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently said that power and violence rule the world. Kingdoms and empires have always fought over land, res...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is not free

Dear editor, “Free Tuition?” is the caption for an ad in a recent Shopper. The ad suggests students can attend a local private school at “no cos...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is not free

Dear editor, “Free Tuition?” is the caption for an ad in a recent Shopper. The ad suggests students can attend a local private school at “no cos...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

What are our values as Americans?

Dear editor, In our country’s Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1776, there is a phrase well known to U.S. citizens: “Li...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

What are our values as Americans?

Dear editor, In our country’s Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1776, there is a phrase well known to U.S. citizens: “Li...

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Posted on January 20, 2026

The science – and meaning – behind a happy life

The science – and meaning – behind a happy life

Lately, I’ve listened to a couple of podcasts featuring Dr. Arthur Brooks, a professor at Harvard University who teaches classes in the business sch...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

The science – and meaning – behind a happy life

Lately, I’ve listened to a couple of podcasts featuring Dr. Arthur Brooks, a professor at Harvard University who teaches classes in the business sch...

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Posted on January 20, 2026