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2026

14 July 2026

The NL could have used a little Brewers magic

What goes around comes around. Look, I’m not saying that it was karmic justice at work or anything. But will I admit that it was just a teeny bit...

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The NL could have used a little Brewers magic

What goes around comes around. Look, I’m not saying that it was karmic justice at work or anything. But will I admit that it was just a teeny bit...

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Posted on July 14, 2026

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Jul
2026

07 July 2026

Bring back the state Knowles-Nelson program

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Due to toxic political wrangli...

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Bring back the state Knowles-Nelson program

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Due to toxic political wrangli...

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Posted on July 7, 2026

Unfettered or Regulated Capitalism?

Major religious and philosophical thinkers have come to common ideas about the nature of how societies need to function. Human children are born very ...

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Unfettered or Regulated Capitalism?

Major religious and philosophical thinkers have come to common ideas about the nature of how societies need to function. Human children are born very ...

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Posted on July 7, 2026

Myth: mere arrogance? - Myth: mere arrogance?

What do you do when many myths from across the globe and the millennia make a resurface in your world? Are you one to inquire further, curiosity grasp...

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Myth: mere arrogance? - Myth: mere arrogance?

What do you do when many myths from across the globe and the millennia make a resurface in your world? Are you one to inquire further, curiosity grasp...

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Posted on July 7, 2026

It’s the end of an era in Wisconsin sports

Between 2018 and 2021, Wisconsin professional sports teams produced five league MVPs. Two were courtesy of a resurgent Aaron Rodgers, one was delivere...

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It’s the end of an era in Wisconsin sports

Between 2018 and 2021, Wisconsin professional sports teams produced five league MVPs. Two were courtesy of a resurgent Aaron Rodgers, one was delivere...

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Posted on July 7, 2026

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Jun
2026

30 June 2026

America’s 250th and uniting for a stronger future

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, th...

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America’s 250th and uniting for a stronger future

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, th...

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Posted on June 30, 2026

Remembering the Bicentennial as it was in 1976

Fifty years ago a new word entered my vocabulary as our nation celebrated our Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration o...

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Remembering the Bicentennial as it was in 1976

Fifty years ago a new word entered my vocabulary as our nation celebrated our Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration o...

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Posted on June 30, 2026

Mail-in voting

To the editor: Voting by mail dates back to the Civil War. In 2024, 31% of U.S. voters—about 48 million people—cast ballots by mail. March 2026 t...

Letter to the Editor

Mail-in voting

To the editor: Voting by mail dates back to the Civil War. In 2024, 31% of U.S. voters—about 48 million people—cast ballots by mail. March 2026 t...

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Posted on June 30, 2026

The radical ideas of Progressives

To the editor: Our congressmen Tom Tiffany and Derrick VanOrden call the Progressive’s ideas ‘RADICAL.’ I thought I should list some of these �...

Letter to the Editor

The radical ideas of Progressives

To the editor: Our congressmen Tom Tiffany and Derrick VanOrden call the Progressive’s ideas ‘RADICAL.’ I thought I should list some of these �...

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Posted on June 30, 2026

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Jun
2026

23 June 2026

State protections from data centers are needed

Xcel Energy is to be commended for a proposal filed with the Public Services Commission to provide transparency and protection for electric consumers....

Perspectives

State protections from data centers are needed

Xcel Energy is to be commended for a proposal filed with the Public Services Commission to provide transparency and protection for electric consumers....

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Posted on June 23, 2026

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The NL could have used a little Brewers magic

The NL could have used a little Brewers magic

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Bring back the state Knowles-Nelson program

Bring back the state Knowles-Nelson program

Unfettered or Regulated Capitalism?

Unfettered or Regulated Capitalism?

Myth: mere arrogance? - Myth: mere arrogance?

Myth: mere arrogance? - Myth: mere arrogance?

It’s the end of an era in Wisconsin sports

It’s the end of an era in Wisconsin sports

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America’s 250th and uniting for a stronger future

America’s 250th and uniting for a stronger future

Remembering the Bicentennial as it was in 1976

Remembering the Bicentennial as it was in 1976

Mail-in voting

Mail-in voting

The radical ideas of Progressives

The radical ideas of Progressives

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State protections from data centers are needed

State protections from data centers are needed

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