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08 July 2026

Farm policy reaches every grocery cart

This past weekend, Wisconsinites across the state celebrated America’s 250th birthday with food, fireworks and family. What they didn’t celebrate ...

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Farm policy reaches every grocery cart

This past weekend, Wisconsinites across the state celebrated America’s 250th birthday with food, fireworks and family. What they didn’t celebrate ...

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Posted on July 8, 2026

The beard

To shave, or not to shave, that is the question. A little over a month ago I shaved off my beard and mustache. It was the first time since high sch...

Wouldn't It Be Nice…

The beard

To shave, or not to shave, that is the question. A little over a month ago I shaved off my beard and mustache. It was the first time since high sch...

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Posted on July 8, 2026

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01 July 2026

Celebrate America’s 250th and work together for a strong future

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

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Celebrate America’s 250th and work together for a strong future

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

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Posted on July 1, 2026

Don’t leave safety at home when attending events

In March, a 50-year-old Kentucky woman was killed when her foot got too close to a wheel of a float in a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Louisville, Ky....

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Don’t leave safety at home when attending events

In March, a 50-year-old Kentucky woman was killed when her foot got too close to a wheel of a float in a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Louisville, Ky....

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Posted on July 1, 2026

Protect voting by mail from outside political influence

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 the administra...

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Protect voting by mail from outside political influence

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 the administra...

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Posted on July 1, 2026

The radical ideas of Progressives

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

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The radical ideas of Progressives

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

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Posted on July 1, 2026

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it. On Saturday night, the stage lights went dark for th...

Wouldn't It Be Nice…

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it. On Saturday night, the stage lights went dark for th...

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Posted on July 1, 2026

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24 June 2026

State protections needed from disruptive data centers

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

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State protections needed from disruptive data centers

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

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Posted on June 24, 2026

Congratulations to the Medford Lions Club on 75 years of service

“We Serve.” Shortly after Lions International was founded in 1919, the organization adopted those two words as its official motto. As Lions clu...

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Congratulations to the Medford Lions Club on 75 years of service

“We Serve.” Shortly after Lions International was founded in 1919, the organization adopted those two words as its official motto. As Lions clu...

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Posted on June 24, 2026

People must demand return to enforcement of the law

I was recently out on my morning constitutional (walk). I needed to use the public washroom adjacent to the splash pad in downtown Medford. I’m an o...

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People must demand return to enforcement of the law

I was recently out on my morning constitutional (walk). I needed to use the public washroom adjacent to the splash pad in downtown Medford. I’m an o...

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Posted on June 24, 2026

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Farm policy reaches every grocery cart

Farm policy reaches every grocery cart

The beard

The beard

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Celebrate America’s 250th and work together for a strong future

Celebrate America’s 250th and work together for a strong future

Don’t leave safety at home when attending events

Don’t leave safety at home when attending events

Protect voting by mail from outside political influence

Protect voting by mail from outside political influence

The radical ideas of Progressives

The radical ideas of Progressives

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

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State protections needed from disruptive data centers

State protections needed from disruptive data centers

Congratulations to the Medford Lions Club on 75 years of service

Congratulations to the Medford Lions Club on 75 years of service

People must demand return to enforcement of the law

People must demand return to enforcement of the law

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