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14 January 2020

The curtain ripped open

Let’s recall the classic scene from America’s favorite movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy, holding the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of ...

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The curtain ripped open

Let’s recall the classic scene from America’s favorite movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy, holding the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of ...

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Posted on January 14, 2020

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2020

07 January 2020

Pollution records must be open to the public

Just shy of two years ago, this column explored the heightened importance of open government when public health is at risk. Multiple examples sh...

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Pollution records must be open to the public

Just shy of two years ago, this column explored the heightened importance of open government when public health is at risk. Multiple examples sh...

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Posted on January 7, 2020

Give every resident a dial tone

Should every Marathon County resident be able to call 911 to get emergency help from the county sheriff’s department dispatch center? We sa...

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Give every resident a dial tone

Should every Marathon County resident be able to call 911 to get emergency help from the county sheriff’s department dispatch center? We sa...

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Posted on January 7, 2020

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01 January 2020

Family cats partied hard with Christmas present

It’s the holiday season — a time for family, gifts and sentimental trips down memory lane. There’s a reason why TV channels show nonstop...

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Family cats partied hard with Christmas present

It’s the holiday season — a time for family, gifts and sentimental trips down memory lane. There’s a reason why TV channels show nonstop...

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Posted on January 1, 2020

Time for a game change

t’s 2020. Welcome not just to a new year, but a new decade. I It’s a new beginning and, of course, we are full of questions. Will things get ...

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Time for a game change

t’s 2020. Welcome not just to a new year, but a new decade. I It’s a new beginning and, of course, we are full of questions. Will things get ...

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Posted on January 1, 2020

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Dec
2019

25 December 2019

Butchering brings back old family memories

The original part of our farmhouse was built by my great-grandparents; it’s full of memories. One of my earliest memories dates to the middle-1...

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Butchering brings back old family memories

The original part of our farmhouse was built by my great-grandparents; it’s full of memories. One of my earliest memories dates to the middle-1...

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Posted on December 25, 2019

A holiday lesson from our youth

What would Christmas be without young people? It would be dull, boring. And less inspirational, perhaps. As the holiday approaches, we reflect on...

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A holiday lesson from our youth

What would Christmas be without young people? It would be dull, boring. And less inspirational, perhaps. As the holiday approaches, we reflect on...

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Posted on December 25, 2019

10

Dec
2019

10 December 2019

Hallmark movies get things right and wrong

It is the time of year again when all true Hallmark movie fans have marked their calendars, and have known that from Thanksgiving to New Year’s ...

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Hallmark movies get things right and wrong

It is the time of year again when all true Hallmark movie fans have marked their calendars, and have known that from Thanksgiving to New Year’s ...

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Posted on December 10, 2019

A pointless fight

H ooray for central Wisconsin. This year, a magnificent 30-foot tall balsam fir harvested from Meyer’s Castle Tree Farm, Medford, graces th...

Opinion/Editorial

A pointless fight

H ooray for central Wisconsin. This year, a magnificent 30-foot tall balsam fir harvested from Meyer’s Castle Tree Farm, Medford, graces th...

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Posted on December 10, 2019

03

Dec
2019

03 December 2019

Fondly recalling my first buck four decades later

The thermometer read in the single digits and three inches of snow had fallen the previous day. It was Nov. 19, 1978 — the second day of Wiscons...

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Fondly recalling my first buck four decades later

The thermometer read in the single digits and three inches of snow had fallen the previous day. It was Nov. 19, 1978 — the second day of Wiscons...

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Posted on December 3, 2019

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The curtain ripped open

The curtain ripped open

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Pollution records must be open to the public

Pollution records must be open to the public

Give every resident a dial tone

Give every resident a dial tone

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Family cats partied hard with Christmas present

Family cats partied hard with Christmas present

Time for a game change

Time for a game change

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Butchering brings back old family memories

Butchering brings back old family memories

A holiday lesson from our youth

A holiday lesson from our youth

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Hallmark movies get things right and wrong

Hallmark movies get things right and wrong

A pointless fight

A pointless fight

03

Fondly recalling my first buck four decades later

Fondly recalling my first buck four decades later

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