Wisconsin’s economic strength rests on a three-legged stool of manufacturing, agriculture and natural/human resources. As anyone who has tried to build a stool or fix a broken one can tell you, without all three legs remaining strong and secure, the stool will not stand or support any weight. However, when all three are strong the stool will be able to bear whatever load is needed. October

It is National Newspaper Week. Yay. It is the week each year, newspapers, such as this one, take the time to remind you just how relevant and important we are to the health and well-being of our communities. National Newspaper Week is the time for us to talk about how newspaper reporters are there covering meetings and important issues that impact the current and future of communities. Newspaper

Taylor County residents need only to look as far as their next property tax bill to see the impact volunteering has on the community. Taylor County property owners will see an increase in the county tax levy this December driven by skyrocketing costs to adequately staff the county’s ambulance service. As the number of on-call volunteers has declined, the service has had to rely on paying full

Wisconsin needs to keep the assessment for property taxes at the municipal level rather than giving more power to Madison bureaucrats. When it comes to talking about property taxes, Wisconsin residents traditionally have a large serving of whine with their cheese. Property taxes are not something anyone really wants to pay, but they are essential for the maintenance of things like roads, schools,