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In the same span of time that it takes to read these words, the lives of 75 families in the Marathon County community of Ringle were forever changed.On the afternoon of April 17, severe thunderstorms bulldozed their way across the state. They brought with them flooding, large hail, lightning, and high winds. Each of these brings its own capacity for devastation and harm.The storms also spawned tor...

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AshlandDear editor, As of this writing, there are multiple wars in the world. Along with human tragedy and physical destruction, we also experience the degradation of our natural environment. Cities, industries, and infrastructure are destroyed. There is an extraordinary amount of economic wastefulness.There is so much near-term bad news that it’s easy to ignore the long-term effects on our clim...