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Garden provides a bonus crop

Back Home By Chris Hardie Growing food on our farm has been part of its life for more than 100 years. From my great-grandparents, to my great-aunt and uncle, to my parents and now, to my...
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Wisconsin needs an anti-SLAPP law

Wisconsin must join the growing number of states that enact protections against lawsuits intended to shut down public debate. SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. These meritless lawsuits are filed to shut down opposing voices with the goal of stifling public debate. The people filing the lawsuits know they have little chance of actually winning in court, but that’...

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Why recognition banquets matters

There are saints who walk among us. Most go unrecognized and unseen. They see tasks that need to be done and they do them. They see wrongs and they work to set them right. They live the gospels in their actions and deeds, avoiding the spotlight, choosing humility rather than self-aggrandizement. Communities are made strong by the actions of these individuals, but they don’t happen by accid...

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Rep. Tiffany ignores January 6 in Jack Smith hearings

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who oversaw the criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, recently testified publicly for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), a committee member, failed to mention January 6, 2021, during his allotted time and later posted on X: 'Jack Smith’s entire career is...

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Pretti’s blood is on hands of Trump voters

America, can you explain why you support someone who willfully protects murders, pedophiles, racists, thieves and liars, because that is what you are doing by supporting Trump! He literally ignores any mutual respect for a civil society, he shows no adherence for the rule of law. It all means nothing to him and his administration. Trump’s cult is too vain to admit he’s evil, they would rath...

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When it comes to the weather

When it comes to the weather, it is all relative. According to the National Weather Service, the Austin-Camp Mabry Airport recorded 0.4 inches of snow last week. For the record, while this would barely count as a dusting here in northern Wisconsin, for that portion of Texas it was the first measurable snow since 2022. My brother, Tommy, text me from the midst of the rampaging storm to let me...

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Writer says silence is complicity

When we witness injustice and choose not to speak up —whether because we believe it doesn’t affect us personally or because we fear negative consequences—we allow those injustices to become normalized. Over time, that normalization can reach a tipping point where injustice becomes the accepted “new normal.” History has shown us what people are capable of when societies fail to challenge ...

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