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– Editorial – - Pronoun bill for schools is a waste of time

“I read in a book once, that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk ...
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ABS lights and unwilling melons
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ABS lights and unwilling melons

I don’t know why, but when I took some stuff down into the office basement last week, I got the gi...

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USPS Seeks Unrestricted Monopoly Pricing Power

Last week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a petition with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), that essentially seeks unrestricted pricing authority for market dominant postal products, including periodicals, for which it has a statutory monopoly. As an alternative, the USPS indicates it would accept additional pricing authority, up to 22 percent above current rate increase au...

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– Letter to the Editor –

Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 440, Dec. 9, relating to how government and court notices, that appear in newspapers, are published. The change, championed by Rep. Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville), ensures the continued integrity and print quality of important government information, known as legal notices. An important premise upon which the principle of democracy is based, is that information abo...

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(Don’t) Let It Snow, I won’t mind
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(Don’t) Let It Snow, I won’t mind

Living in Wisconsin, snow is an inevitable part of life. I think we got spoiled the last couple wint...

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Support bill to fix wedding barn fiasco

Wisconsin legislators should move quickly, to support a new bill, that would allow wedding barn owners to hold a reasonable number of events, without needing to get a tavern license. In 2023, Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill to initiate a massive overhaul of the state’s laws regulating beer, wine and spirits sales. Provisions of the law have been phased in since then. The final provision, implem...

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An Unwelcome Christmas Surprise

In addition to the winter weather, December also marks the arrival of property tax bills, across Wisconsin. Unfortunately, many Wisconsinites are seeing an increase in their property taxes. While in some areas, a portion of this increase can be attributed to referendums, approved by the voters, much of this increase is because of a partial veto made by Gov. Tony Evers, to the 2023-25 state budg...

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