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MASH bathroom expansion is needed

Members of the Medford School Board should not let an inflated price estimate give them sticker shock from addressing the long-term restroom capacity needs at Medford Area Senior High School. When ...
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Seize the daylight for winter fun

Over the next four weeks, area residents will gain 70 minutes of additional daylight. February is the time to seize the daylight and take advantage of Wisconsin’s winter wonderland. After the dark and bitter cold of January, the increasing hours of daylight and milder winter temperatures makes spending times outdoor rather enjoyable. With Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow and predicting ...

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These people are nuts

So what do you think, does yelling “gun” give anyone the right to shoot or is yelling “gun” not giving anyone the right to shoot? That’s the saga of Mr. Pretti, and every single one of us is going to use their consciousness, something humans cannot even explain, to draw their very own conclusions on what they witnessed. Maybe you can prove to yourself what your own conscious saw, but ...

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Selective memories of aggression justify state violence

Minneapolis residents Renée Good and Alex Pretti were fatally shot by ICE and U.S. Border Patrol agents. In response, Senator Ron Johnson (RWI) posted on X: 'Alex Pretti and Renée Good would be alive today if leaders like @GovTimWalz and @MayorFrey hadn’t encouraged them to go into harms way to harass and obstruct law enforcement.' Notably, a CNN frame-by-frame analysis shows that shots 6, ...

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Beard nets and bonspiels

“Umm Dad, you know you can take that beard net off now.” My daughter, Beth, let me know I was still wearing my beard net on Saturday night as we headed out onto the ice for our 8 p.m. draw times at 8:40 p.m. For anyone who has organized or been in any bonspiel or tournament, having the last round of the night be only 40 minutes behind schedule is something of a minor miracle. Because ...

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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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