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Producers Use VAPG to Grow the Bottom Line

to-consumer sale. A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is helping producers turn raw commodities into value-added products, allowing more of the income to remain in rural communities. Th...
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Congress must hold postal service accountable for mail delivery

“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” In 1914, that inscription was placed on the James A. Farley Post Office building in Manhattan. For decades, it has been the unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service (USPS). It evokes the high ideals that many in the postal service still hold dear and ...

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That couldn’t have been good
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That couldn’t have been good

It seemed just like another Tuesday, to me. Busy, a little stressful, being on deadline, but nothing...

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Missing Out On Farm Payday

Back Home By Chris Hardie My farming days are over, but a recent story made me realize I clearly left a lot of money on the table. I tried to make some money, selling cows, sheep, wool and eggs, but never seemed to hit the market at the right time. We had Scottish Highland cattle, before they became cute and popular. We received a few hundred bucks for a calf, when, in today’s market, they go...

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Don’t open door for patient exploitation in name of expediency

Even well-intentioned efforts, can have negative consequences. That is the case with AB 598, a bill passed last week, by the Wisconsin Assembly, impacting people, who haven’t named a power of attorney for healthcare. The intent of the bill, is to speed the process, to get patients, who are incapacitated and unable to make decisions for themselves, out of hospital beds, and into nursing home o...

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Grandma Herb really packed it on
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Grandma Herb really packed it on

I’ve written a lot of my dad lately, I think it’s time I wrote about Mom – or should I say, Gr...

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Almost Half of School Credits Leave the State

The Wisconsin Association for Equity in Funding (AEF) has called for a budget repair bill, focused on providing property-taxpayer relief. We are excited to see the governor making exactly such a proposal, with an estimated $450 million for general school aids. But, we are left wondering why our elected leaders would support a property tax relief model, that sends almost half of the funding out ...

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