Opinion/Editorial Archives - Central Wisconsin News

07

Jan
2026

07 January 2026

Praises changes to public notice laws

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 440 relating to the how government and court notices that appear in newspapers are publishe...

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Opinion/Editorial

Praises changes to public notice laws

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 440 relating to the how government and court notices that appear in newspapers are publishe...

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Posted on January 7, 2026

Writers share concerns about mining efforts in Wisconsin with Bend and Reef sites

We have seen this all too often, jargon from a mining company promising to upright a town's economy by bringing jobs. Let's take a closer look at who ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Writers share concerns about mining efforts in Wisconsin with Bend and Reef sites

We have seen this all too often, jargon from a mining company promising to upright a town's economy by bringing jobs. Let's take a closer look at who ...

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Posted on January 7, 2026

31

Dec
2025

31 December 2025

Looking back on 2025

Just as popular culture personifies the new year as a baby filled with potential about what is new, it also portrays the old year as a grizzled old ma...

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Opinion/Editorial

Looking back on 2025

Just as popular culture personifies the new year as a baby filled with potential about what is new, it also portrays the old year as a grizzled old ma...

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Posted on December 31, 2025

Calls for fence to keep Wisconsin’s neighbors’ problems out

It has been said that good fences make good neighbors. I think this is good sense and hence the state of Wisconsin should erect a fence around several...

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Opinion/Editorial

Calls for fence to keep Wisconsin’s neighbors’ problems out

It has been said that good fences make good neighbors. I think this is good sense and hence the state of Wisconsin should erect a fence around several...

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Posted on December 31, 2025

Opening a can

A can of Diet Coke is sitting on my desk. It has been there since early November. I brought it from home with the intention of having it with my lu...

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Opinion/Editorial

Opening a can

A can of Diet Coke is sitting on my desk. It has been there since early November. I brought it from home with the intention of having it with my lu...

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Posted on December 31, 2025

Verdict sends message

Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan has been convicted by a federal jury of felony obstruction for directing Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immi...

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Opinion/Editorial

Verdict sends message

Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan has been convicted by a federal jury of felony obstruction for directing Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immi...

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Posted on December 31, 2025

24

Dec
2025

24 December 2025

Keep Christmas spirit alive all year long

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Thre...

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Opinion/Editorial

Keep Christmas spirit alive all year long

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Thre...

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Posted on December 24, 2025

Fiscal Facts: K-12 levies rise sharply, counties more slowly

Gross K-12 school property taxes in Wisconsin are rising 7.8% on December bills, the largest increase in more than three decades. As a result of these...

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Opinion/Editorial

Fiscal Facts: K-12 levies rise sharply, counties more slowly

Gross K-12 school property taxes in Wisconsin are rising 7.8% on December bills, the largest increase in more than three decades. As a result of these...

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Posted on December 24, 2025

Calls on voters to restore America in 2026

One of the first actions of the Trump administration was the elimination of USAID, the soft-diplomacy arm of the government that delivered medicine, f...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Calls on voters to restore America in 2026

One of the first actions of the Trump administration was the elimination of USAID, the soft-diplomacy arm of the government that delivered medicine, f...

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Posted on December 24, 2025

Building blocks

Every year it seems to take a little more effort to get into the spirit of the season. Most years, I get there eventually. I don’t like to think ...

Opinion/Editorial

Opinion/Editorial

Building blocks

Every year it seems to take a little more effort to get into the spirit of the season. Most years, I get there eventually. I don’t like to think ...

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Posted on December 24, 2025