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May
2026

20 May 2026

Congratulations Class of 2026

Each May about 4 million young people graduate from high schools across the country. The ceremonies are similar. Family, friends and relatives gath...

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Opinion/Editorial

Congratulations Class of 2026

Each May about 4 million young people graduate from high schools across the country. The ceremonies are similar. Family, friends and relatives gath...

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Posted on May 20, 2026

A hidden driver of small businesses’ soaring health costs

Small business owners are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of health care. Nearly a third have stopped offering health benefits as premiums ...

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Opinion/Editorial

A hidden driver of small businesses’ soaring health costs

Small business owners are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of health care. Nearly a third have stopped offering health benefits as premiums ...

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Posted on May 20, 2026

Packers’ Thanksgiving Eve game on Netflix highlights need for Baldwin’s For the Fans Act

Baldwin’s ‘For the Fans Act’ would prevent Packers game from being streamed only on Netflix and require free, live viewing option for in-state f...

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Opinion/Editorial

Packers’ Thanksgiving Eve game on Netflix highlights need for Baldwin’s For the Fans Act

Baldwin’s ‘For the Fans Act’ would prevent Packers game from being streamed only on Netflix and require free, live viewing option for in-state f...

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Posted on May 20, 2026

13

May
2026

13 May 2026

Animal rights activists crossed the line

Sympathetic media stories and pictures of cute dogs aside, the domestic terrorists who attempted to take the law onto themselves and descended a Madis...

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Opinion/Editorial

Animal rights activists crossed the line

Sympathetic media stories and pictures of cute dogs aside, the domestic terrorists who attempted to take the law onto themselves and descended a Madis...

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Posted on May 13, 2026

Bipartisan deal is a breath of fresh air

Gov. Tony Evers, assembly leader Robin Vos, and senate majority leader Devin LeMahieu released a plan that would spend down $1.8 billion of the state ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Bipartisan deal is a breath of fresh air

Gov. Tony Evers, assembly leader Robin Vos, and senate majority leader Devin LeMahieu released a plan that would spend down $1.8 billion of the state ...

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Posted on May 13, 2026

Sacrifices

There is a saying among artists and performers that “art requires sacrifice.” Historically, some artists and performers have this to extreme wi...

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Opinion/Editorial

Sacrifices

There is a saying among artists and performers that “art requires sacrifice.” Historically, some artists and performers have this to extreme wi...

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Posted on May 13, 2026

29

Apr
2026

29 April 2026

Give road crews a break

Slow down. Put your coffee down. Hang up your phone. Turn down the radio, audio book or latest true crime podcast you have become obsessed with. ...

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Opinion/Editorial

Give road crews a break

Slow down. Put your coffee down. Hang up your phone. Turn down the radio, audio book or latest true crime podcast you have become obsessed with. ...

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Posted on April 29, 2026

Fire Department break-in attempt was despicable

Sometime between April 23 and April 25, there was a break-in attempt at the Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department. The attempt remains under inves...

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Opinion/Editorial

Fire Department break-in attempt was despicable

Sometime between April 23 and April 25, there was a break-in attempt at the Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department. The attempt remains under inves...

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Posted on April 29, 2026

Vacation

This morning I woke up to the birds outside the window. It was that golden time of morning, just before the sun rises when the birds chirp and chee...

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Opinion/Editorial

Vacation

This morning I woke up to the birds outside the window. It was that golden time of morning, just before the sun rises when the birds chirp and chee...

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Posted on April 29, 2026

22

Apr
2026

22 April 2026

Thanks to Science Olympiad organizers for making Medford proud

Medford Area Public School District, its leadership and the entire community stepped up last weekend and showed that through hard work anything is pos...

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Opinion/Editorial

Thanks to Science Olympiad organizers for making Medford proud

Medford Area Public School District, its leadership and the entire community stepped up last weekend and showed that through hard work anything is pos...

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Posted on April 22, 2026