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War powers belong to Congress, not one person

Dear editor, The Constitution is clear: power to take our nation to war belongs to Congress, not a single president. Yet our representatives — Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Derrick Van O...
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Have a plan B for voting

Election administration is a right the Constitution grants to individual states. When a president suggests voting should be nationalized, he’s either unfamiliar with the Constitution or disregards the rights it protects. Congress and the Supreme Court exist to check overreach. To pressure the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, the president issued an executive order blocking the Postal Service f...

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Seek clarity, facts in consolidation discussion

I would like to address a statement made by a fellow joint task force committee member that was quoted in the Aug. 12 TRG. It was claimed that assurances were given early in the process that the high school would not be moved out of Loyal. No such assurance was ever made by the committee, or by the professionals hired to conduct our study. If such a promise was truly made, I would appreciate knowi...

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Please consider voting no for consolidation

The Loyal school and community is at risk now more than ever, as a multiple-choice question about school consolidation is going on the ballot this November. There are five options to choose from. However, it is very important to note that there are really only two choices and not really five when you stop and think about it. I feel this multiple-choice scenario could be used inappropriately to man...

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Corporate practices undermining values — shop local

Dear editor, Your coffee — Colombian? Your vacation — Mexican? Your pizza — Italian? …andyourneighbor “just”animmigrant? WhatistrulyAmerican? Your car? Not if you drive a Dodge, Chrysler, RAM, or Jeep — those are built by Stellantis, a multinational company headquartered in the Netherlands. Starbucks? An American multinational. Amultinational company owns and controls production i...

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Climate change plays role in wildfires

Dear editor, Six Wisconsin Republican congressmen — Bryan Steil, Derrick Van Orden, Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, Tom Tiffany, and Tony Wied — recently sent a letter to the EPAblaming Canada’swildfiremanagement for the toxic smoke affecting our state. The letter, however, makes no mention of climate change. While management practices matter, climate change is the primary factor behind...

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Steer clear of voting myths

Misinformationaboutelectionsisspreading faster than the facts that debunk it, and it's time to set the record straight. Take absentee mail voting: some claim it isn't safe, but in Wisconsin, every mail ballot is tracked from request to return, and voters can check its status anytime at MyVote.wi.gov. Some believe only presidential elections matter. In reality, state and local races often sha...

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