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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 Madisonarea animal breeding and research facility last ...
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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 surplus and in the process allow taxpayers to keep more money in their pockets and greatly bolster state aid for special education programs. Gov. Tony Evers, assembly leader Robin Vos, and senate majority leader Devin LeMahieu came together this w...

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Sacrifices

There is a saying among artists and performers that “art requires sacrifice.” Historically, some artists and performers have this to extreme with their willingness to put their health and lives on their line for their passions. A more pragmatic approach to that phrase is that people need to be willing to put in the work to create something worthwhile. A performer must be willing to sacri...

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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. It is road construction season in Wisconsin. Your one job as a driver is to navigate safely to your destination. Safely, not just for you and your passengers, but other drivers on the roads and especially for those working in construction zones. ...

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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 investigation and, at this point, there are more questions than concrete answers. It remains to be seen if this criminal act was one of intended vandalism or if theft was the motive. Fire halls contain millions of dollars of vehicles, firefighting and ...

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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 cheep, caw and coo and celebrate the start of a new day. It was refreshing to hear the birdsong this morning after spending the past week listening to honking cars, the whoop-whoop of law enforcement and the sirens of emergency vehicles while on vacation...

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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 possible. Each year, the Wisconsin Science Olympiad competition brings together students interested in science, technology and engineering. In these competitions, the students conduct tests, analyze failure points, and demonstrate their knowledge....

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