Can an employer check credit before hiring?

Monday is Labor Day. It is the traditional end to the summer season, just as Memorial Day marks its unofficial start. As with the holiday that marks the popular start of summer, there is much more to Labor Day than picnics and truck pulls. Labor Day honors those who work throughout the year to make America great. It is the day to celebrate the workers, not only the people with calluses on th...

It was a great day for the Rib Lake community last week when district administrator Travis Grubbs cut the ribbon as part of the grand re-opening celebration held August 26. The event marked the substantial completion of a project that had its start with a facilities study nearly half a decade ago. The project idea continued through community listening sessions to identify school and community n...

I want a confetti cannon. Up until about 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, I was blissfully content with not having a confetti cannon in my life. Then my eyes were opened, and I was made aware of endless benefits having a professional quality confetti cannon would bring to my life. The obvious use would be to shoot it off when my curling team enters the ice as a way to intimidate our opponents. Th...