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Smalltown Elections Are Important

For weeks, candidate ads have dominated television viewing. Text messages and phone calls are non-stop. Yard signs are popping up like my late-season tomatoes. Much of this messaging is for candida...
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Some just have to ruin it for all

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Keep perspective in election outcomes

Voters across Wisconsin and across the country, will go to their local polling places, Nov. 3, and vote in races of local, state and national importance. Throughout that night, people will watch and check, as results come in, and the winners and losers are announced. Whatever the outcome, Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, children will get awakened to get ready for school, workers will head to jobs...

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Changes May Put Energy Projects Out of Reach

For nearly two decades, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has helped agricultural producers and rural small businesses, lower energy costs and strengthen their operations. A new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), however, could make REAP increasingly difficult to access, for those it intended to serve. Through grants and guaranteed loans, the program supports project...

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Farm to School is Good For All

Farm to School is going strong across the U.S., reaching millions of students, with school gardens, farm field trips and local food on cafeteria trays. These practices help children learn about where food comes from and make healthier choices, while also creating new markets for local and regional farmers. In the most recent USDA Farm to School Census, schools reported purchasing $1.8 billion, ...

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I just can’t handle wuhnkers

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Press freedom is essential for a functioning democracy

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, is unambiguous in its language, protecting the freedom of the press. Over the past 235 years, since the amendment was ratified, there have been a number of attempts by those in power of the government, to muzzle the free press, and silence or censor its reporting. The attempts to control the media and the message, have been put forward by p...

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