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Lay county committee members bring value

Taylor County should keep lay members of committees. When it comes to making decisions that have long-lasting impact on people and communities, mor...

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Lay county committee members bring value

Taylor County should keep lay members of committees. When it comes to making decisions that have long-lasting impact on people and communities, mor...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

Thanks to those who braved the storm

“Wisconsinites, as always, are helpers by nature, so please take good care, look out for each other, and take care of one another,” Governor Tony ...

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Thanks to those who braved the storm

“Wisconsinites, as always, are helpers by nature, so please take good care, look out for each other, and take care of one another,” Governor Tony ...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

Build communities to combat epidemic of loneliness

Loneliness and social disconnection have reached epidemic levels. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that 50% of American adults experience lo...

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Build communities to combat epidemic of loneliness

Loneliness and social disconnection have reached epidemic levels. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that 50% of American adults experience lo...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

Reading and writing

Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should do it. Several years ago, I was with my team at an out-oftown bonspiel. The...

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Reading and writing

Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should do it. Several years ago, I was with my team at an out-oftown bonspiel. The...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

Freedom of information should be freedom of information for all. It is not. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information ...

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The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

Freedom of information should be freedom of information for all. It is not. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information ...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

Wis. legislators still give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law

All public employees in Wisconsin must retain records, per the state’s open records law. Except one group. The ones who wrote that law. State leg...

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Wis. legislators still give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law

All public employees in Wisconsin must retain records, per the state’s open records law. Except one group. The ones who wrote that law. State leg...

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Posted on March 18, 2026

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Vote yes to keep Gilman schools viable

Vote yes to keep Gilman schools viable

Writer shares his poem called “The Legal Cheat”

Writer shares his poem called “The Legal Cheat”

Free, common, public education is foundation of democracy

Free, common, public education is foundation of democracy

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Memories

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Lay county committee members bring value

Lay county committee members bring value

Thanks to those who braved the storm

Thanks to those who braved the storm

Build communities to combat epidemic of loneliness

Build communities to combat epidemic of loneliness

Reading and writing

Reading and writing

The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

Wis. legislators still give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law

Wis. legislators still give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law

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