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Says we need to prevent freedoms from going away

The United States boasts to the world we are the home of the “free and the brave.” And rightfully so. We enjoy freedom of speech, assembly, the press and religion that many millions of people are ...
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Keep the roadless area conservation rule intact on forest lands

In August 2025, Trump Administration proposed rescinding the 2001 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This policy change will impact 44 million acres of National Forests, including 69,000 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest here in Wisconsin. My friend and fellow Wisconsin resident, former Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck, and three other former chiefs sent a five-pag...

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Writer says to know the truth about campaign ads

Election day is still five weeks out and I'm already sick of the ads. Here are some of their favorite tricks: 'On their watch' — blaming officeholders for trends they had no real influence over. Voting records — highlighting an unpopular vote while omitting that it was buried in a larger bill full of unrelated provisions. 'Special interests' — sounds sinister, unless it's an environmen...

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Urges support of a negotiated agreement for wind project

The proposed Hub City Wind Project deserves the public attention it’s been getting because this project would change the landscape we love. The Marathon County Chapter of Wisconsin Farmers Union recognizes the gravity of our decisions around energy; the chapter hosted a well-attended educational session about renewable energy options in April 2026. The Marathon County Board of Supervisors fac...

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America must deal with the Goldwater rule

America, if you still support our misogynistic, convicted sexual predator president , you can also choke right along with him on these meaningful works from a real respected loved patriot who had more intelligence, integrity and humility in her little pinky than all of you put together! “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places close to home — so close and so small...

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America should embrace responsibility on climate

In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump emphasized freedom and U.S. sovereignty while dismissing the threat posed by climate change. The principle of equal liberty calls on us to maximize our own freedom without interfering with the freedom of others. Human-induced climate change is causing sealevel rise by warming the oceans and melting land ice. Consider that mi...

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Says we need to get government out of the way

Yes, the lodge at the Mondeaux Recreation Area should be reopened. But here are the dirty little secrets as to why this has not happened. For a number of years a local guy named Steve Kalmon successfully ran the resort based on the great pizza he served and he had soft-serve ice cream, which is not an easy proposition to do. Steve retired from the business and in 2017 and the renovation comm...

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