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Colby schools referendum and district-wide updates

The first semester of the Colby School District school calendar wrapped up last Friday and there are many updates to pass along to the community during that time frame. One of the things we are mos...
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Line item veto needs to go for school funding

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political stunt and, with a line-item veto, gave schools the ability to increase spending to help match increases in cost not just for the 2023-2025 state budget but for 400 years in the future. Evers’ stunt blatantly pandered to teachers and school offi...

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Letter to the Editor – Mining in Wisconsin

Dear Editor: We have seen this all too often, jargon from a mining company promising to upright a town's economy by bringing jobs. Let's take a closer look at who will be the benefactors. History tells us that across the globe the mining story has been one of boom and bust. In the vast majority of cases, jobs that were created were short-lived and when the mine closed the mining company p...

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Keep Christmas spirit all year long

While Christmas may come just once a year, the spirit of the holiday season needs to live on in the hearts and minds of all people throughout the other 364 days on the calendar.Peace on earth. Good will to all — the promise proclaimed by the angels to the shepherds in the fields with their flocks in Luke 2:14 announcing the birth of the savior. Whatever faith or creed you keep, the messages and ...

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PAGING THROUGH H
SARA EGGEBRECHT, TREVOR KATTRE AND KIM BUNKLEMAN WIN THE ELKS CLUB FREE THROW COMPETITION, 2000.
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PAGING THROUGH H

ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD - 75 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 28, 1950Marcus Buys Feed MillA. ...

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MAREA December meeting held

The monthly meeting of the Marshfield Area Retired Educators’ Association was held on December 15 at Country Aire. The meeting was called to order by President Sally Lucas.This month’s donated food and money were delivered to the Spencer Food Pantry by Kim Imerfalll. In January, they will be taken to the Stratford Food Pantry by Carol Ballerstein.Kathleen Hasenohrl, health issues chairman, sha...

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EDITOR

To the Editor: It may seem like a small thing, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently ordered that all State Department documents revert to the font Times New Roman, undoing a change made during the Biden administration to Calibri. That earlier shift was intentional: Calibri is easier to read, particularly for people with visual impairments.I spent much of my career writing, editing, and sele...

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