One of the best jobs I’ve ever had in my eight decades of toil on this planet was the 15 years as a teacher at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. It didn’t pay as much as jobs I’ve …
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By Dave Wood
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5/16/24
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Earlier this legislative session, I joined with my area Assembly colleagues at Altoona City Hall to announce that we would prioritize assisting our local community governments this …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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5/16/24
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Last week we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. Summer is approaching as students and teachers look for a successful close to the school year. Now is the time to thank our teachers before everyone …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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5/16/24
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I doubt many people spent their Mother’s Day in a cemetery scouring old gravestones, but that’s what my aunt, my mother, my daughter and I did, and we loved every second of it.
My …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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5/16/24
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After spending my fourth and final year at Iowa State University as the editor-in-chief of the Iowa State Daily, I will be returning to Pierce County as a reporter for the Pierce County Journal.
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By Andrew Harrington
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5/16/24
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One of the best lessons I learned in college began in a dorm room, where eight or nine 19-year-old women sat around complaining about how awful their mothers were. We all had grievances to share, and …
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By Ruth Wood
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5/8/24
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The first National Youth Apprenticeship Week will be celebrated shortly. As Chairman of the Assembly Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities Committee, one of my responsibilities has been to …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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5/8/24
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Study committees are formed during the spring of election years after the legislative session ends to investigate new issues that surface in Wisconsin or to examine old issues that may need a …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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5/8/24
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I was inspired when I read this week’s Woodworking Again (see the column next door to mine). Ruth, Dave’s wife, wrote the column this week, acknowledging all her mother taught her, though …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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5/8/24
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We are old now, those of us who came of age amidst the turbulence of the Sixties and Seventies.
I spent those years at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, which was known at the time for …
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By Bill Barth / WNA
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5/8/24
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I hosted our second annual Community Summit on Tuesday, April 23. This event stems from a recommendation outlined in our 2022 Comprehensive Plan update. The goal of the Summit is to provide a …
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By Becky Beissel
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5/8/24
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“Give us your poor, your tired, your hungry, yearning to be free,” the famous declaration at the base of the US Statue of Liberty. This quote has been emblazoned on our perception of …
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By Dave Wood
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5/1/24
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As I watched my stepson Ethan belt out his Solo & Ensemble piece “This is the Moment” onstage Sunday night at his school concert, I had a revelation. THIS is the moment. Not tomorrow, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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5/1/24
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“Time to catch some fish,” Grandpa whispered.
I jumped out of bed in my grandparent’s home in downtown Franklin in Jackson County. Downtown meaning it was at the corner of …
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By Chris Hardie
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5/1/24
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Every session, I send out a Legislative survey to the constituents of the 93rd Assembly District to determine which issues you want me to prioritize in Madison. When the results came out this …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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5/1/24
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After reading John McLoone’s recent essay on weather predictions for what’s left of winter and might happen if spring brings heaps of snow , I’ve decided to abandon our little bare …
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By Dave Wood
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4/24/24
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I have been suffering from something called “Mom guilt” lately, and honestly, I’ve had enough of it. I found the perfect quote to describe my feelings in a blog by Beth Berry. …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/24/24
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The message from voters in Wisconsin’s spring election is loud and unmistakable.
“Fed up!”
Start with the presidential primary. President Biden and former President Donald …
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By Bill Barth
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4/24/24
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The lifeblood of any farmer is the soil that provides their livelihood, so taking care of it has to be a top priority.
That care involves more than simply adding fertilizer and chemicals …
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By Chris Hardie
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4/24/24
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As the weather warms, our parks transform into a thriving center of agricultural commerce, where we are able to buy locally grown agricultural products while chatting with our local farmers. …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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4/24/24
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