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I figure I’ve spent at least half of my 90 years on this planet lounging in the groves of academe, learning a bit here and there, and sadly forgetting most of that. Still, I have pleasant …
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By Dave Wood
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12/3/25
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I hope this message finds each of you well as we step into another holiday season. This time of year tends to stir up a mix of excitement, stress, joy, and sometimes a little frustration, depending …
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By River Falls Mayor Dan Toland
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12/3/25
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The holidays are officially in full swing and it certainly seems we will have a white Christmas after the Thanksgiving storm we received. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Like Coach Andrew, my …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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12/3/25
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When you become an adult, the winter activities that once made the season magical start to fade away. Sure, things like snowmobiling and skiing are great, but the days of playing in snow hills and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/3/25
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“Mid pleasures and palaces though they may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.”
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By Dave Wood
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11/26/25
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When we talk about sustainability, the conversation often gets mired down in technical jargon, policy debates, abstract obligations, and depressing statistics. But what if we viewed sustainability …
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By Robin Boles
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11/26/25
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My bill addressing the growing housing crisis in Wisconsin is on its way to the governor’s desk after unanimously passing the Senate Tuesday. This bill is aimed at speeding up and streamlining …
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By Rep. Rob Kreibich
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11/26/25
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Pierce County residents made it clear they want protection from the harmful impacts of factory farms at the Nov. 17 meeting of the county’s Groundwater Advisory Committee.
Over 50 …
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11/26/25
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Happy Gun Deer Season! I can feel the excitement in the air and see the blaze orange warriors tromping through fields and woods. I can also smell it, but maybe that’s because my teenage son, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/26/25
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As we head into another Thanksgiving, I have to admit that I am having a difficult time this year getting myself into a thankful frame of mind.
I suspect I am not alone. There is too much …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/26/25
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I’m a very big fan of Ken Burns’s documentary style and subject matter that spreads its wings from the Civil War all the way to Major League Baseball and many of the events in between, …
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By Dave Wood
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11/19/25
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This has been a year of transition in our family, in more ways than one. It has been a year of such upheaval and stress that I feel like a wrung out, limp dishrag. My Thanksgiving gratitude is simple …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/19/25
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This column originally was posted in the PPCS Monthly newsletter, parts of it have been edited for timeliness. I was asked to share this with our community by a farmer and it’s my …
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By Nate Boettcher
Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services CEO
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11/19/25
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I sat with my back against a tree and slowly surveyed the landscape before me.
Early November is when the beauty of fall loses her luster. The kaleidoscope of color has faded into drab browns. …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/19/25
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World War II was finally over and, as in the 1918 war, survivors decided to have some fun. TV was in its infancy and hadn’t ruined the entertainment industry. Small towns had poor TV reception, …
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By Dave Wood
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11/12/25
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National Philanthropy Day—celebrated each year on Nov. 15—is a time to honor the generosity and community spirit that strengthen organizations like the River Falls Public Library. We are …
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By Steve Schroeder
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11/12/25
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On the ride home from school today, my teenage daughter made a comment that started me thinking about the differences between generations.
“You’re such a Boomer,” she declared …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/12/25
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As we head into Small Business Season, I’ve been thinking about the messages we typically hear this time of year; reminders to shop local, support local, and invest in the businesses that make …
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By Becky Beissel
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11/12/25
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Some say the key to a good life is balance, which is hard to achieve when you’ve always been a half-bubble or more off level like me.
While some of that statement is metaphorically true, …
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11/12/25
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Last week I regaled readers with songs my father sang, songs he learned in those glorious years of the Jazz Age when stock prices went up and moral behavior went down. I once asked him to give me his …
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By Dave Wood
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11/5/25
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