I haven’t had a true vacation in more than a year, and that was a tent camping vacation, so restful it was not. I think I came back from that more ragged and tired than when we left. This past …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/30/23
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The sun was still below the horizon as I settled into my deer stand. A light dusting of snow covered the ground. The temperature was in the upper-20s on Nov. 17, 2018 — perfect for the opening …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/30/23
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“Poor Silas, so concerned for other folk,/And nothing to look backward with pride,/And nothing to look forward to with hope, So now and never any different.” – Robert Frost, …
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By Dave Wood
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11/22/23
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Every day, I express gratitude for the remarkable people of the 93rd Assembly District, a place we proudly call home. It is an honor to meet with folks across the region, whether it be during casual …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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11/22/23
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As deer season opens and Wisconsinites flock to the woods to sit in tree stands for their yearly ration of venison, conversation turns not just to hours spent outside, but also about the spread of …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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11/22/23
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Though the faces around the Thanksgiving dinner table have changed with the advent of years, I remain grateful to my time with them and to preserving traditions of the past. I really miss the people …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/22/23
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The big combines of today make short work of combining corn, moving up and down the fields, harvesting several rows of stalks at a time.
It’s a far cry from 50 years ago, when my father …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/22/23
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As the fall legislative session continues in Madison, I wanted to provide an update on the State Assembly's outstanding work. As Chairman of the Assembly Workforce Development and Economic …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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11/16/23
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NORTHERN MINN. POT FARM GETS 20M
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE – Oct. 18 ,2023
“Pot, pot, on the Range, where the minepits are covered with weed….”
Who’d a …
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By Dave Wood
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11/16/23
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Since the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) passed their ruling reversing Roe v. Wade in 2022, doctors and women have been treated like criminals for providing and accessing …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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11/16/23
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The greatest nine days of the year (according to my husband) are almost upon us: The Wisconsin gun deer hunting season. It’s a sacred week in our fine state, when thousands of hunters pursue …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/16/23
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I knew the rainfall was heavy when I spotted overflowing creeks while driving home the night of Oct. 24.
It was raining steadily as we headed north from La Crosse but nothing like the wall of …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/16/23
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Halloween 2023 has come and thank goodness, has gone. It has lost its former charm. There was a time when I enjoyed it as did my Beautiful Wife. So when we arrived in River Falls, we decided to go …
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By Dave Wood
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11/9/23
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We gather on this solemn Veterans Day to honor the men and women who have taken on the duty of defending our nation and preserving our freedom, values, and way of life. It is a day to commemorate, …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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11/9/23
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Wisconsin’s proud agricultural history has been a part of our identity as a state for centuries, and it will remain an integral part of our state’s future. As a State Senator who …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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11/9/23
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One of the hardest parts of being a parent is watching your children experience sadness. I hate seeing anyone cry, because my heart hurts with them when they do, but watching my daughter cry just …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/9/23
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Running the DNR is never an easy task.
The Department of Natural Resources touches just about every Wisconsinite in regulating or managing issues affecting the environment, hunting, fishing, …
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By WisPolitics.com
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11/9/23
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Sometimes the beauty of the fall is as fleeting as the smile of a shy girl.
In the span of a week we went from heavy summerlike rains to freezing temperatures and snow.
The blazing color on …
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By Chris Hardie
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11/9/23
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The U.S. economy is busting out all over, in the words of Rogers and Hammerstein, and not just because President Biden tells us so. I think he has a point, but I’m getting my evidence from …
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By Dave Wood
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11/2/23
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Wisconsin has been working to highlight and celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout the entire month of October. During this month, businesses were encouraged to connect …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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11/2/23
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