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“ I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I’ll dance with the cows and you come home. ” — Groucho Marx
Recently, I needed to call customer service …
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By Chris Hardie
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12/13/23
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Wisconsin is rich with resources, and none are greater than our young people.
Our history of investing in higher education is perhaps our greatest commitment as a state. Since its …
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By Sen. Kelda Helen Roys (D-Madison) and Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick)
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12/7/23
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“Gypsy (N.)—A member of a traditionally itinerant people, now residing mostly in permanent communities in many countries of the world.” ~Webster’s College Dictionary
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By Dave Wood
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12/7/23
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On Aug. 17, 1936 Wisconsin issued the nation’s first Unemployment Insurance (UI) check. It was made out to Neils Ruud for $15, which is displayed at the State Historical Society. The UI program …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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12/7/23
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Early winter is a magical time. Wisconsinites are blessed with four beautiful seasons and all the recreational opportunities that come with them. Before the doldrums of winter set in, when the season …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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12/7/23
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I absolutely love everything about the holiday season. The scent of evergreen wafting from the tree, the twinkle of Christmas lights, the holiday parties and concerts, buying gifts for people, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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12/7/23
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Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons. I dress seasonally with the notion that clothes serve a utilitarian purpose …
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By Chris Hardie
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12/7/23
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With Christmas beckoning, the mail-order shopping season is upon us and I’m getting a tad sick of receiving glossy catalogs from companies I’ve never heard of.
It wasn’t …
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By Dave Wood
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11/30/23
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So far this year, or at least since I wrote this column, we haven't had any major snowstorms, but the smell of snow in western Wisconsin is only a forecast away. When the snow begins to fall, we …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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11/30/23
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I receive hundreds of emails a week about a variety of issues. Some are original and informed, while others are auto-generated form emails. Certain advocacy groups have a history of harnessing …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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11/30/23
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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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