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To the editor,
Of late it is hard to watch TV or listen to the radio without a political ad. It amounts to a constant flow claiming, counter claiming, and a whole lot of defaming. It is …
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
Over this past weekend I attended the Pierce County Clean Sweep. This program is put on by the Pierce County Solid Waste and Recycling department and is a tremendous service to …
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
As a teenager in the 1960s, I subsisted on a diet of science fiction and fantasy, for which I was often chastised by my elders. “Why are you filling your head with that …
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10/1/26
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Last week I wrote about putting one foot in front of the other and how my rheumatologist believed we were on the right track in treating my Ankylosing Spondylitis. AS is an autoimmune disease, an …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/1/26
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Sometimes life leads to what might seem unlikely pen pals.
Wait.
Is that still a recognizable phrase in the age of social media? It harkens to a time when people put thought into words that …
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By Bill Barth
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10/1/26
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“I’LL THRASH YOU, IF YOU’LL THRASH ME BACK!” Whenever I hear the rumble of a giant John Deere combine about to blow me off the highway, my thought goes back to 1943 when my father and …
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By Dave Wood
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9/24/26
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To the editor,
As a middle-income earner who depended on the Affordable Care Act until I reached retirement age, I feel personally betrayed, along with all the other hard-working people in …
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9/24/26
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To the editor,
Tuesday, Nov. 3 we have the opportunity to vote in a new representative to the Wisconsin State Assembly for Assembly District 30. Shannon Zimmerman has held this position since …
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9/24/26
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To the editor,
I’m deeply disappointed in Derrick Van Orden and will not vote for him. Wisconsinites need affordable healthcare. We’ve been asking for it for years. While he enjoys …
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9/24/26
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There is one topic that I hate talking about, or even thinking about, and that is my weight. I don’t think any woman likes thinking about her weight, but I really, really hate it. So why write …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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9/24/26
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To the editor,
The open seat in Congressional District 7 (CD7, which includes St. Croix County) gives us an exciting opportunity to place a representative who will finally vote for Wisconsin’s …
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9/16/26
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To the editor,
I am extremely delighted that Kwik Trip has opened a store in Ellsworth. It has expanded my shopping choices in between a planned major shopping spree. Their business model is …
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9/16/26
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To the editor,
Derrick Van Orden voted for the bill that's crushing his constituents. The so-called Big Beautiful Bill will, over the next nine years, remove A TRILLION dollars away from …
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9/16/26
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To the editor,
I have been awakened from my 16-year blissful retirement by the actions of the Board of the Village of Barking Dogs, otherwise known as Spring Valley. The Board has been …
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9/16/26
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As I toiled through a battery of lit courses at Minnie Creek, also known as Eau Claire State College, I was constantly reminded by my profs that the stories and poems I was poring over meant …
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By Dave Wood
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9/16/26
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There’s a lot of talk these days about data centers. All over the country, people are paying attention, having conversations, and organizing movements. Locally, the discussion has reached both the …
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By Robin Boles
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9/16/26
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I wish I could go back in time and tell my grandparents thank you for all the things they taught me, some inadvertently, some intentionally. The older I get, the more I realize the wisdom with which …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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9/16/26
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Most weeks this column focuses on a single topic, but sometimes it’s a mashup, blending two or more different themes into a perfect puree of prose.
You never know what I will dig up or what my …
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By Chris Hardie
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9/16/26
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"I ain't dead yet." That was Dad's way of saying yes before he passed September 10. 2024.
It wasn't morbid. Quite the opposite. It meant, let's go. Let's have some fun. Let's do something. We're here today and there is no guarantee about tomorrow, so why would we sit around waiting for life to happen?
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By Bruce Karnick
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9/10/26
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There’s a lot happening in Ellsworth right now, so let’s jump right in.
First up: Kwik Trip!
Last week, we celebrated the grand opening of Ellsworth’s new Kwik Trip with a ribbon …
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By Becky Beissel
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9/9/26
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