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Last week I recorded my family’s preparations to revert to an old-fashioned way of harvesting oats, a real adventure for me and a pain in the neck for my dad back in 1943 when gas was rationed and …
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By Dave Wood
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
In the market for a used car? You wouldn’t buy a “previously owned” car unless you did your research — no matter what the seller told you. You’ll want to see the …
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
I was reminded of the old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me,” when I heard that Vice President J.D. Vance had recently appealed to voters to …
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
I am pro-life, especially in the personal sense of having held my sister’s and my two small, second trimester, miscarried and dead, but precious baby boys in my hands. I vote …
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10/1/26
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To the editor,
Paul Hambleton's recent letter, written as chair of the St. Croix County Democrats, deserves important factual context.
Yes, Rep. Shannon Zimmerman authored legislation …
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10/1/26
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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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