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The three-year effort to protect western Wisconsin’s water, small farms, and rural communities from Ridge Breeze’s expansion to 6,500 cows entered an Eau Claire courtroom on March 3. More than …
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3/18/26
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Ellsworth, and Pierce County as a whole, lost a legend this week. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone in our area who didn’t know Jack Hines.
I never dealt with Jack in the insurance or …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/18/26
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Armed and fortified with a cup of coffee, I set about the bothersome task of changing the time on the various timepieces scattered around the house.
Biannually I am somewhat miffed that it …
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By Chris Hardie
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3/18/26
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In communities, as in life, change is inevitable. New ideas emerge, opportunities present themselves, and each generation leaves its own mark on the place it calls home.
Yet we often hear the …
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By Becky Beissel
Ellsworth Village President
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3/11/26
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These days I’m not waiting for yet another snowfall. Rain is fine, but more snow is for the birds (apologies to Sarah!) and the snow removal companies. Same as last year, we were unsuccessful in …
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By Dave Wood
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3/11/26
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To the editor,
The 2024-2025 Ellsworth School budget, local state and federal is $28,141,000. That may include the current levy override, maybe not, of $1,300,000 for the last four years …
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3/11/26
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To the editor,
Trump makes a preemptive military attack on Iran, even when progress is being made in negotiations on nuclear control, because Netanyahu was planning an imminent strike on the …
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3/11/26
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To the editor,
It was 1947 when my father retired from the military and pursued one of his passions -- farming. I was born three years later. Of course, I do not remember those years; however, …
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3/11/26
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To the editor,
In his letter to the editor last week, Sanjeev Dhawan said we shouldn’t invest in “failed” renewable energy, which he says is being pushed by “environmental wackos.”
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3/11/26
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When a storm tears shingles from your roof or a frozen pipe floods the basement, the instinct is simple: fix it fast.
Unfortunately, that urgency is exactly what dishonest and shady contractors …
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By Atty. Christina E. Balistreri
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3/11/26
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When I was young, my mother and grandmother took me on many road trips: The House on the Rock, the Amana Colonies in Iowa, St. Louis and the boyhood home of Jesse James, most of the Laura Ingalls …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/11/26
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My farming days are over, but a recent story made me realize that I clearly left a lot of money on the table.
I tried to make some money selling cows, sheep, wool and eggs but never seemed to …
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By Chris Hardie
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3/11/26
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With the whole USA spinning about how stalwart Minnesotans are, I think it’s time to speak up for the grit of the upper Midwest’s Scandinavian forebears. So today I’m writing about Charlie, …
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By Dave Wood
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3/3/26
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Sunshine Week is March 15-21, and this year, there’s an even greater need for you to get involved.
Sunshine Week annually celebrates freedom of information laws in every state. It also …
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By Gene Policinski
Freedom Forum
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
The United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on Iran, reportedly to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. President Trump asserted in his …
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
Mr. Trump’s brand-new shiny war with Iran is a fear-fueled dementia nightmare, with ego, Epstein, and elections as the guiding forces.
He’s running scared, and we …
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
All 19 St. Croix County Supervisor positions are on the ballot for the Tuesday, April 7 election. Some candidates in this non-partisan election have opponents; others are …
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
Politicians and leadership at about any level tend to embellish their performance, discredit those who don’t agree and ignore their areas of weakness, especially in …
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
On Feb. 25, a fire at an industrial-scale hog facility in Ohio killed more than 6,000 animals. Firefighters reportedly used over 250,000 gallons of water to battle the blaze. That …
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3/3/26
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To the editor,
I am scratching my head reading the message from the CEO of Wisconsin Energy Cooperative proclaiming that energy demand is up, but we need to use less because the infrastructure …
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3/3/26
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