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You notice a charge you don’t recognize. A credit card account appears in your name. Or a debt collector calls about an account you have never opened.
Identity theft can happen quickly and …
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By Atty. Jody L. Cooper
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4/22/26
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I dislike goodbyes. I’ve never been one to want a long, lingering goodbye. For one thing, they’re often sad. I’m a sentimental, sensitive person, but I prefer to make goodbyes short and sweet …
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4/22/26
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Wisconsinites know that the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t always square with Mother Nature’s timetable – we can go from winter to spring to summer back to winter in the span of a …
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By Chris Hardie
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4/22/26
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Last year my hometown newspaper published its memories of 75 years and reminded me I was once a fairly good speller, thanks to my rural schoolteacher Miss Adele Hanson who regularly pleased all 10 of …
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By Dave Wood
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4/16/26
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To the editor,
Responding to Gregg Wolf’s of Ridge Breeze recent column, I like to know how much those jobs you claim will be created from your expansion will pay? How many jobs will be …
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4/16/26
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To the editor,
The Trump administration is currently investigating the New Richmond School District for allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with …
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4/16/26
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To the editor,
It's manure spreading season again, so here's a reminder of the phone numbers you may need in case of a driving or environmental concerns. Tanker trucks and large tractors hauling …
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4/16/26
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Two bills designed to address PFAS contamination across Wisconsin were signed into law earlier this month. AB 130 and AB 131, now Act 200 and Act 201 respectively, will protect innocent landowners …
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By Rep. Rob Kreibich
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4/16/26
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RIVER FALLS – Across Wisconsin, farmers and residents are facing a breaking point. As corporate consolidation tightens its grip on agriculture, small farms are driven out of business and local …
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4/16/26
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April is National Volunteer Month, a time to recognize all the volunteers who selflessly give their time and energy to help others in our communities and make Pierce County a great place to live.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/16/26
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Everyone has seen those red and blue maps of the United States. It’s a sea of red (marking Republican voting districts) punctuated by dots of blue (Democrat districts).
The maps are …
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By Bill Barth
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4/16/26
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I figure that most 21 st century hotshots occasionally indulge in the off-color limerick. But not my Beautiful Wife, who was brought up in a rather rigid Lutheran household. When we began dating, I …
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By Dave Wood
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4/8/26
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In Pierce County, clean water and strong agriculture are not competing values, they are connected. Farming has always depended on healthy soil, dependable water, and the trust of our neighbors. As …
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By Gregg Wolf
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4/8/26
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To the editor,
I must say, in giving credit, that Pam Bondi has done more than any other AG to make the DOJ a tool of the president.
Donn Leaf
Bay City
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4/8/26
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To the editor,
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are …
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4/8/26
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To the editor,
As a Wisconsin dairy farmer for 30 plus years, access to energy is about whether we can keep our farms running.
Farmers have long said the Enbridge Line 5 Relocation project …
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4/8/26
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To the editor,
I’ve been living and raising my family in River Falls since 1984. I truly love our community and country. Our democracy is in crisis; our freedoms are at stake. Our children’s …
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4/8/26
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As many of you know, I have four teenage children: Three amazing stepsons (ages 19, 16 and 15) and my beloved daughter, age 13. Our house is a swirling den of hormones, strong emotions, cracking …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/8/26
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When you work in local government, progress doesn’t always happen overnight. It happens step by step, through planning, partnerships, and steady decision-making. As I mark five years serving as …
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By Becky Beissel
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4/8/26
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When I was a wee freshman at Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire I made ends meet by soliciting ads to businessmen on Water and Barstow streets. Some of the older business fellows would invariably …
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By Dave Wood
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4/1/26
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