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The best way for anyone in power to hold onto power is to change laws and limit public participation. We have seen that strategy played out many times for over a decade in Wisconsin.
Maybe the …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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2/14/24
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We’re a bunch of spoiled brats if we complain about life in the 21st century. We’ve been blessed with a super active media and abundance: Have you seen the recent data on corn production …
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By Dave Wood
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2/14/24
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Some people in the River Falls School District have questioned the wisdom of spending money on leasing a new building for the Renaissance Charter Academy. They say it was done in secret, though it …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/14/24
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My older son Kyle, who has always been rather direct, calls it “Crackbook.”
Don’t get him started, or you’ll likely hear a rant about people walking around in a daze …
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By Bill Barth
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2/14/24
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One constant I’ve noticed in myself as I’ve grown older is that I’ve become more reflective. Perhaps that comes with age, but there are times when I see or hear something and it …
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By Chris Hardie
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2/14/24
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Nicknames are getting a bad rep these days possibly because social media has allowed them to be used anonymously. But “back in the day” when we lived without wire service, having a …
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By Dave Wood
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2/8/24
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As April begins to approach, residents of Wisconsin start to prepare for tax season. But this tax season I would like to advise Wisconsin taxpayers to exercise caution as tax theft is on the rise. …
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By Rep. Warren Petryk
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2/8/24
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Editor’s note: The WNA Foundation recently held the Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest. Returning for a third year, the contest asks students to convey their opinion …
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By Emmitt Anderson, Bloomer Middle School
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2/8/24
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To the editor,
Many political conservatives like me have been asking how the federal government has allowed the “border crisis” to get to the proportions it’s at. …
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2/8/24
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The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.piercecountyjournal.news:
first name: Carole
last name: Mottaz
address: 403 E. Division St.
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2/8/24
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The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.piercecountyjournal.news:
first name: Tom
last name: Westerhaus
address: 323 Empire Builder …
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2/8/24
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Florida enacted the Individual Freedom Act, commonly known as the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act, and more commonly known as the Stop WOKE Act. This Florida law is intended to …
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2/8/24
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To the editor,
As Wisconsinites, we understand the critical role that affordable health care plays in our well-being. Amid discussions about soaring prescription drug prices, one aspect often …
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2/8/24
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I made a comment a few weeks back that may have been taken the wrong way.
I wrote that we do the “lion’s share of the work” in getting your newspaper delivered by the United …
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By John McLoone
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2/8/24
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Chatting with piano tuner Jeff Erickson brought back many memories for me (see the story on the front page). I took piano lessons for about a decade, from age 6-16, from Barb Ritts in River Falls. I …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/8/24
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Constituents visit the Capitol every week to lobby their Senators and Representatives on topics they care deeply about. Last week, hundreds of people came to Madison for Ag Day at the Capitol, the …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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2/8/24
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We all have that friend who is completely unaware of their surroundings. That’s called obliviousness. In politics, obliviousness may affect one politician, but it’s called ignorance when …
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By Sen. Jeff Smith
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2/1/24
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The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.piercecountyjournal.news:
first name: Mark
last name: Place
address: N3658 County Road OO
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2/1/24
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To the editor,
To River Falls School District voters:
School district referendums asking for more money now and into the future should be delayed for the following reasons:
1. …
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2/1/24
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The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.piercecountyjournal.news:
first name: Jim
last name: Souder
address: 322 N Cudd Ave
city: …
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2/1/24
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