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Covid-19 recovery presents challenges

Yes, friends, I am still here and above the sod. I am home from the hospital, driving my husband nuts and doing relatively well after my Covid-19 diagnosis.

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How will the pandemic change our lives over the long run?

November 25th, 2020
by County Line

As soon-to-be “citizen” Trump rides off into the sunset, there has been much speculation about how he has changed politics forever, whether he will run again in 2024, how influential he will remain in the Republican Party, etc.

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‘The Crown’ is a good distraction from news of Covid-19, election

November 18th, 2020
by County Line

This week, I ambled away from cable news, the pandemic and the guy in the White House who appears to have set up permanent camp.

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Cancellation of events weakens community ties

November 11th, 2020
by County Line

I was saddened but not surprised to hear that only about two-thirds of the folks who usually attend the Norwalk community Thanksgiving dinner stopped by Sunday to pick up a meal at this year’s drive-through event.

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Look for strength of character, integrity when choosing a candidate

October 28th, 2020
by County Line

f you have been watching Channel 8 WKBT recently, you might have seen a familiar face, Brian Rude of Coon Valley.

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Election season about to conclude, finally

October 22nd, 2020
by County Line

Ah, in just two weeks, the election will grind its way to a merciful end. The presidential contest alone will have spent $5.8 billion.

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Campaigns have changed, as evidenced by ‘F*CK Your Feelings’ signs

September 23rd, 2020
by County Line

My goodness, times have changed. I was reminded of that the other day when, as I was leaving Cashton on Highway 33, I noticed a Trump 2020 sign. This year, there are so many election signs that they tend to blend into the landscape.

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Former Wilton man describes air quality outside his Seattle residence

September 17th, 2020
by County Line

A picture of Seattle’s iconic space needle shrouded in smoke flashed across my television screen this weekend.

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‘Peace Data’ is a lovely name for a website

September 11th, 2020
by County Line

“Peace Data” — What a lovely name for a website. Who isn’t in favor of peace

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It’s a mad, mad world

September 1st, 2020
by County Line

So, there it was, graffiti scrawled across the front of the old Kendall Motors building. And not just your usual, impolite, crude stuff one finds in bathrooms.

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What if we made decisions based on what’s good for the people?

August 27th, 2020
by County Line

Many moons ago, before I made the silly decision to go into the newspaper business, I made other, equally bad decisions. Most notably was the absurd idea that I would make a good beekeeper.

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2020 marks 100th year since women got right to vote

July 30th, 2020
by County Line

Ah, the times they are a-changin’, as recently demonstrated by Florida Congressman Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), who evidently believed it was okay to call a coworker a “f*cking b*tch” on the steps of the capitol.

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