By CHERYL WORMLEY Back in 1897, James Ross Clemens was ill. Not-so-careful passing on of information resulted in word that Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name of Mark Twain, was dying in London. When an enterprising reporter decided to check on...
Money & Politics: Spending subdued in high court race
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism What if they held a Wisconsin Supreme Court election and nobody spent staggering sums trying to influence its outcome? Witness the faceoff between Justice Patience Roggensack and challenger Ed Fallone. With...
EPIC registers opposition to expanding ATC powers
By JOAN KENT | EPIC co-chair Sometimes the full story is what doesn't happen. Last Tuesday (March 19), two members of the town of Stark's Energy Planning and Information Committee (EPIC) went to Madison to testify against a bill that would expand American Transmission...
Letter to the Editor: Vote for Johnson for Norwalk Village Board
By MAURICE JOHNSON | Norwalk I'm writing to endorse Madonna Johnson for the Norwalk Village Board. I'm sure that most people in Norwalk are unaware of the so-called business loan that is available to apply for. It also includes loans to landlords, which is hard to...
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Guest column: VEDA seminar on food processing, marketing rescheduled for April 1
By KATHY NEIDERT | VEDA Board Member The free seminar on starting a year-round farm business using affordable food processing and marketing services, originally set for March 4 in Viroqua, was postponed due to a snowstorm. It was rescheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. Monday,...
Guest View: Media and public both have roles in oversight
By JIM LEE Editor of the Carroll County (Md.) Times The caller on the other end of the phone line was near exacerbation. He had been given the run-around by government officials, the very people he put in office to represent him, and his quest for answers was met time...
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