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Money & Politics: Tommy’s rich, but not a lobbyist
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Tommy Thompson has been called many things, not all of them flattering. But there’s nothing he hates worse than being called a “lobbyist.” The former Wisconsin governor and current U.S. Senate candidate...
Editorial cartoon
Editorial cartoon
VEDA continues to work on NCR building
By KATHY NEIDERT | VEDA board member It's been three years since the Vernon Economic Development Association acquired the former NCR manufacturing plant on the north side of Viroqua. Since then, VEDA has been working on financing, tenant build-outs and renovations,...
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Wisconsin for its leadership
By JIM and MARY O'ROURKE | Colton, Calif. We want to thank Wisconsin for the leadership and direction provided by Scott Walker and Paul Ryan — something we NEED in California.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign runs from Aug. 17 to Sept. 3
By RICH LAXTON | Kendall Police Chief The Kendall Police Department will be out in force, along with other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin and the rest of the nation, for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over crackdown on drunken drivers from Aug. 17 to...
Money & Politics: State parties differ sharply on campaign finance
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Writing in 1993, Colby College political science professor L. Sandy Maisel called political party platforms "the most important document(s) that a political party produces" but also "worthless pieces of...
Guest column: Renovations finished at Food Enterprise Center
By KATHY NEIDERT Vernon Economic Development Association board member We are happy to announce that this phase of the renovation work at the Food Enterprise Center (the former NCR plant at 1201 N. Main St., Viroqua) has been completed. As of early July, the commercial...
