By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Any candidate seeking contributions will tell you: No amount is too small to make a difference. But the more you give, individually or collectively, the more of a difference you can make. That’s why it...
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Money & Politics: When is a ‘conflict’ not a conflict?
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Mark Radcliffe is an attorney in private practice in Black River Falls. He represents High Country Sand, a Minnesota-based mining company, in a lawsuit filed Jan. 3 against Eau Claire County, challenging...
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Money & Politics: An independent’s take on the state Legislature
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Bob Ziegelbauer wants to make it clear he’s not placing himself above his fellow state lawmakers: “I don’t want to be judgmental and say, all these other guys, they’re just money grubbers.” That’s not his...
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Letter to the editor: Monroe County needs to make timely decision on jail issue
By JAMES E. BECHER | Norwalk Several years ago, the Monroe County Board started addressing the jail/courthouse issues, not so much as they wanted to (due to the burden it is going to put on the taxpayers), but rather they had to due to circumstances beyond their...
Letter to the editor: Tax dollars shouldn’t be spent on trailer park lighting
By SUE REGO | Ontario Our Village of Ontario is so broke that we can't afford the two new streetlights I requested for Highway 131 in the Village of Ontario. Four months after the request was brought up at public comments, the board decided the village was too poor to...
Money & Politics: Attorney conduct at issue in Gableman dust-up
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Michael Gableman, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, has been drawing flak over revelations that he received free legal help in an ethics case from a law firm representing clients with past and pending...
Letter to the editor: Wilbur announces candidacy for Vernon County Board
By GEORGE C. WILBUR | Town of Whitestown I am writing to confirm that I have filed nomination papers for the Vernon County Board, representing the Village of Ontario and the Town of Whitestown. I propose to continue the work of Cliff Peterson in maintaining a good...
