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    Ron Kind

    Column: Congress needs to tackle spending problems

    Growing up in La Crosse, I had the value of a dollar instilled in me at a very young age. It's a value we share in Wisconsin.

    • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Letter: Calendar submission deadline extended

    Hello Pet Lovers!

    • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Letter: Encore: Blossom Fest to be best ever

    This weekend, June 20-23, dunk the mayor on Friday, ride the Tilt-a-Whirl on Saturday and see the UW Marching Band in the parade on Sunday! If you haven’t checked out blossomfest.com yet, do it! The events are non-stop, Thursday-Sunday, fun for all ages and interests.

    • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Letter: Tour former Tribune building, shape its future

    Since we purchased the Tribune Building in December 2012, interest has been high around what the building may become. Now, you can tour the building and form your own ideas, while learning about the building's history.

    • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Back to class? Research suggests long summers slow learning. Flickr/cdsessums

    Other view: Year-round school helps students

    We've honored the graduates. All the final grades are in. Another wonderful, challenging, learning-rich school year is finished; congratulations to all the students and educators who made it to summer.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Inside the First Amendment: Ban on 'gruesome images' threatens free speech

    For those of us who worry about the vitality of free speech in the 'land of the free,' the news this week isn't good.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Wickham column: Lawyer holds crucial role

    Benjamin Crump, the highest profile lawyer in the Trayvon Martin murder case, is just a spectator in the courtroom where the man who killed the unarmed 17-year-old boy is about to be tried.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Appleton Police Officer Adam Nagel demonstrates how to use an ID scanner Friday night, May 17, 2013. Downtown Appleton police have deployed ID scanners to track people who enter bars. They work to catch fake IDs, but in 2012 the technique also scooped up people that were violating their probation by entering the bars. Sharon Cekada/Post-Crescent Medi

    Nichols: What overreach looks like in Appleton (column)

    Count Frank Schadt among those of us who believe government — and not just the federal government — is taking extreme liberties with our liberties.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Letter: Don't be quick to judge by appearances

    (June 2) was graduation, as many of you know.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Letter: American Legion Poppy Day June 28

    The city of Wisconsin Rapids Mayor Zachary Vruwink has proclaimed Friday June 28 as 'Poppy Day' and urges all citizens to support the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 442 and American Legion Post 442 in the sales of their Poppies.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Letter: Why worry about neighbor's yard?

    As I was mowing my one-third acre corner lot again, I started thinking about our city and lawn care.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Gary Keyzer

    My view: Military ID should be enough to get a drink

    This is a true story that ends sadly.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Nathan Spink a works on a discbine, a machine that mows and conditions hay and alfalfa, at a dairy farm near Hollandale. The recent Pecatonica High School graduate is a finalist for one of the state Future Farmers of America's top awards this year for his work in farm production. AP

    Other view: Cultivate careers in agribusiness

    'I am going to major in agriculture.'

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Wickham column: U.S.-China cyber war continues

    Fresh from publicly defending his own administration's cyberspace hanky-panky, President Obama challenged Chinese President Xi Jinping to rein in China's unacknowledged misuse of the Internet to steal some of this country's most important economic and mil

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    Letter: Learn where to turn for care help

    With so many budget cuts and baby boomers retiring, there are lots of questions the community may not know.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    Letter: Congress needs to end IRS monster

    The IRS successfully shut down campaign operations for nearly 500 conservative organizations and countless individuals. This went on for more than three years and two election cycles.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    Jesse Austin column: Men need a new attitude toward women

    Throughout the world, men have been behaving in a horrifically bad way, targeting women for unconscionable brutality. From gang-rapes in Egypt and India, to cruelty inflicted during sectarian fighting throughout Africa, to assaults by U.S.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Column: Will America regret Snowden's leaks?

    A popular graphic making the rounds on the Internet shows Boston Marathon bombing terrorist brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with the caption: '

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Letter: Loose trailers can kill people

    I can't believe this is small news (recent local Daily Tribune Media crash report of a loose trailer that was involved in a crash that injured one).

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Letter: Saturday is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

    Elder abuse is a global issue which affects the health and human rights of millions around the world.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Letter: There are better options than killing geese

    With sadness and disbelief, I read about the plan to destroy the city's (Wisconsin Rapids)geese at the end of the month.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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    Democratic state Rep. Gordon Hintz speaks against state budget proposals in Madison. The final budget will be debated in the Assembly later this month. AP Photo/Scott Bauer

    Other view: Sweeping changes in budget bill

    The first thing to say about the budget bill that came out of the state's budget committee on June 5 is that the process stinks.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
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    Inside the First Amendment: Second try at a shield law echoes the first

    An irony of timing twice has put U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning in the headlines at critical moments in gaining congressional approval of a federal shield law that would protect journalists and their confidential sources.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
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    Whites are about as likely to smoke marijuana as blacks in Wisconsin, but blacks get arrested for it nearly six times more often. Flickr/Creative Commons

    Nichols: All races smoke weed. So why do mainly blacks get arrested? (column)

    Someone could write a book about all the knuckleheaded ways Wisconsinites get caught with pot.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
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    Letter: Thankful for honest, helpful residents

    This past Sunday morning I cut my finger in my garage. I pulled out my wallet, retrieved a band aid, placed the wallet on the trunk of my car, and applied the bandage. A little later I decided to go to town.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
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    Letter: City should enact waterfowl feeding ban

    Kudos to Jim Borski for suggesting a ban on feeding the ducks and geese! This is a simple and effective solution to the waterfowl problem that is getting worse every day.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
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    Letter: Bike rider's perspective on manure irrigation

    As a 66-year-old life-long bicycle rider, I have encountered over-spray from pivot irrigation systems for many years.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
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    Other View: Congress should hold student loan rates down

    It's high school graduation season. Families are celebrating with open houses and parties. But notes of praise and $25 checks from Grandma aren't the only thing graduates are receiving in the mail. Many also are opening their '

    • Jun. 6, 2013
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    Joseph Bachman

    Bachman column: Monsanto protests not in the news

    This week, more than 2 million people protested around the world against the corporate conglomerate Monsanto.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

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