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Opinion

Be prepared when driving on winter roads

Editorial

Winter is officially here, and with that comes the potential for dangerous road conditions. Snow, sleet and ice make it harder to control and stop a vehicle. From October 2023 to May 2024, winter weather contributed to more than 11,000 crashes in Wisconsin, resulting in nine fatalities and ...

Thinking big as Trump, Congress Tackle

Local columns

WASHINGTON — You can say what you want about Elon Musk, but he is able to pinpoint in a single tweet some of the most dysfunctional aspects of our federal government. For instance, he recently noted that “Simplifying the tax code will increase productivity, instead of incentivizing bizarre ...

About those resolutions…

Editorial

Welcome to 2025. It’s a brand new year, a blank page. Even if you’re not one of the 40% or more of Americans who make a New Year’s resolution, this time in the year typically spurs some self-reflection. Millions of Americans resolve to change something they are less than happy with in ...

Backpack program help appreciated

Editorial

This week’s bouquets go to: The Gladstone-Rapid River Kiwanis Club would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund for their generous award of $860 to assist the club in delivering the backpack food program to the Gladstone and Rapid River School students over ...