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Letters: Shutting down Line 5 won't create Wisconsin propane crisis. We need safe energy.
On Sept. 22, the Journal Sentinel published an opinion piece by the Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition claiming Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline will benefit Wisconsin families (“Without a Line 5 relocation, Wisconsin will face emergency”). In reality, many Wisconsinites oppose Line 5 and are fighting to protect future generations and tribal sovereignty. ...
Maple Syrup Producers Association's fall tour is Oct. 5
The Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association will be hosting its fall tour on Oct. 5 in District 5, which includes the Rice Lake and Barron area. This event is open to the public and will showcase the Wisconsin maple syrup industry as it travels to three sugarbushes. The fall tour will also include stops at Pioneer Village Museum and Norswiss Farms LLC. Tour registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the museum, at 1866 13½-14th Ave., Cameron. Buses leave the museum at 8 a.m. and travel...
In Monday ceremony, Wisconsin State Law Library will be named for Lavinia Goodell
JANESVILLE — The Wisconsin State Law Library will be renamed on Monday after Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin’s first woman lawyer and a Janesville native. The ceremony hosted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in partnership with the director of State Courts Office and the Wisconsin State Law Library, is Monday, Sept. 30, at noon at the Wisconsin State Law Library, 120 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Madison. It is open to the public. ...
Northwest Wisconsin Chapter of WTU plans Oct. 3 banquet
SHELL LAKE – The Northwest Wisconsin Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited (WTU) will host their annual Membership Banquet at the Shell Lake Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 3. The popular event is the perfect kickoff for the autumn deer hunting season, including a great dinner, guns, raffles and prizes. Social hour will begin at 5:30m p.m., with the buffet dinner starting at 7 p.m. There will be plenty of games, live auctions, silent auction, raffles, prizes, guns of every kind, a wide variety of sporting gear and outdoor clothing, wildlife and outdoor-themed artwork and much, much more. For tickets or more information, call Northwest Wisconsin Chapter President Dave Zaloudek at 715.520.7408 or contact WTU National Headquarters at 920.743.6777.
Opinion: Secretary Cardona’s Wisconsin bus tour falls flat. We need pro-parent policies.
Earlier this month, US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona kicked off his back-to-school bus tour in Wisconsin, before proceeding through the Midwest on his way back to Washington. His aim was to make the case that spending increases “accelerate academic success” and highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s “historic investments” in public education. But if Democrats want to persuade Americans that their policies are working, they shouldn’t be looking to highlight education in Wisconsin. ...
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