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There’s no one to blame but yourself for missing class
Video games are the reason for students struggles in school as much as food is to blame for peoples weight issues. College often is a persons first taste of freedom (loads of free time) from parental ...
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Editorial: Let’s level the playing field for local, state retailers

Now that we’re done with another busy holiday shopping period, there’s an online sales loophole that needs to be closed for some good reasons.

January 11, 2013

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Editorial: For 2013, change the culture, eliminate drinking loophole

Wisconsin is once again gaining national attention for our state’s extreme alcohol culture.

January 03, 2013

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Editorial: To our health: Better coverage for the new year

We all hope not ever to have a medical crisis and need to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital.

December 28, 2012

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Editorial: Safety becomes essential criteria for educating our kids

One aspect of the November 2011 referendum that didn’t receive a lot of attention was security. It got dutifully reported in the Journal, along with other building components related to the one referendum question that voters approved for $19-plus million.

December 20, 2012

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Editorial: Next round of elections will be close to home

After a governor’s recall and presidential election within a span of four months, it’s hard to imagine voting again. But while spring elections aren’t until April, interested candidates need to register from now until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, for school board, some town boards and for city council.

November 29, 2012

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Editorial: Sharing Families: Will you again be part of this worthy effort?

Editorial: Sharing Families: Will you again be part of this worthy effort? While some in our community celebrate new jobs or promotions, educational milestones, home ownership or recuperation from health challenges, others are seeing life’s glass as half-empty.

November 16, 2012

Editorial: Healthy messages can’t be overstated

More than one in three Americans (35%) are said to be obese — today’s euphemism for fat. Fifty years ago that percentage was closer to one in eight (13%). Besides being the most powerful nation in the world, current statistics show that the United States’ population is also the fattest. Being fat means you’re more apt to have a heart attack, stroke, diabetes and certain cancers — among the leading cause of preventable death.

November 09, 2012

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Editorial: Nov. 6: Why most can’t wait and more become early birds

There are said to be only a few “swing states” and a tiny percentage of “undecided voters” left to decide the Nov. 6 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

November 01, 2012

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Editorial: Keep the wheels of justice turning

An impasse between the Pierce County district attorney and the River Falls police over a late-night, downtown disturbance that left a patrol officer injured shouldn’t be allowed to spill over. There’s no reason for other important cases that routinely pass between the two public entities to stall.

October 18, 2012

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Editorial: Come out and soar like an eagle

Editorial: Come out and soar like an eagle If you’re looking for a way to spend quality time with your kids, look no farther than this Sunday afternoon at Highview Meadows Community Park just east of the River Falls Golf Club.

October 04, 2012

Editorial: Could this change get more students thinking of college?

Editorial: Could this change get more students thinking of college? State School Superintendent Tony Evers has proposed that all 11th graders take the ACT standardized college admission exam as well as a separate career skills test starting in the 2014-15 school year. In addition, 8th, 9th and 10th graders would also take a pre-ACT test.

September 26, 2012

Editorial: This accident can be a useful reminder

Serious injuries earlier this month to a 12-year-old boy after being hit and then run over by a River Falls school bus is another reminder for both local drivers and pedestrians to be extra careful, especially now that school is in session.

September 20, 2012

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Editorial: Parking experiment: It's all up to us whether it works

Editorial: Parking experiment: It's all up to us whether it works In case you haven’t noticed, since July 23 the parking meters downtown have been deemed inactive. They will remain dormant during a one-year moratorium. That means when you park to shop or do some kind of business, you no longer have to feed coins into the meters.

September 12, 2012

Editorial: Parents, students: Plan ahead and the payoff should follow

Editorial: Parents, students: Plan ahead and the payoff should follow Year after year the academic news out of the River Falls School District is very good if not excellent. Yet each year the recognition must be earned by the diligence and commitment of parents, students, teachers and staff.

September 06, 2012

Editorial: Elected officials need to get tax agreement done

Earlier this year Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton attended a press event designed to celebrate the passage of federal legislation that would finally allow a new St. Croix River bridge to be constructed.

August 30, 2012

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