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http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2396/50/50/ THE NEW FORTY
It is time for the Herd to be heard...
Integrity is sometimes difficult to define, but we tend to know it when we see it. At the very least it can besaid to be consistency between what we say and what we do over time. Ideally, it is also a...
Posted on 9/8/12 at 2:11 PM
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Opinions Get Us Into Trouble
Most of us tend to have an opinion. I sure do on just about any subject except where we should eat tonightmuch to the huzs chagrin. With technological advances and the trappings that have come with t...
Posted on 7/13/12 at 7:30 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2633/50/50/ JIMMY JABBER
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 ...
Posted on 12/27/11 at 1:00 AM
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Impressed With China
Days before I left to go to China a liberal friend of mine said he was interested to see if my political views might change upon being in China. His angle was, "yeah, they're communist, but look at th...
Posted on 10/28/11 at 10:03 AM
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Woodworking: Journey from home: Often a second look makes it seem better

Woodworking: Journey from home: Often a second look makes it seem better Some say that familiarity breeds contempt. But after our second annual road trip to Sarasota, Fla., I’d say instead that familiarity breeds, ah, well, acceptance.

By Dave Wood, columnist , February 14, 2013

Editorial: ‘Throw that dead bolt’!

Editorial: ‘Throw that dead bolt’! Or, if you don’t have a dead bolt, flip that lock switch — for your house, garage and vehicle doors.

February 14, 2013

Woodworking: This last goodbye a reminder of many teachable and some very funny moments

Woodworking: This last goodbye a reminder of many teachable and some very funny moments One of the great things about funerals is that when you attend them, you find out all kinds of good stuff about the deceased that you never knew before.

By Dave Wood, columnist , February 07, 2013

Letter: You should be outraged at how this oil giant pollutes our environment

The Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company, the most carbon-intensive oil company in the world, will contribute more to global warming than any other oil company. Shell continues to expand investments in oil sands and oil shale using the dirtiest technologies to make it a leader in the industry.

By Ray Anderson, River Falls , February 07, 2013

Letter: Rush for new mining bill overlooks constituents and environmental safeguards

A serious fight is brewing over the Wisconsin state Legislature’s Republican-sponsored mining bill that would open enormous tracts of the Penokee Range between Ashland and Hurley to potentially disastrous iron ore mining.

By Thomas R. Smith, River Falls , February 07, 2013

Letter: Vote for incumbent in this judicial primary

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts and regulations or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.

By Carrie Falkofske, Prescott , February 07, 2013

Letter: Police chief’s absence to train for senior position seems like costly paradox

Roberts Police Chief Dan Burgess, hired in November 2009, began the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command Class on Monday, Feb. 4, at the Hudson Police Department.

By Peter Tharp, Roberts , February 07, 2013

Editorial: This potential bill simply not in the public’s best interest

We are concerned — as every citizen should be — about a draft bill that may soon be considered by the Wisconsin Assembly.

February 07, 2013

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Woodworking: Ignore the critics, it may be worth your precious time to try some rhyme

Poor David’s Almanac tells me that on this date 57 years ago, Newsweek magazine ran an interview with poet Robert Frost.

By Dave Wood, columnist , February 02, 2013

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Letter: Store owner overwhelmed by all the local support

My husband and I have been independent business owners for almost 18 years. We have a bookstore in St. Paul and, three months ago, opened a second store on Main Street River Falls: Fox Den Used Books.

By Heather Williams, town of Kinnickinnic , February 02, 2013

Letter: Highway project unnecessary; we need smarter spending

The Radio Road overpass (set for 2013-14) is a waste of our tax dollars and a future burden on taxpayers.

By William A. Draves, River Falls , February 02, 2013

Letter: Costly school programs take away local control

After 36 years of teaching in public schools I care about what happens in education. There are two educational programs of which Wisconsin citizens need to be aware.

By Nancy Danneker, Village of Maiden Rock , February 02, 2013

Tom Westerhaus: Hard to list all ways he will be missed

Tom Westerhaus: Hard to list all ways he will be missed After learning of and being saddened by River Falls School Superintendent Tom Westerhaus’s impending retirement, a local resident who’s served and worked with Westerhaus expressed her deeply held admiration: I found him to be a strong leader, inquisitive when he wanted to better understand, compassionate when it related to matters of the human spirit, and humble when it came it came to taking credit.

January 31, 2013

Wood Working: Movie, TV show remakes, ugh, with few exceptions, just nauseate me

Wood Working: Movie, TV show remakes, ugh, with few exceptions, just nauseate me Over the years I’ve fulminated about the media remaking famous and infamous movies and TV shows.

By Dave Wood, columnist , January 25, 2013

Letter: This gun owner, hunter wants reasonable talk about gun violence

As a psychologist, I take issue with the notion that ‘good people with guns are the solution to bad people with guns.’

By Jeff Horner, town of River Falls , January 25, 2013

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