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March 6, 2014
Editorial: Helping to shape, define our community
The National Newspaper Association finished a readership survey in 2013. The gist was that even in the electronic/digital age, two-thirds of small-town residents rely on their local paper for news and advertising information. The survey noted this reliance continues even as more...
opinion / editorialsMarch 6, 2014 - 12:51pm
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February 28, 2014
Editorial: Punishment should fit messes left behind
Earlier this month a town of Clifton letter writer to the Journal expressed dismay and disgust at having to step over a heap of puke to enter a downtown store. A postal carrier told her such sights are common. The store owner said not only vomit, but “urine and worse” is often...
opinion / editorialsFebruary 28, 2014 - 8:51am
February 14, 2014
Editorial: Sign of spring? Or something else?
At first Patti Miller had to rub her eyes. The social services director at Kinnic Heath and Rehab on East Division Street had walked outside...
opinion / editorialsFebruary 14, 2014 - 12:51pm
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February 7, 2014
Editorial: When dreams come true, it must be spring
Rose Rude, who’s chaired organized efforts for the last handful of Easter Egg Hunts, believes most of us are dreaming of spring. With the winter we’ve had, that’s a pretty fair assumption. We can only hope spring, unlike last year, isn’t delayed until early May, when yet...
opinion / editorialsFebruary 7, 2014 - 9:13am
January 9, 2014
Editorial: New year, cheers; new flu season, boo
As we ring in 2014, we also ring in another seasonal outbreak of influenza. While this area has yet to be hard hit, we’re reminded by health officials not to wait before taking precautions to maintain our good health. According to Mary Boles, River Falls Clinic manager of support...
opinion / editorialsJanuary 9, 2014 - 10:17am
November 8, 2013
Editorial: Choice factor can only be backed up by quality
As reported in last week’s Journal, the coming year will see a modest drop of 1.5% in the school district portion of your property taxes. That’s the first drop in five years. The main reason is more per-pupil state aid. The main reason for that is River Falls gained 70 students...
opinion / editorialsNovember 8, 2013 - 8:55am
November 1, 2013
Editorial: Whatever happened to the local control mantra?
Perhaps many of you read Axel Bogdan’s letter last week: “Don’t let state Legislature seize local town controls.” Bogdan, a Kinnickinnic town board supervisor, warned about a proposed bill by two Republican state lawmakers — Sen. Tom Tiffany, Hazelhurst, and Rep. Joan...
opinion / editorialsNovember 1, 2013 - 10:12am
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October 17, 2013
Editorial: A little of this, and some of that
There seems to be a great deal happening these days, both in River Falls and affecting River Falls, so we cherry-picked a few topics and tossed in our two cents worth: -- Local painter and sign-making guru David Markson continues to redraw the cityscape with his skillful talents....
opinion / editorialsOctober 17, 2013 - 10:26am
October 9, 2013
Editorial: Our country would be better served by total recall
Is it too easy to recall politicians? That argument’s been made in Wisconsin, especially following the spate of recall elections in 2011 and 2012 after controversial legislation curbed the union rights of most, but not all, public employees, including teachers. A more relevant,...
opinion / editorialsOctober 9, 2013 - 1:37pm
October 4, 2013
Editorial: Safety, control: Burden is on pet owners
What happened to June Moyer recently while visiting River Falls should never happen to anyone who has a dog, cat or other animal that’s part of the family. As reported in last week’s Journal, Moyer’s dog Zoey was snatched from her arms, mauled, and, as she describes, had its...
opinion / editorialsOctober 4, 2013 - 9:32am
September 27, 2013
Editorial: Quiet heroics
What qualifications are necessary to earn the title “Hero”? By our measure, we think local resident Steve Linehan met and exceeded the bar last Thursday morning. Linehan, whose face might be familiar to some as the guy who plays Santa Claus in Veteran’s Park during the holiday...
opinion / editorialsSeptember 27, 2013 - 9:30am
September 13, 2013
Editorial: Come see the good your money helped buy
What will $19 million get you? The River Falls School District will demonstrate the answer to that question with a series of open house tours...
opinion / editorialsSeptember 13, 2013 - 9:03am
September 5, 2013
Editorial: End of summer: Not the end of things to do
Even if the heat seems relentless, we know summer can’t last forever. The start of the K-12 school year and the start of college classes at...
opinion / editorialsSeptember 5, 2013 - 10:32am
August 29, 2013
Editorial: Another school year, keep safety in mind
In early September 2012, this headline ran across the front page of the Journal: Young bus crash victim better In that unfortunate accident, a 12-year-old seventh-grade boy was hit and run over after school at the intersection of Main Street and Cascade Avenue. The school driver...
opinion / editorialsAugust 29, 2013 - 9:34am
August 23, 2013
Editorial: Kickoff woes for 2013: Eyes wide shut,here we go again
In a letter about Green Bay Packer TV blackouts addressed to a local constituent on Dec. 12, 1997, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind wrote: “...Packer games...
opinion / editorialsAugust 23, 2013 - 10:18am
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