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Editorial

Give snowplows space while on the road

The people who labor to keep the roadways clear of snow and ice have a request for the public — please keep your distance, for their sake and yours. With 13 separate incidents involving vehicles striking county snowplows in Wisconsin so far this winter, that state’s Department of ...

Trump focuses on foreign policy, voters worry about cost of living

President Donald Trump kicked off his midterm campaign travel this week with a bipolar economy: huge growth but plummeting consumer confidence. How he navigates that tension will determine how badly Republicans fare this fall. This was the president’s message in Iowa on Tuesday night: “Our ...

Military strikes won’t really help Iranian citizens

The brutality of Iran’s crackdown on protesters is almost unfathomable. Despite the authorities cutting off communications and destroying evidence, it is clear that a regime never reluctant to shed its citizens’ blood has done so with unprecedented zeal, sensing an unprecedented threat from ...

Safety paramount when on ice

It seems that every winter, a number of people fall through ice they thought was safe, never mind how cold the temperature has been. That fact alone serves to underscore what might be obvious to some and not so much to others, that despite the recent cold snap, many lakes and streams remain ...

Women’s heart health focus of Wear Red Day

Women’s heart health focus of Wear Red Day The American Heart Association is calling on the public to participate in National Wear Red Day by donning red today in support of the Go Red for Women movement that focuses women’s heart health and awareness. The association’s Go Red for Women ...

Trump administration’s mass deportation strategy backfiring

How does a Republican lose by 14 points in a safely conservative Texas state Senate seat that President Trump carried by 17 points in 2024? Answer: When there’s a voter backlash against the Trump Administration, notably its mass deportation debacles. That’s what happened Saturday in a ...