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Frost brings growing season to sudden end

My footsteps made soft crunching noises as I walked across a frosty white carpet. A waning moon was visible in the early-morning sky. In the early hours of Oct. 4, the growing season ended in our valley as temperatures landed in the upper-20s. I awoke to a layer of white frost coating the lawn.

capitol report, wispolitics

Over $1.1 billion on the ballot in Wisconsin school referendums

Wisconsinites this November will be deciding on more than $1.1 billion in K-12 school referendums across the state, a total that, when combined with ballot measures in April, puts more school money on the ballot this year than any other single year this century.

Peter Kwong

More than just a shoebox

Operation Christmas Child brings joy around the world through gifts packed into a shoebox. Consider donating to the program this Christmas.

chris hardie, plowing, garden

New garden a reminder that I can’t always do it myself

I’ve discovered as I’ve grown older that my ability to muscle through projects continues to diminish. What I could have done at 30 or 40 takes a heck of a lot longer when pushing 60. The will may be there, but the way is just too dang hard.

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State increases tax auditors — and corporate tax collections

Despite COVID-19’s severe economic impact, state corporate tax collections remained strong in the most recent fiscal year, rising 20.2%. Normally among the first revenues to decline in a recession, corporate taxes have been an unusual bright spot during the current downturn, and an enhanced state audit initiative may help explain why.

Wisconsin Newspaper Association