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New poll question: What is the most important issue for elections and voting in 2022?

Feb. 10, 2022

A new poll question asking readers what they believe to be the most important issue concerning elections and voting in 2022 is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking this question as a follow-up to our previous poll, in which respondents selected election security and/or voting rights as the top priority for 2022.

WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard.

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Recent trends in Wisconsin’s principal and superintendent turnover

Feb. 10, 2022

Principals and superintendents turn over in Wisconsin public schools and districts at about the national average, state data show, but turnover is most prevalent for those serving the state’s most vulnerable students. For now, at least, a feared pandemic-related surge in school leadership turnover has not yet emerged.

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Reader memories fill in details on general stores

Feb. 7, 2022

Chris Hardie's recent story on local general stores generated a lot of reader response through both email and social media, the WNA past president writes. The responses also filled in some of the missing information on the history of the Wisconsin stores.

In his most recent column, which is available for publication by WNA members, Hardie incorporates the information gleaned from reader feedback. 

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David Jenkins, former Post-Crescent reporter and Daily Cardinal board member, dies at 72

Feb. 4, 2022

David P. Jenkins, a longtime attorney and judge who spent college summers working as a reporter for The (Appleton) Post-Crescent, died Sunday, Jan. 9, at his home in Middleton. He was 72.

In high school, Jenkins covered sports for the student newspaper and attended a summer journalism institute at Northwestern University. He studied political science and economics at UW-Madison, earning his bachelor's degree in 1971. While at UW, he served on the Board of Directors for The Daily Cardinal student newspaper. During his summers back home in Seymour, he worked as a reporter for The Post-Crescent in nearby Appleton.

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Your Right to Know: Local news deserves a break today

Feb. 1, 2022

In the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council's latest "Your Right to Know" column, Wisconsin Watch managing editor Dee J. Hall writes about the Wisconsin Local Media Advertising Tax Credit, which she says deserves to pass, because preserving the public’s right to know hinges on keeping local news outlets — and the local businesses that advertise with them — alive and well. The column is available for republication and can be downloaded here.

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