analog summer

Recalling ‘analog summer’ memories from years gone by

The idea behind analog summer is we’re turning back the clock to simpler times — when our lives were not dominated as much by digital devices but by human interaction and natural experiences that don’t come from liquid-crystal displays.

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Former Sparta newspaper publisher Ted Radde dies at 73

Theodore “Ted” Charles Edward Radde III, longtime publisher of the Sparta Herald and former Sparta City Council member, died Monday, July 12, in La Crosse. He was 73.

With his grandfather, T.C. Radde, and father, Don Radde, each having served as publisher of the Herald before him, Radde grew up in the newspaper business. He began his career with Monroe County Publishers at age 14, working his way up through the ranks of the company, which published the Sparta Herald and Monroe County Herald.

Radde became publisher of the Sparta Herald in the late 1970s, a role he held until his retirement in 2015, when the company was sold to current publisher Greg Evans. 

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Ryan Gregory named sports editor for Sun Prairie Star

Ryan Gregory, an Indiana native with family ties to Wisconsin, has been named sports editor of the Sun Prairie Star, The (Waterloo/Marshall) Courier and the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent.

Gregory earned his degree in sports journalism from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. While in college, he served as sports editor for The Campus Citizen student newspaper and worked in the sports department at The Indianapolis Star

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