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.
While urban school districts opted to start online, about 75% of rural districts in Wisconsin planned to offer in-person schooling this fall.
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.
Operation Christmas Child brings joy around the world through gifts packed into a shoebox. Consider donating to the program this Christmas.
A new poll question about which candidate readers believe will win the 2020 presidential election is now available to be used by WNA members.
Readers visiting WNA member websites from Oct. 7 to 18 were asked whether they supported Gov. Tony Evers’ actions to extend the statewide mask mandate and increase restriction on indoor gatherings. Here are the results.
Here’s a preview of election-related misinformation that voters are likely to encounter on social media in the weeks ahead.
As a follow up to last year’s Homelessness in Wisconsin project, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association last week partnered with several member newspapers to recognize World Homeless Day on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The effort shined a light on homelessness in the state as the pandemic continues to exacerbate an already troubling issue.
Wisconsin’s rural hospitals are faring better than in most states. But a significant number — roughly one-third — remain underwater financially.
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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