Property Taxes shoot up, but tax credits cushion the blow
Dec. 13, 2023
On bills being mailed out this month, gross property taxes in Wisconsin will climb by the largest amount since the Great Recession.
On bills being mailed out this month, gross property taxes in Wisconsin will climb by the largest amount since the Great Recession.
State leans on citizens to scrutinize big farms’ manure plans. Opponents fear serious environmental harm.
Critics accuse a developer of disregarding local concerns in his push to construct the state’s largest pig farm. He calls himself the victim of “selfish” residents.
A proposal for a $20 million concentrated animal feeding operation sowed distrust in Trade Lake as opponents accused the town’s chairman of backroom dealings to facilitate construction.
Back in the days when I ran newsrooms, I was fond of telling folks that the simplest definition of news is “what people are talking about.”
A lot of pundits and political observers focus on the conflict and controversy at the Capitol.
A pair of bills meant to protect high school and college students’ First Amendment rights received a public hearing in the Senate on Tuesday.
Patrick Riedy, a former Wisconsin journalist, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Casco, at the age of 92.
His career in journalism began as a young man, serving as a reporter and editor for various newspapers, including stints in Green Bay and Milwaukee. He later worked in plumbing and heating sales for Sears and then for Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation.
Jane Dwyre Garton, a distinguished Wisconsin journalist, educator and philanthropist, died on Nov. 24 in Appleton. She was 77. She attended North High School, where she worked on the student newspaper, the Urbanite, before going on to earn a journalism degree from the University of Dayton in 1968.
Garton's early work included serving as a sports information officer at Lawrence University in the 1970s, where she championed female athletes' rights under Title IX. She continued to break gender barriers through her pioneering career in the newspaper business, where she often faced challenges as one of the only women in the newsroom. During her time at the (Appleton) Post-Crescent, she excelled as a beat reporter and editor, covering mental health, government, agriculture and women in sports. She went on to earn a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University before turning to teaching journalism at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Fox Valley.
“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” The words may belong to Valentine Davies, the award-winning writer of Miracle on 34th Street, but the sentiment rings true for all of us.
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