GOVERNMENT
Daily Republic editor named to South Dakota task force on open records
MITCHELL, S.D. - Seth Tupper, the editor of The Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., recently was appointed to a state task force that will study open record and open meeting laws in the state, accordi...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:58 AM
Showing some local love
River Falls sure had a bad week last week. A fatal stabbing, a triple murder and it rained on their parade. I was thinking its time for Hudson to share some love with our neighbors. Paul Rode made a g...
Posted on 7/16/12 at 11:31 AM
Approachably Abrasive
Have you been to a protest lately? Tea Party? Occupy? Vietnam? We've all heard how protests are handled in China. Throughout my time there, I had heard from the locals and expats bits and pieces ab...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 9:20 AM
2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, me...
Posted on 1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
THE JOBS PRESIDENT IS AT IT AGAIN
Do you know the latest way The Jobs President is going to create jobs? Get ready, this is such exciting news! According to The Dialy Caller, The Jobs Presidents EPA is hiring 230,000 new bureaucrats ...
Posted on 10/1/11 at 2:17 PM
Polk County man drives on frozen St. Croix to escape police
A chase through North Hudson and onto the frozen St. Croix ends in an arrest of a Polk county man Sunday morning.By Meg Heaton , March 04, 2013
Letter: DA’s column is off base
This is in response to last week’s guest column titled “DA argues for ‘meaningful’ gun restrictions.” District Attorney Eric Johnson’s public advocacy to restrict the rights and liberties of the citizens he’s charged to serve, stands in opposition to the letter and spirit of our constitution, and to the oath he has sworn to uphold.By Gerry Lancette, Hudson , March 01, 2013
Letter: Against potential move of Health Dept.
With the recent auction of county land in New Richmond, there have been veiled references in the local papers to razing the St. Croix County Health and Human Services buildings in New Richmond and moving this department to Hudson. Why the secrecy? Why the hurry?By Ninette Nolen, New Richmond , March 01, 2013
City hand-counts primary ballots from two aldermanic districts
By Randy Hanson , March 01, 2013
Letter: Disagrees with DA’s column
St Croix County District Attorney Eric Johnson made his left-wing opinions on gun control clear in last week’s guest column in the Star-Observer. Unfortunately, many of the purported “facts” are anti-gun talking points, unsubstantiated or untrue.By Ray Hornung, Town of Hudson , March 01, 2013
St. Croix County sells 550 acres at Saturday auction
By Jeff Holmquist , March 01, 2013
Smoking opposition says no to surcharge
Wisconsin NewsFour anti-smoking groups say a surcharge on health insurance is the wrong way to try and get those hooked on cigarettes to quit smoking.
March 01, 2013
Climatologist sees end of drought; Assembly passes job-training bill; Alleged Guido thief comes clean on website; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsIf forecasts hold true, a climatologist says we probably will have dug ourselves out of the drought that has plagued the state since last summer. Wisconsin lawmakers have taken their first steps toward training workers for increasingly complex jobs that are going unfilled. A woman who claimed to steal one of the costumes of the Milwaukee Brewers’ famous racing sausages has given all the greasy details to a news service.
March 01, 2013
Morrissette purchases Northland Liquors store
Randy Morrissette II is the new owner of the Northland Liquors store in the Plaza 94 shopping center that he has managed for the past 11 years.By Randy Hanson , March 01, 2013
Ball field fees will remain the same for 2013
The Hudson City Council voted 4-2 Monday night to accept the Park Board’s recommendation for no increase in Grandview Park ball field fees for 2013. At its previous meeting, the council had asked Public Works and Parks Director Tom Zeuli to investigate the per-game cost of operating the park’s softball and baseball fields.By Randy Hanson , February 28, 2013
Economist tells Hudson audience he’s pessimistic
By Randy Hanson , February 28, 2013
Mining bill passes state Senate; Democrat accuses GOP of helping some businesses, slighting others; more state briefs
Wisconsin NewsWisconsin senators voted 17 to 16 last night to adopt a bill that would clear the way for a proposed iron ore mine in far northern Wisconsin. State Republicans keep saying that job creation is No. 1, but at least one Democrat accuses the GOP of picking winners and losers in that pursuit.
February 28, 2013
Local Government Meetings (Feb. 28 - March 7, 2013)
February 27, 2013
Lawmakers eye increase in seat-belt fines
Wisconsin NewsDon't be surprised if there's an effort to raise Wisconsin's ultra-low fine of $10 for not wearing a seat belt.
February 27, 2013
State’s deer “czar” asks hunters for input
Wisconsin NewsWisconsinites are being asked to share their ideas for carrying out the “Deer Czar’s” recommendations.
February 27, 2013
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