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At the Hudson Area Library, we believe teens hold the key to the future. We want to help them unlock it by offering fun leadership opportunities. We're looking for active members for our Teen Advisory Board (TAB), a group comprised of teens in grades 6-12. The board meets one Friday...

"Many people with disabilities depend on public programs so they can stay healthy and live, work and participate in the community," Jason Endres wrote to me in favor of a bill I recently introduced. My bill, Senate Bill 870, would create a Public Assistance Advisory Committee. I drafted...

Last November, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on a 15-3 vote to place a non-binding referendum question on this April's ballot. For some odd reason our County Board has now taken displeasure with an 8-year-old Supreme Court decision in Citizens United...

If you value freedom, you will value our Constitution as the founders wrote it. The Constitution defines the three branches of government thus creating our republic. The powers of each branch are described/expressed in the Constitution. All powers not expressly given to one of the...

The Hudson Area Public Library has two programs planned around St. Patrick's Day this week. Teens and tweens are invited to the library 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 16 for St. Patty's Pi Day - a special program to celebrate Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day in one event. We'll be eating the...

Recent events have been huge eye openers on gun violence, school and public safety, and potential changes to gun laws. The first eye opener was that we were having this conversation at all considering that after each and every incident of mass gun violence in America, legislators...

Some of my earliest memories of childhood are of times spent with my grandfather. One of the fondest memories was sitting in rocking chairs on his front porch. Sometimes we'd speak, but often we would just rock in silence, enjoying each other's company. I had tremendous love and admiration...