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Communicating without words

We are capable of saying a lot without using a single word. The face, body, eyes, and voice can provide a lot of information without words. Emotions, intentions, attitudes, agreement, disagreement, acceptance, rejection, and so many messages are transmitted instantly without any language at ...

Net zero is dead and gone

It was only a few years ago when the climate change alarms and green energy fad were all the rage at the White House and corporate board rooms. Former President Joe Biden's policies were all tilted to ending fossil fuels, and many of America's biggest corporations embraced the concept of ...

Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Dem resurgence

Here's an easy lesson for rising political hopefuls to draw from Francesca Hong's failed bid to be Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial nominee: Don't demonize Thanksgiving. Hong, a chef, state legislator and democratic socialist, was the clear front- runner in the Democratic primary race ...

A tough job 

My wife and I recently provided daycare for our six-year-old grandson for a week. It will probably take me a month to recover. We had taken care of little boys before, obviously, although that was more than thirty years ago. We aren’t as young as we were back then, but little boys are ...

Readers' Views

Yes, lake health is important, but… To the editor: I am responding to Gregg Paulson’s “Lake health and pickleball?” editorial on Thursday the 13th. First, the city council must do both. They are both part of the community’s well-being. However, the importance of lake health is paramount. His account of DNR approval was not factual, according to the DNR’s head of aeration. That said, there is much I agree with. The city had aerators in Budd Lake but found that they did not improve water quality sufficiently. In a way, the proposed nano-bubblers are just aerators on ...

Medicare for all? Here's the missing truth

Ever since I was in Congress there was a group of people that wanted some form of universal healthcare. It would include one healthcare provider through the federal government, which they frequently refer to as "Medicare for all." However, there is a huge difference between Medicare which is ...