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Opinion: How Wisconsin can slap down efforts to silence speech

by Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch March 4, 2026 If you’re following recent national headlines, you know that attacks on press freedom are having a moment — from the FBI’s raid on the home of Washington Post reporter...

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Watch our end of the year fundraising video about building a sustainable local news outlet

Only one day left to reach our $10,000 goal. Help us Dec. 28, 2025 So many donors to thank for stepping up to help us build the local news outlet you have been asking for. We are getting closer to our goal but we still...

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Guest Column: State Rep. Tara Johnson – Celebrating June Dairy Month

Honoring Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and the legacy they uphold By State Representative Tara JohnsonWisconsin State Assembly, District 96 Here in America’s Dairyland, every year we celebrate June Dairy Month — a time...

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State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

As a farm boy, June Dairy Month has a special meaning to me. Growing up on my family’s dairy farm in northern La Crosse County, I saw the huge impact dairy has on our state. It is the economic and cultural lifeblood of...

June 1, 2024

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Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

Take some time and ask yourself, what would your day look like without child care? Would you be able to work? Would your business lose employees? This week, we commemorate “A Day Without Child Care;” a day to highlight...

May 16, 2024

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Guest column: State Rep. Loren Oldenburg on National Youth Apprenticeship Week

Column by State Representative Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) The first National Youth Apprenticeship Week is this week. As a fourth generation farmer, Iunderstand the importance of agriculture and other skilled trade...

May 9, 2024

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Guest Column: State Senator Brad Pfaff on Earth Day

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22. For me, Earth Day is a reminder to appreciate and protect what has given us so much. That’s why I’ll never stop fighting for clean drinking water, defending our incredible forests and...

April 22, 2024

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State Sen. Brad Pfaff guest column: Growing our economy

The people of western Wisconsin know what it means to put in a hard day’s work. People who work with their hands, drive trucks, pour concrete, and nurses who care for our loved ones. They understand the value of a...

April 8, 2024

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Guest Column: State Sen. Brad Pfaff celebrates National FFA Week

Growing up on my family’s farm in northern La Crosse County, I learned the value of work. Farming is what my family did morning, noon, and night. It filled our days. I milked the cows before I went to school and after I...

February 17, 2024

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Guest Column: State Sen. Pfaff draws on Coon Creek conservation history for new grazing legislation

Sometimes the greatest innovations are not actually new, but are old practices viewed in a new light. We see many of these innovations today in the way that we care for our land, whether it’s supporting the growth of...

February 8, 2024

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Opinion: How Wisconsin can slap down efforts to silence speech

Watch our end of the year fundraising video about building a sustainable local news outlet

Guest Column: State Rep. Tara Johnson – Celebrating June Dairy Month

State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

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Opinion: How Wisconsin can slap down efforts to silence speech

Watch our end of the year fundraising video about building a sustainable local news outlet

Guest Column: State Rep. Tara Johnson – Celebrating June Dairy Month

State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

Guest column: State Rep. Loren Oldenburg on National Youth Apprenticeship Week

Guest Column: State Senator Brad Pfaff on Earth Day

State Sen. Brad Pfaff guest column: Growing our economy

Guest Column: State Sen. Brad Pfaff celebrates National FFA Week

Guest Column: State Sen. Pfaff draws on Coon Creek conservation history for new grazing legislation

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