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Letters to The Platteville Journal for May 22

Platteville’s library Read More
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Posted: May. 22, 2013 11:37 a.m. | Updated: May. 22, 2013 5:00 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Very good news about good people

The recent benefit raffle for Ashley (Barnes) Kishman has been a large success, thanks to so many Hillsboro area folks and well wishers who bought tickets to help the former HHS grad who is currently battling cancer. Read More
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Posted: May. 21, 2013 6:54 p.m.


Etc.: Too many warnings

I have claimed for decades that the phrase “normal Wisconsin weather” is an oxymoron. Read More
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Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:54 p.m. | Updated: May. 15, 2013 11:00 p.m.


Letters to The Platteville Journal for May 15

City code enforcement Read More
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Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:07 p.m. | Updated: May. 15, 2013 5:00 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Benish returning to Tigers’ bench

Lady Tiger basketball fans will be exchanging plenty of high fives as the news spreads throughout the Hillsboro community that he is returning as their coach next season. Read More
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Posted: May. 14, 2013 6:16 p.m.


Etc.: The unexplainable

For three weeks in a row, I either left this office Friday afternoon or came into work Monday morning having an idea of what your favorite weekly newspaper would feature on its front page that week. Read More
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Posted: May. 08, 2013 10:36 a.m. | Updated: May. 08, 2013 10:00 p.m.


Letters to The Platteville Journal for May 8

Not ‘extra money’ Read More
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Posted: May. 08, 2013 10:08 a.m. | Updated: May. 08, 2013 6:00 p.m.


Guest opinion: Life is a marathon

Hear the patter of carbon rubber soles, weary repetition Read More
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Posted: May. 08, 2013 9:30 a.m. | Updated: May. 08, 2013 3:00 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Postal carriers Stamp out Hunger

Hillsboro area postal carriers will be joining their co-workers throughout the country this Saturday, May 11, to once again help “Stamp Out Hunger.” Read More
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Posted: May. 07, 2013 5:47 p.m.


Etc.: Sidewalk talk

When I cover governmental meetings, in addition to following what’s going on, I sometimes play the game What Would Steve Do? Read More
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Posted: May. 01, 2013 11:52 a.m. | Updated: May. 01, 2013 10:00 p.m.


Letters to The Platteville Journal for May 1

On victims’ rights Read More
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Posted: May. 01, 2013 11:22 a.m. | Updated: May. 01, 2013 7:00 p.m.


Community Corner: UWP’s “high-impact practices”

On April 17, I had the opportunity to see 14 of our UW–Platteville students and their faculty advisors in the state Capitol in Madison. Read More
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Posted: May. 01, 2013 10:32 a.m. | Updated: May. 01, 2013 4:30 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Will snowshoes replace baseball spikes?

Holy cow, there actually is finally going to be a Spring Sports season for Hillsboro High School students who compete in baseball, softball, and track! Read More
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Posted: Apr. 30, 2013 5:14 p.m.


Etc.: -30-

Ink-stained wretches know what the headline of this column signifies. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 23, 2013 4:51 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 24, 2013 11:00 p.m.
Dick Brockman’s last Gospel According to Eddie Tor

Dick Brockman’s last Gospel According to Eddie Tor

Richard Brockman, who died Monday, owned The Platteville Journal for 31 years before he sold The Journal to Morris Newspapers Feb. 1, 2003. The Feb. 4, 2003 Journal included Brockman’s last front-page column, The Gospel According to Eddie Tor. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 23, 2013 4:46 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 24, 2013 10:30 p.m.


Madison Report: Democrats oppose foreign land sales

All four Democratic members of the Senate Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism Committee called for a public hearing on the recent sale of 9,800 acres of farmland in Grant County to a foreign investor. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 23, 2013 1:02 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 24, 2013 4:00 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Did terrorists wake a sleeping giant?

Last week’s television coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing was among the most gripping news stories ever reported. Certainly not up to the 9-11 horror when you figure in the awful numbers of lives lost, but the film and video search, shoot out, and eventual capture of the remaining terrorist was breath taking to say the least. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 23, 2013 6:27 p.m.


Etc.: All-America Platteville

Even though it may feel as if we are surrounded by what Allstate Insurance characterizes as Mayhem, there is good news. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 17, 2013 11:35 a.m. | Updated: Apr. 17, 2013 10:00 p.m.


Letters to The Platteville Journal for April 17

Save the trees Read More
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Posted: Apr. 17, 2013 10:02 a.m. | Updated: Apr. 17, 2013 5:00 p.m.


Hello Hillsboro: Sirens are waiting to be heard again

Add to the “Signs of Spring” list the announcement that this is once again Tornado Awareness Week, as City Councilman and Emergency Preparedness Manager, Tom Hotek, reminded everyone at Monday night’s Council meeting. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 16, 2013 6:58 p.m.


Etc.: Enough politics yet?

The final election of 2013 was Tuesday. Not one week passed before news of the last election of 2014 revealed itself. So ... Read More
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Posted: Apr. 10, 2013 1:23 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 10, 2013 11:00 p.m.


Community Corner: Southwest Tech's board election

For 102 years, Wisconsin’s technical colleges have been governed by local boards comprised of local employers, employees and leaders selected by local elected officials. Read More
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Posted: Apr. 10, 2013 12:45 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 10, 2013 6:00 p.m.


Letters to The Platteville Journal for April 10

On the county board chair Read More
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Posted: Apr. 10, 2013 12:06 p.m. | Updated: Apr. 10, 2013 5:30 p.m.

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