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State re-evaluates who assesses property
Posted: November 20, 2009 - 11:00 pm

One of the greatest single sources of revenue for municipalities may soon be getting a significant makeover.

Deals drawn in health care vote One image
Posted: November 20, 2009 - 11:00 pm

WASHINGTON - Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a 2,074-page health care bill and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

Game day arrives for new warden One image
Updated: November 20, 2009 - 11:58 pm

As a boy, Cody Adams once was checked by a conservation warden while deer hunting. The encounter made him curious about who wardens were and what they did.

Gas odor clears Jackson County Courthouse
Posted: November 20, 2009 - 1:40 pm

BLACK RIVER FALLS - A suspected gas leak Friday morning at the Jackson County Courthouse that caused a 20-minute evacuation turned out to be the smell of burned oil from a power washer.

At 11 percent, state foreclosure rate bests national average
Posted: November 20, 2009 - 9:00 am

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A new report shows 11 percent of home loans in Wisconsin were in foreclosure or delinquent at the end of September.

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Pharmacy robber gets 10 years
Posted: November 20, 2009

One of two armed robbers of an Eau Claire neighborhood pharmacy will spend 10 years in prison.

Survey targets local views on climate change
Posted: November 20, 2009

The first question in a survey about climate change being conducted by UW-Eau Claire students gets right to the point.

Convicted baby killer wants new trial
Posted: November 20, 2009

An Eau Claire man found guilty in 2004 of killing an infant girl is asking for a new trial.

Suspects in drive-by shooting head to trial
Posted: November 20, 2009

MENOMONIE - Four men accused in a drive-by shooting Nov. 4 near Rock Falls were ordered Friday to stand trial.

Oh, babies! Doctor remembers five births in three-plus hours One image
Updated: November 21, 2009 - 12:00 am

The early morning hours of Nov. 22, 2008, were busy for Dr. Leonard Ezenagu, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Luther Midelfort's Women's Health Center.

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Editorial: Passer-by didn't hesitate to help

Editor's note:

Our Saturday editorial summarizes positive stories printed in the Leader-Telegram during the last week.

Editorial: Mammogram study raises the issue of health plan cost

That is, how much health care can we afford, and how much are we willing to pay for it?

State View: A lie's a lie, even coming from a judge

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f candidates for the state Supreme Court lie in their campaigns, this is deserving of nothing more severe than a mild "tsk, tsk" from those pretending to regulate their ethics.

Editorial: What was Hasan doing in the Army?

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ost people are familiar with the arcade game "Whac-A-Mole," in which players try to club as many moles as possible as they bob out of their holes.

Financial 'wall' should be rebuilt

We've heard a lot of late about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The wall literally divided a city and figuratively divided East and West, tyranny and democracy, and its opening was part of a chain of events that freed millions from communism.

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