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Is Eau Claire going to pot?

News: A majority of Eau Claire County voters favored legalizing marijuana in an advisory referendum on Nov. 6. Shortly thereafter, the City Council lowered the local fine for pot possession to $1.

GOP moves in Madison criticized

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ defense of a lame-duck session this week to limit the influence of a new governor and attorney general was, at best, unsettling.

Holiday spirit on display

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Stolen dreams

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I have walked on my path for decades thinking that I would never see another close call of death like I had gone through in life.

Report details impact of climate change

The fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report, released just after Thanksgiving, issues dire warnings about the impacts of climate change to the national economy, local communities and individual lives.

It Seems to Me: Include museum in 'local' movement

The local movement is strong in Eau Claire. Shop local. Eat local. Support local artists. Retain local talent. Encourage local development. The movement makes good economic sense and builds community pride.

We can learn from Nazi photo

In mid-November, a photo circulated showing a group of nearly 60 boys last spring at Baraboo High School giving what appeared to be a Nazi salute. On Nov. 19, I gave a talk at the school. What follows is adapted from those remarks.

Leonard Pitts

Leonard Pitts

“Imagine all the people, sharing all the world.”

Editorial: Panel must act on Saudi killing

President Trump last week confirmed what his administration has been signaling all along: It will stand behind Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even if he ordered the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a crude statement punctuated with exclamation points,…

Precautionary advice for the holidays

Those in the Chippewa Valley braving long lines and fellow sale-seekers Friday can take heart in at least one finding: Personal safety likely won’t be an issue.

Why add even more fuel to the fire?

As a former health education instructor with over 30 years of experience, I have done extensive work with alcohol and drug prevention since the late 1970s.

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