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Third District congressional candidates outline qualifications, stands on issues
Voters in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District will choose Nov. 6 between Ron Kind, the Democrat who has represented the district since 1997, and Ray Boland, a retired U.S. Army colonel who served as secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Veterans Affairs from 1992 to 2003. Here are the candidates’ biographical information and responses to questions:
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Voters in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District will choose Nov. 6 between Ron Kind, the Democrat who has represented the district since 1997, and Ray Boland, a retired U.S. Army colonel who served as secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Veterans Affairs from 1992 to 2003. Here are the candidates’ biographical information and responses to questions:
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Man drowns trying to pull dock from St. Croix River; Record rains fall over weekend; Headphone-wearing teen didn’t hear train that killed him; more briefs
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A man drowned Sunday while trying to remove a dock from the St. Croix River on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A man drowned Sunday while trying to remove a dock from the St. Croix River on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Pierce Co. man charged with causing accident while talking on cellphone; Prescott’s ‘longest bratwurst’ claim challenged; more briefs
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A western Wisconsin man is due in court Nov. 8 after he was accused of causing a fatal traffic crash while chatting on a cellphone
Thursday, October, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A western Wisconsin man is due in court Nov. 8 after he was accused of causing a fatal traffic crash while chatting on a cellphone
Thursday, October, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A day after debate, Obama takes jabs at Romney during Madison visit; Federal funding hold slows rural Internet progress; more briefs
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President Obama used his Madison visit Thursday to encourage his supporters to vote early and to shake off criticisms from his debate with Mitt Romney the night before.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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President Obama used his Madison visit Thursday to encourage his supporters to vote early and to shake off criticisms from his debate with Mitt Romney the night before.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Walker’s approval rating still high; Obama speaks at UW-Madison today; more briefs
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Over half of Wisconsin voters still like the job Gov. Scott Walker’s doing, according to the latest Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Over half of Wisconsin voters still like the job Gov. Scott Walker’s doing, according to the latest Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Kids injured after abduction and car crash; person who tossed duct-taped cat into river sought; request for boys to be charged as juveniles in great-grandmother’s death; more briefs
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Abducted kids, man crushed by paper, corn crop in poor shape but soybeans are improving, the latest Wisconsin troops heading to Afghanistan will learn how to prevent being killed by the people they try to help.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Abducted kids, man crushed by paper, corn crop in poor shape but soybeans are improving, the latest Wisconsin troops heading to Afghanistan will learn how to prevent being killed by the people they try to help.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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New Richmond no longer home of world’s heaviest pumpkin; murder in Milwaukee; cold and raw forecast; voter website; more briefs
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MILWAUKEE -- If you need to do something outdoors, you might want to try-and-get it done by Wednesday. Forecasters say dry weather and normal temperatures are expected in the first three days of this week, with highs in the 60’s-and-70’s and lows generally in the 40’s.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MILWAUKEE -- If you need to do something outdoors, you might want to try-and-get it done by Wednesday. Forecasters say dry weather and normal temperatures are expected in the first three days of this week, with highs in the 60’s-and-70’s and lows generally in the 40’s.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Colas’ ruling draws enraged responses; Letters, calls berate judge
A Dane County judge who struck down parts of Act 10, the state’s law weakening collective bargaining for some public workers, has drawn a spate of letters and phone messages expressing outrage in colorful, at times vitriolic language.
Saturday, September, 29, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A Dane County judge who struck down parts of Act 10, the state’s law weakening collective bargaining for some public workers, has drawn a spate of letters and phone messages expressing outrage in colorful, at times vitriolic language.
Saturday, September, 29, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Photo ID requirement unlikely for November elections; study says state's casino market is saturated, plus more briefs
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Voters probably won't be required to bring along a photo ID to their polling place Nov. 6th. Also, the state's Secretary of Corrections is resigning due to health reasons and several former V.A. officials have been awarded six- and seven-figure settlements in a discrimination lawsuit, plus stories about a Baldwin-Thompson debate tonight and a study that says more casinos wouldn't net any more revenue for the state or Native American tribes.
Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Voters probably won't be required to bring along a photo ID to their polling place Nov. 6th. Also, the state's Secretary of Corrections is resigning due to health reasons and several former V.A. officials have been awarded six- and seven-figure settlements in a discrimination lawsuit, plus stories about a Baldwin-Thompson debate tonight and a study that says more casinos wouldn't net any more revenue for the state or Native American tribes.
Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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$2 million marketing campaign urges companies to move here; District asks judge to keep fired janitor off school property; more briefs
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Wisconsin will spend $2 million to start up a new marketing campaign to encourage businesses to locate and expand here. The Eleva-Strum school district wants a judge to continue a restraining order to keep a fired custodian off school property.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin will spend $2 million to start up a new marketing campaign to encourage businesses to locate and expand here. The Eleva-Strum school district wants a judge to continue a restraining order to keep a fired custodian off school property.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Cooler today, warmer tomorrow; Officiating fiasco could harm Wisconsin economy; more briefs
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It’s much cooler in Wisconsin than it was yesterday at this time. A sports economist at Saint Norbert College in De Pere said the officiating fiasco in Monday night’s Packer loss at Seattle is not trivial.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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It’s much cooler in Wisconsin than it was yesterday at this time. A sports economist at Saint Norbert College in De Pere said the officiating fiasco in Monday night’s Packer loss at Seattle is not trivial.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State senator among those raging over Packers' 'victimization'; Neumann puts out plea for $152,000; Teens burned when fireworks explode in car; more briefs
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The first topic of conversation in most of Wisconsin Tuesday is likely to be how the Green Bay Packers apparently got robbed by the NFL’s replacement officials last night in their 14-12 loss at Seattle. Also, Mark Neumann – who finished third among four candidates in last month’s Republican U.S. Senate primary – is asking for about $152,000 to help pay unexpected campaign bills.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The first topic of conversation in most of Wisconsin Tuesday is likely to be how the Green Bay Packers apparently got robbed by the NFL’s replacement officials last night in their 14-12 loss at Seattle. Also, Mark Neumann – who finished third among four candidates in last month’s Republican U.S. Senate primary – is asking for about $152,000 to help pay unexpected campaign bills.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Couple charged in death of three-year-old; Survey: Wisconsin Capitol protest rules ‘more generous’ than most; More briefs
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DANBURY -- A northwest Wisconsin couple charged in the death of their three-year-old daughter turned themselves over the weekend. Thomas Williams, 42, and Jenna Danish, 33, both of Danbury, are due in Burnett County Circuit Court Oct. 10 on felony charges of child neglect resulting in death.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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DANBURY -- A northwest Wisconsin couple charged in the death of their three-year-old daughter turned themselves over the weekend. Thomas Williams, 42, and Jenna Danish, 33, both of Danbury, are due in Burnett County Circuit Court Oct. 10 on felony charges of child neglect resulting in death.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Union-limits issue goes to appeals court Oct. 4; Walker asks voters to sign petition to keep law; more briefs
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An appeals court has scheduled an Oct. 4 hearing on the state’s request to temporarily restore public union bargaining limits for local governments and schools.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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An appeals court has scheduled an Oct. 4 hearing on the state’s request to temporarily restore public union bargaining limits for local governments and schools.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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DNR board meets in Eau Claire, Sept. 25-26
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will be in Eau Claire on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, and will conduct its monthly business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Ramada Inn and Convention Center downtown. Citizens who wish to address the board should register by next week.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will be in Eau Claire on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, and will conduct its monthly business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Ramada Inn and Convention Center downtown. Citizens who wish to address the board should register by next week.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Van Hollen will file motion today for extension of union law while appeal plays out; Mining debate begins anew in Madison today; more state news
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While Madison teachers have already asked to begin talks on their new contract, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will petition a Dane County judge today, asking that he allow Wisconsin's new union law to remain in place while an appeal is prepared. Also, new research shows pacifiers may stunt boys emotions later in life, plus more state briefs.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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While Madison teachers have already asked to begin talks on their new contract, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will petition a Dane County judge today, asking that he allow Wisconsin's new union law to remain in place while an appeal is prepared. Also, new research shows pacifiers may stunt boys emotions later in life, plus more state briefs.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Officials chide tribe for plans to hunt elk near Clam Lake; Obama expected to visit Milwaukee; insurance fraud on the rise, plus more state news
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A Wisconsin DNR attorney said plans by Chippewa tribal members to kill an elk this weekend for a ceremonial function doesn't bode well for state-tribal relations. Also, state ag officials say 286 farmers received permits to harvest about 6,300 acres of hay from state lands last month. Plus stories about BMO Harris plans to lay-off 75 employees, a cantaloupe recall, several fatal accidents and more state news.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A Wisconsin DNR attorney said plans by Chippewa tribal members to kill an elk this weekend for a ceremonial function doesn't bode well for state-tribal relations. Also, state ag officials say 286 farmers received permits to harvest about 6,300 acres of hay from state lands last month. Plus stories about BMO Harris plans to lay-off 75 employees, a cantaloupe recall, several fatal accidents and more state news.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Biden appearing at UW-EC today; state's corn, bean projections lowered; door still open for Gegebic project, more state briefs
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The firm interested in building a large iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin is now considering Michigan's Upper Peninsula but would reconsider Ashland County if politics change. Also, the state's Congressional delegation split votes on party lines for extension of a terrorism suveillance law and Census officials say earnings are up in Wisconsin but so is poverty -- plus many more state stories.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The firm interested in building a large iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin is now considering Michigan's Upper Peninsula but would reconsider Ashland County if politics change. Also, the state's Congressional delegation split votes on party lines for extension of a terrorism suveillance law and Census officials say earnings are up in Wisconsin but so is poverty -- plus many more state stories.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Tornado, 80 mph winds, rake SW Wisconsin overnight; groups seek further delay on Voter ID; more West Nile suspected; more briefs
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The line of storms that essentially missed Pierce and St. Croix counties delivered a tornado and 80 mph winds in southwestern Wisconsin overnight. Also, three groups fighting Wisconsin's voter ID law are now lobbying the Supreme Court to delay its review until after the November elections. Read on for more state news.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The line of storms that essentially missed Pierce and St. Croix counties delivered a tornado and 80 mph winds in southwestern Wisconsin overnight. Also, three groups fighting Wisconsin's voter ID law are now lobbying the Supreme Court to delay its review until after the November elections. Read on for more state news.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Tougher standards, tests await public school students; Packers fans begin trek by horse, bike to season opener; more briefs
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Summer vacation is over for thousands of Wisconsin school students who are returning to classes today. State Supt. Tony Evers said students will face more rigorous “Common Core” learning standards for math and English, and standardized tests will be graded a lot tougher than in the past.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Summer vacation is over for thousands of Wisconsin school students who are returning to classes today. State Supt. Tony Evers said students will face more rigorous “Common Core” learning standards for math and English, and standardized tests will be graded a lot tougher than in the past.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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