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Tuesday Jul 29 | WisInfo

Arlen Boardman column: Shift to a four-day workweek has been tried before

The four-day work week. Sounds pretty good for the worker, doesn't it? What it conjures up to workers isn't the 10-hour days, but a work life filled with three-day weekends.

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Related Topix: Outagamie County, WI, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, University of Wisconsin System, Appleton Metro, Oshkosh, WI

Sat Jul 26, 2008

The Burnett Co. Sentinel

Man killed in rock quarry rollover

A 21-year-old Dresser man was killed and two others were injured July 20 in a motor vehicle crash in the Dresser Trap Rock Quarry.

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Related Topix: Polk County, WI, St. Croix Falls, WI, Osceola, WI

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Burnett Co. Sentinel

Man killed in rock quarry rollover

A 21-year-old Dresser man was killed and two others were injured July 20 in a motor vehicle crash in the Dresser Trap Rock Quarry.

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Related Topix: Polk County, WI, St. Croix Falls, WI, Osceola, WI

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Rivertowns.net

Do It Yourself Network's 'Cool Tools' films at New Richmond shop

Heintz Machine Corp in New Richmond had a slow day on Wednesday, June 25. In fact, the day before was kind of slow too, and the economy had nothing to do with it.

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Related Topix: New Richmond, WI

Mon Jun 02, 2008

KARE 11 TV

Watch out: Bears coming out of the woodwork

Three bears took a stroll out of the woods and into the backyard of a home in Dresser Wisconsin.

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Sat May 31, 2008

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

School district e-mail case goes to appellate court

It will likely be several months before an appellate decision is levied in the case of whether e-mail messages from the workstations of five Wisconsin Rapids teachers are public record.

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Related Topix: Vesper, WI, Adams County, WI, Wood County, WI, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Education Etc.

Tue Apr 29, 2008

Rivertowns.net

Dresser man to run for 28th Assembly seat

“I'm running because I know that we can get our state back on the right track and make Wisconsin a great place to live, raise a family, work and retire”

Dresser man to run for 28th Assembly seat A Dresser man announced that he will be running for the 28th Assembly seat currently held by Rep. via Rivertowns.net

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Related Topix: Balsam Lake, WI, Polk County, WI

Sun Apr 27, 2008

The Badger Herald Online

Report: Minorities doing poorly

“And we want it indexed so workers at the bottom don't have to wait another decade to get a raise like they did last time.”

Roughly 43 percent of minority families in Wisconsin are low-income and nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites have not received a high school education, according to a report released this week. via The Badger Herald Online

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Fri Apr 25, 2008

Inter-County Leader

Frederic graduate Marty Niles remains hospitalized

Frederic graduate Marty Niles remains hospitalized FREDERIC - Frederic graduate and athlete Marty Niles remains hospitalized following an operation April 16 to remove a mass from near his brain stem. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Frederic, WI, Larsen, WI, Burnett County, WI, Amery, WI

Wed Apr 23, 2008

The Capital Times

No end in sight for gender wage gap

“These are lost revenues to the state of Wisconsin.”

Wisconsin women continue to earn lower annual wages than men despite a rise in education levels, according to a report released Tuesday, Wisconsin's official Equal Pay Day. via The Capital Times

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Related Topix: Wisconsin

Fri Apr 18, 2008

WisInfo

Editorial: Income gap causes concern

“Greater inequality feeds on itself. It makes fewer people willing to help pay for critical public goods, like education, which further increases inequality.”

Wisconsin has a history of shared prosperity among its residents, but that has been steadily changing. via WisInfo

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Opinion

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Black apprentice ranks grow

“There's really no job like the construction trades, where there's such an articulated path from a high school degree to a decent living so systematically. That that pathway be open to people who can walk it, regardless of race, is critical”

Milwaukee-area contractors have made "notable progress" in employing African-American construction trade apprentices - but there's still plenty of room for improvement, according to a report Tuesday from the ... via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, African-American

Mon Apr 14, 2008

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Attorney asks for reconsideration of e-mail ruling

“During the oral argument on March 25, 2008, Mr. Bubolz essentially stated that he needed the personal e-mails in order to make sure the teachers were doing their jobs and following school policy”

The attorney for five Wisconsin Rapids Public School teachers has asked a judge to reconsider his decision to completely release the personal e-mails from their workstations to the public. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Wood County, WI, Adams County, WI

Sat Apr 12, 2008

Inter-County Leader

05.MAR.08 $558,832 county shortfall tied to GAM

First, the payment of close to $589,000 in 2007 to cover GAM losses for 2005 and 2006 has led to a county shortfall for 2007. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Balsam Lake, WI, Polk County, WI, Amery, WI, Burnett County, WI, Suring, WI

Wed Apr 02, 2008

Inter-County Leader

New write-in candidates challenge Peterson, Larsen

New write-in candidates challenge Peterson, Larsen Gregg Westigard * BREAKING NEWS 26.MAR.08 BALSAM LAKE - Two new write-in candidates have joined the race for Polk County board seats in Tuesday's election. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Balsam Lake, WI, Polk County, WI, Clayton, WI

Mon Mar 31, 2008

Inter-County Leader

GAM still in county hands: appeal not yet filed

“My colleagues In Wausau will make a decision very, very quickly”

GAM still in county hands: appeal not yet filed Gregg Westigard * BREAKING NEWS 26.MAR.08 AMERY/BALSAM LAKE - Golden Age Manor may still be in county hands Tuesday morning. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Balsam Lake, WI, Amery, WI, Polk County, WI

Wed Mar 26, 2008

Inter-County Leader

The latest Leader e-edition is ready

Click here for e-edition "> Click here for e-edition BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - This week's e-edition of the Inter-County Leader is ready. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Frederic, WI, Science / Technology, Internet, Polk County, WI, Amery, WI, Burnett County, WI

Tue Mar 18, 2008

Inter-County Leader

Evacuation ordered after chemical plant explosion

A fire Tuesday morning at Cortec chemical plant in Spooner injured two employees. via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Washburn County, WI, Spooner, WI, Amery, WI

Fri Mar 14, 2008

Inter-County Leader

Amery-Dresser Trail to be non-motorized; DNR will not appeal

Send your letters & comments to: the-leader@centurytel.net - Inter-County Co-op Publishing Ass'n., Frederic, WI Amery-Dresser Trail to be non-motorized; DNR will not appeal *BREAKING NEWS* 12.MAR.08 by Gregg ... via Inter-County Leader

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Related Topix: Frederic, WI, Osceola, WI, Amery, WI, Polk County, WI

Fri Feb 29, 2008

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Three People Killed In Two Separate Crashes

Two people were killed after a crash in Polk County Friday. The Polk County Sheriff's Department says 24-year-old Scott Schilke and his passenger, 23-year-old Heather Osborne, were killed when the vehicle they ... via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

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Related Topix: Polk County, WI, Turtle Lake, WI, Somerset, WI, St Croix County, WI

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