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Adventurous Tale of Endurance Would you apply to the following advertisement?: “MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG...

Bluegills are Coming With Warmer Soon, the Madison Chain of Lakes, Crystal Lake, and Lake Wisconsin will have some very good water for catching Americ...

Letter to the Editor: Re: the name change of August Derleth Park. I agree the name should be August Derleth Riverside Park rather than one or the...

Lake Wisconsin Crappies Should Be Getting Lake Wisconsin which is known for its walleye fishing also has a good population of slab-size crappies that...

Midwest memoir When it comes to reading someone’s memoir, I have certain expectations. Does the story come alive or have a specific focus? It’s di...

Our narrative species We are a narrative species. Each animal has its own special adaptations that allow it to survive, and sometimes even thrive, in...

We are bombarded daily about the evils of social media. From outright incorrect news, to breaking stories with incorrect information, to foreign...

Spring Turkey Hunting Preparation The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has mailed out the 2019 spring turkey hunting permits to successful...

There are people who’ve won the Boston Marathon with less supplemental hydration than most of the kids walking around in America these days. I knew...

Letter to the Editor, On behalf of the students, staff, and School Board of the Wisconsin Heights School District, I write this informational piece...

Last Wednesday, when temperatures peaked at 60 degrees, I told a friend I was going to go outside and smell a goat. I don’t usually seek out goats...

To the editor, I have worked at Wisconsin Heights School District as a counselor for the past 31 years. Over the course of my years here I have spent...

Time for Walleyes and Saugers, Part 2 This is Part 2 of my catching walleyes and saugers article. Part 2 will concentrate on equipment and the spring...

Jealousy and Obsession The last two novels I finished recently were in different locations and were by authors of vastly different ages and writing...

Time for Early Walleyes and Saugers Part 1 Finally, it’s beginning to warm up and it’s time to start fishing for the river walleyes and saugers. F...

Baby shoes A bunch of writers are sitting around a table in a bar, debating who can write the most powerful story in the fewest words. They all throw...

Thank you for local coverage Dear Editor, Thank you for the excellent coverage of recent meetings of the Mazomanie Village Board and the “Coffee...

It’s Seminar Time This is the time of the year when anglers and outdoors people are caught between seasons. It’s difficult to find any “good...

When I paid for my clown nose, the woman behind the counter began stuffing it into a noisy little brown paper bag. “No thanks,” I said, waving at...

Wildlife Friever says thanks Dear editor, Wildlife Forever ATV Club would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their donations...

Scout Now for Spring Turkeys Finding turkeys is one of the most important parts of preparing for the spring season, and it’s never too early to...

Cold doesn’t exist. There is no such thing. What we think of as cold, really, is simply the absence of heat. While heat is real, it’s a...