EDITORIALS
Editorial: Equalized values on the decline
Equalized values in Pierce County have declined for a second straight year.September 01, 2010
Editorial: Comply with seat belt law 
It is hard to believe, but one out of five Wisconsin drivers still doesn’t bother to wear a seat belt. There is good news, however: the 79 percent of drivers who buckle up represents a nice increase of about six percent since the last annual survey.
August 18, 2010
Editorial: Reevaluate government spending
News Flash: Homeland Security in the United States has grown so big no one knows for sure how much it’s costing taxpayers and whether or not it’s effective in making Americans safer.
August 11, 2010
Editorial: Elections may reshape landscape
The 2010 fall elections may prove more dramatic than the 2008 election that swept Barack Obama, the first black American president, into office.
August 04, 2010
Editorial: Beat heat, save energy
Mother Nature has turned up the heat, now that the longest days of the year are here.
July 28, 2010
Editorial: Support creamery’s expansion
Although its neighbors have some valid concerns about nuisances from the plant, the Ellsworth Co-op Creamery expansion project shouldn’t be blocked.
July 14, 2010
Editorial: Volunteers make FTD don’t-miss event
In late 2006, Pierce County began the process of applying to host Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2010.
July 13, 2010
Editorial: Avoid outdoor grill fires
With the arrival of warmer weather, there’s a whole lot of outdoor grilling going on.
June 30, 2010
Editorial: Unit champions health
With an ever-increasing number of threats to personal health, ranging from ongoing food product recalls to the H1N1 influenza pandemic, public protection has been in the spotlight.
June 23, 2010
Editorial: Wisconsin winning incarceration battle
An interesting statistic has been released.
June 16, 2010
Editorial: SAGE saved—for now
The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program in Wisconsin schools has been welcomed by many parents of the youngest elementary students.
June 09, 2010
Editorial: Plan won’t end fund crisis
When it comes to public school funding, local officials are experiencing the old “squeeze play.”
June 02, 2010
Editorial: Look beyond the presents
This month students across the area will be graduating, either from high school or college.
May 26, 2010
Editorial: So much for interstate cooperation
Within hours of Gov. Jim Doyle signing a bill Thursday that requires Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue to further study the tax reciprocity snafu, a group of lawmakers in St. Paul killed a parallel plan.
May 19, 2010
Editorial: Plenty of your money to burn
Pierce County taxpayers have reason to reach for their wallets or grab their purses.
May 12, 2010
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