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Great Primary Care In Wisconsin Deserves the Spotlight
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (287+ words) Primary care is where better health begins. It's where a physician catches high blood pressure before it becomes a crisis, where someone with diabetes gets the support they need to stay on track, and where prevention becomes real for families…...
New agreement promises to boost seed variety for Wisconsin farmers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (538+ words) A farmer works in a field off Highway 11 west of Janesville Friday, April 26. As farmers are being squeezed by rising fuel and fertilizer prices, a new agreement between the Department of Justice and one of the world's biggest agriculture companies…...
Lovina attends church and a wedding, and spends time with friends
1+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) What a beautiful but cold day it is! The sun is shining so b" Supper is over and everyone is retiring for the night. I fri" I can't believe it's already time to pen another column. These weeks fly by…...
Are Local Food Markets and Food Hubs the Answer to Rural Food Insecurity?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (181+ words) In May, 2026, the University of Montana published, "Feeding Missoula: Food Insecurity in Rural Children and Youth." It was a paper by Chani Brammer, Braelee Cheeks, Jordin Holland, Rayne Mc Collough, Laurel Palmer, and Therese Solomon Franke under the University's Global…...
US Catholic Bishops | Nation & World | leadertelegram. com
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (266+ words) US Catholic Bishops Leader-Telegram CF man sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of firearms by a felon U. S. Catholic bishops are seated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Fla. , for…...
Brain In-Com brings week of TBI advocacy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (712+ words) The Chippewa Valley is fortunate to see students and athlete" Eau Claire did the right thing by taking the interim label off of Dave Solberg, " A UW-Eau Claire graduate student, Maddie Nystel, participates in the Brain-In Com program to help…...
As agriculture emissions rise, report says bold change needed to reach net-zero in Wisconsin
3+ week, 1+ day ago (847+ words) A farmer drives a combine through a corn field Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Rock County, Wis. Angela Major/WPR A report released last month finds Wisconsin farming would have to undergo a major transformation to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by…...
Former Lt. Gov. Barnes meets with farmers at Boyd dairy farm
3+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, left, toured Matthew Holub's dairy farm, located 10 miles north of Boyd. Barnes met with nine area farmers Wednesday to hear the challenges they are facing, and how it has gotten worse since President Donald Trump…...
SAWDUST STORIES: 'Spring Turning"
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (1307+ words) SAWDUST STORIES: 'Spring Turning' Leader-Telegram The "romance of the open road" runs out for me rather sharply at the on-ramp to I-94. Too many cars, too many semis barreling down narrow lanes to let my eyes wander beyond the shoulder of…...
Organic Valley sues to leave federal milk marketing system
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (628+ words) Wisconsin-based Organic Valley and other major organic brands are challenging the federal system regulating the sale of milk, which they claim favors conventional producers. The Coalition for Organic Dairy Exemption, which also includes Aurora Organic Dairy and Horizon Organic Dairy,…...