Take advantage of your voting right on Election Day
Tuesday, Nov. 4, is nearly here and if you didn’t know, the fourth of November is Election Day. In the past, voters have been asked to “Rock the Vote” or…
Direct PLUS Program enhanced for students
The Department of Education announced publication of a final rule to strengthen the Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program helping more students and families pay for college, and ensuring they have…
State health officials encourage flu vaccines
As 20 people, including children and the elderly, have already been hospitalized in Wisconsin due to seasonal influenza this flu season, state health officials are encouraging Wisconsin residents to get…
Pierce County Health prepares for Ebola
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently announced that Wisconsin has plans in place to respond to Ebola.
UWRF student directs at Twin Cities theater
Only A Dim Image Dessert Theater continues its second season at the Southern Theater with a revival of the classic romantic comedy, “The Philadelphia Story.”
Fiscal year ends with oversized cash balance
The co-chairs of the budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) issued a statement regarding the state’s half-billion dollar cash…
Gas prices decline to lowest since 2011
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 6.4 cents per gallon in the past week, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin.
Macalester hosts Jobs and Internships Fair
The Jobs and Internships Fair will occur Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m.-noon at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. The fair is an event for sophomores, juniors and seniors…
Halloween is but a week away
Oh how times flies when one is immersed in a sea of papers, midterms, campus threats and part-time jobs; put your pencils down and buy that Rick Grimes or Jack…
First Wisconsin Governor debate examined
Last Friday evening I watched Wisconsin Public Television’s coverage of the first debate between Governor Scott Walker and his challenger, Democrat Mary Burke.
