Opening LettersFebruary 26, 2021 COLUMN: Taking a Chance on Strangers how a botched first date reveals the kindness of people we don’t know
Opening LettersJanuary 12, 2021 COLUMN: Hour in a Year preserving the good moments of a turbulent year
Opening LettersDecember 28, 2020 COLUMN: Good Habits, Bad Timing self-care tips you might keep in your back pocket for the next plague
Opening LettersDecember 5, 2020 Column: Building a Community Based on Care and Character how local women, a coupla’ books, and copious coffee can create community
Opening LettersNovember 12, 2020 Column: Have a Merry Big Christmas Decorating for the holidays? Anything to spread joy for this local dad
Opening LettersOctober 23, 2020 Column: The Midwestern Way fond remembrances of flannel, tough Wisconsin loggers, and bonfires
Opening LettersSeptember 29, 2020 COLUMN: No Escape From Cell 7346 a local teacher’s choose-your-own-adventure still puzzles the next generation
Opening LettersAugust 18, 2020 COLUMN: Love The Beach You’re With one thousand miles from the ocean in the Midwest, ‘beach’ has different connotations
Opening LettersAugust 4, 2020 COLUMN: Making the Change I Want to See in Eau Claire sometimes all it takes is one person to change the world
Opening LettersJuly 21, 2020 My Son Believes He Will Be Killed By Police in light of Black Lives Matter protests, one local dad urges you to consider biases you didn't know you had
Opening LettersMarch 5, 2020 Winter Layers peeling back the accumulation of winter reveals the earth – and ourselves
Opening LettersNovember 19, 2019 The Play’s the Thing discovering a new world of fun with the family by stepping onto the stage
Opening LettersOctober 30, 2019 We Are Grasshoppers frittering away autumn days as the Wisconsin winter closes in
Opening LettersOctober 16, 2019 Finding the Unexpected When the Fireplace Fails brick by brick, a homeowner learns rebuilding is more than a ton of work – eight tons in fact
Opening LettersMarch 21, 2019 The Man in the Green Jumpsuit sometimes Mr. Right is an old guy with a snowblower
Opening LettersFebruary 25, 2019 Finding Your Tribe opportunities abound in the close-knit local writing community
Opening LettersDecember 13, 2018 Three Bold Ideas for State Street the city is talking about roundabouts, but we can try something even wilder
Opening LettersNovember 29, 2018 Giving (And Receiving) the Gift of Music an overflowing calendar and a profusion of tickets makes this fan thankful for the Valley’s scene
Opening LettersOctober 17, 2018 The Weather Outside Is Frightful in the Chippewa Valley, Halloween can sometimes look a lot like Christmas
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