In this season of giving thanks, I was recently given the opportunity to do a ride-along with a rural mail carrier. The United States Postal S…
In July, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) and End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (EA) shared the “Moment of Truth” letter, a c…
If you are wondering what you can do about the incivility in our nation’s political discourse, I suggest reading Mark Gerzon’s insightful book…
As we approach election day, residents of the 75th Assembly District have some choices to make. I believe that most families agree that the fo…
American culture, the American Way Of Life (AWOL), is being tested. Test question: After 244 years, will the USA continue on its path toward c…
I have voted all my life. Not always Republican. Not always Democrat.
I am writing to publicly thank the staff at the Spooner Memorial Library for the great service they provide to our area. They are very courteo…
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NOTE: Duluth Police Sgt. Matt McShane, who has numerous relatives in Washburn County, wrote the following, and it was posted on the Duluth Pol…
Last week it was announced that after 131 years the Washburn County Register, based in Shell Lake, would cease publication on September 30 due…
This was supposed to be the week of the annual Washburn County Fair in Spooner, an annual end-of-the-summer celebration with midway rides, 4-H…
In the email the other day was a message thanking the Spooner Advocate for “keeping the spirit of Mayberry alive” in our reporting and photos …
It was 1 a.m. when I groggily sat up in bed. Was that my phone ringing? It was.
Washburn County turned out in good numbers – yes, many wore protective face masks for COVID-19 – during Memorial Day observances on Monday, May 25.
Oh, these are strange times we’re living in, aren’t they?
Recently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a rule to return gray wolf management authority to the states and tribes in most of the …
The mysterious virus still threatens us, so we are told there are to be no large family gatherings on Thanksgiving. No gatherings. This is lik…
When Paul Mitchell, general manager of the Spooner Advocate and Sawyer County Record, texted me this morning and asked if I had written a Than…
This is not the first time a major epidemic occurred. The virus called the Spanish flu came in March of 1918. Worldwide, more than 20 million …
One hundred and two years ago the war later called World War I came to an end on November 11 at 9 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month. It w…
In late October, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections finally disclosed the number of COVID-19 deaths among people incarcerated in state pr…
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