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Niceness to headline Rasta Stevie benefit

Reggae is a genre of music that takes hold of some people and refuses to let go. These are people who eat, sleep and breathe reggae, people like Gracie “Bassie” Kruse, “Rasta” Stevie Smith o...

Fake meat will save us from climate change

I plopped down in the sports bar last week to watch World Cup soccer and eat my first fake meat burger. I don’t mean to slight the surging U.S. women’s team, but the plant-based p...

Maybe, at long last, China is the paper tiger

NEW YORK – Two weeks ago, according to organizers, about 2 million people marched in a Chinese city to protest an extradition bill that they labeled Chinese “tyranny.” If accurate...

Is dairy really good for you?

Whether or not you should consume dairy products can be a hot topic of debate, and one that touches upon widespread potential health issues. Almost everyone would feel better in s...

What ‘Chernobyl’ teaches us about Donald Trump

I binge-watched HBO’s “Chernobyl” this week. It made me think of Donald Trump. My Trump Derangement Syndrome has not spiked to on the ideological dosimeter. And no, I don’t think ...

I want to live in Elizabeth Warren’s America

It’s early, but this much is true: Elizabeth Warren is running the most impressive presidential campaign in ages, certainly the most impressive campaign within my lifetime. I don’...

Some think ‘Local First’ is a downtown parking policy

Why do downtown business owners and employees park their cars in front of their shops or their restaurants all day, plugging the meter and then complain how slow business is? Don’t these peo...

Treatment can reduce damage from asthma

Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness in the United States. It is also a condition for which there is sufficient evidence to support a standardized approach to treatment. ...

Tradition changes after mom’s death

Dear Abby: Every summer, my husband and I, our two boys and my parents would take several vacations at Mom and Dad’s lake home. This is where Dad grew up and where we spent countless vac...

We could always just sink the pirate ships of Iran

On April 14, 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a frigate, hit an Iranian naval mine while sailing in the Persian Gulf. The explosion injured 10 of her crew and nearly sank the ship...

On your next trip, expect the unexpected

Travel can be unpredictable. At least that’s what Socrates Anastasiadis will tell you when you ask him about his recent Vantage River cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. When he arriv...

Pine River Library is a gem that needs your help

As a property-owning, tax-paying citizen of Bayfield who also works at the library, I’m offering information and personal experience for consideration by my fellow citizens (“ I don’t speak...