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Jerome Christenson: Wanted - Recipe for squirrel stew (2008/07/09)
WINONA, Minn. — A sump pump is no place for a squirrel.

Reid Magney: Reporter’s Notebook: The politics of women inmates and children (2008/07/08)
Reid Magney | La Crosse Tribune I don’t envy the La Crosse County officials trying to find a house for the women’s jail alternative program.

Larry Olson: Irene, 77, in harmony with Red Cross band of angels (2008/07/07)
“I want you to make it clear that this is not about me. I would like it to be about the good things the Red Cross does.”

Marc Wehrs: Is there a race in the making? (2008/07/06)
If their supporters’ rhetoric is any indication, the 94th Assembly District race between incumbent Mike Huebsch and challenger Cheryl Hancock might be a little more interesting than the cake walks Huebsch has become accustomed to.

Ryan Stotts: Are you living your American dream? (2008/07/05)
As we celebrate the birth of our independence this weekend, have you asked yourself, “What is the American dream?”

Autumn Grooms: Ditch the couch and go outside (2008/07/04)
My couch has super-hero powers. I believe it gains strength from the multitude of pacifiers, socks and loose change it consumes daily.

Marc Wehrs: Rumor mill was all revved up (2008/07/03)
The rumors started even before S&S Cycle’s 50th anniversary celebration started.

Jerome Christenson: Parting with the possessions of a packrat (2008/07/02)
Winona, Minn. — What do you do with a coconut shell carved to be a monkey’s head?

Samantha Marcus: City tries to ’Net some cash from its surplus (2008/07/01)
The city of La Crosse is getting in on Internet auction action, albeit a little behind the curve.

Larry Olson: Kenneth be that 39 years have passed? (2008/06/30)
Thirty-nine years ago today was my first day of work at the La Crosse Tribune. I was hired as assistant city editor and for four years worked in the former Trib building at Fourth and Cass (now home to Sara Lee and her crouton enterprise).

Marc Wehrs: Yes, it’s loud — but it’s fun, too (2008/06/29)
Once S&S Cycle’s 50th anniversary celebration was under way, visitors at www.lacrossetribune.com started to warm up to the idea of thousands of motorcyclists swarming downtown La Crosse and filling up hotels and campgrounds for miles around.

Curt Trnka: Vacation or a trip? You decide (2008/06/28)
As gas hovers near $4 a gallon, people are planning “staycations.” But not so long ago families had to decide between a summer trip and a vacation.

KJ Lang: Being a big sister makes a big difference (2008/06/27)
Kelly Heritsch wanted more than the stereotypical four-year college experience of classes, parties and late nights studying.

Marc Wehrs: Mellow out — this could be a fun weekend (2008/06/26)
While the rest of the city was revving up for an event that will bring thousands of visitors to La Crosse, visitors at www.lacrossetribune.com debated motorcycle noise this week.

Reid Magney: The more the merrier in the 91st (2008/06/25)
Two more candidates — a Democrat and a Libertarian — are getting into the race for the 91st Assembly District.

Larry Olson: When courage defies cancer (2008/06/23)
Dearest Meg, I didn’t know you, but sensed our visit would be special as I walked onto your North Side La Crosse lawn that recent sunny June morning. I was surprised to see you sitting at a table.

Marc Wehrs: Religion in public life means debate (2008/06/22)
Joe Orso’s column last weekend about young people drifting away from organized religion started a conversation at www.lacrossetribune.com that stretched beyond 100 comments from site visitors.

Ryan Stotts: What’s the matter with kids today? (2008/06/21)
If you’re like me you might look back on your youth and think it was tough to be a kid.

Autumn Grooms: The perfect park is hard to find (2008/06/20)
Call me the Goldilocks of playground shopping. On a recent quest to find my 15-month-old, Vincent, a place to play, I encountered play yards that were too dirty, too big and too old before making my way to what I deemed “just right” on

Jerome Christenson: No more excuses — saving money, gas (2008/06/19)
“For every complex problem there is a simple solution. And it’s always wrong.” — attributed to H.L. Mencken

Samantha Marcus: City mobilizes on Mobil Oil site (2008/06/17)
Post hoc ergo propter hoc. It means “after this therefore because of this” and addresses the fallacy of chronological causation.

Larry Olson: Did I note the gracious-Ness of these ladies in their 80s? (2008/06/16)
I believe that female members of the Class of ’45, Aquinas High School, are related to American hero Eliot Ness, the defender of justice and practitioner of artful-Ness.

Marc Wehrs: Alternative to jail for women finds opposition (2008/06/15)
Some of the residents of the Washburn neighborhood on La Crosse’s South Side think they’re pulling more than their share of the load when it comes to hosting halfway houses.

Curt Trnka: Dads are just full of lessons (2008/06/14)
We’ve all seen those “Everything I needed to know in life I learned from (random stupid source here)” posters. Why hasn’t anyone ever done one for our dads?

KJ Lang: Faculty not idle during summer (2008/06/13)
Tracy Harper is an agribusiness instructor at Western Technical College when school is in session, but while the summer’s in swing, she’s a dog trainer, consultant for organic hog or swine producers, and she shows horses.

Marc Wehrs: Readers respond to ‘Critic at Large’ (2008/06/12)
Jimmy Gillman’s “Critic at Large” at www.rivervalleyblogs.com has had plenty of politics these many months, and a couple times a week the Tribune’s longtime film critic also writes about movies and other pop culture fun.

Jerome Christenson: Governor missed the boat (2008/06/11)
WINONA, Minn. — It seems our governor likes floods better than bridges.

Larry Olson: Sparta basks in good ol’ summer fun (2008/06/10)
SPARTA, Wis. — A visit with Sparta folks about their city’s 2008 Concert in the Park season (it starts Wednesday) brought back special memories of more than a half-century ago.

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