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Everyone is welcome to do their own research exploring the history of similar postings, etc. Please tread carefully though. Digging up and posting any personal information about another member is a sticking point, one that we've taken action on before. Because I haven't seen much more than what is f...

No one is being banned, and while some of the problems were one sided, it was also a two way street.

Basically, just asking everyone to play nice...

I've watched this discussion go back and forth. I'm willing to leave the thread open so an INTELLIGENT conversation can occur about a valid and important topic but it appears to be deteriorating to name calling and snide remarks. Either stop the name calling, IQ references, etc. and actually try to ...

We've been busy and here is your opportunity to provide some feedback... While there is still a little work going on in the background we've posted some new pages (have you noticed yet?). The TravelTomahawk.com website (formerly Town Square, we still need a new graphic for the Tomahawk Leader page) ...

Descendants of Dr. Julius and Louise (Venn) Krueger: I am researching my great-uncle and great-aunt Julius and Louise Krueger. Louise was born Oct. 20, 1882 in Ontario to Charles and Eliza Venn. I believe Julius was born in Tomahawk, Wis., to Ferninand Krueger and Mille Lueck. Julius and Louise were...

Our version of the story... Haring steps down as Scoutmaster, Schmit takes over Troop 548 By Jessica Mincoff A decade of dedication and enthusiasm are traits Kevin Haring gave to Tomahawk Boy Scout Troop 548. And, although his resignation as Scoutmaster means he's stepping away, the same level of co...

A link directly to the story might have been something different. This however was a link simply to the publication. Linking to the Appleton Post-Crescent (a Gannett newspaper I work for) does nothing other than pump up their web site on Google. A link to a specific story on their site directs our v...

Yes, I removed the link (and only the link).

We as a rule have typically removed links to a business that is not a member of the Town Square from the Message Boards.

Kerry Tobin
Webmaster

A Sept. 13 Tomahawk Leader Editorial: Tomahawk's Girl Scouts went into the Tomahawk School District Building and Grounds meeting with the potential of owing more than $2,500 a year in usage fees this coming year if troops continue to hold weekly meetings at the Tomahawk schools. They left with a rec...

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Notes from Nagano, Japan More than tears: Athletes offer inspiration (Editor's note: Bonnie Kahn is one of about 300 Team USA athletes, coaches and support staff participating in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. A cross country skiing coach, Kahn also is a physical education...

By Larry Tobin Tomahawk Leader Publisher There have been some pretty radical schemes concocted over the years in the name of environmentalism. A few have even advocated violence like some of the efforts of groups like Greenpeace. Undoubtedly the most bizarre concept I've heard of yet, however, is a ...

Agreed,

Things are getting a little out of hand guys. Shape up!

The Webmaster!

Support <A HREF="http://www.tomahawkleader.com">TomahawkLeader.com</A> As some of you may have noticed we made a few changes to the front page starting a couple of weeks ago. The page has been redesigned to look very much like it used to but has incorporated a few new features. For example...

Attention attracted by gymnast's request puzzling The following editorial that was published in the Dec. 10 WIAA Bulletin contains a reference to Tomahawk. Its focus is on a male Stevens Point Area Senior High School junior who's fighting to compete on his school's girls' gymnastics team. Keith Mich...

We lost JayOMF's poll in a server error so I'm posting a new one.

Jay Leggett is Tomahawk's hometown boy that made it to the big time. He graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1981 and worked at the Packaging Corporation of America Tomahawk mill while he attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He earned degrees in theater and history. Interested in ac...

Forever grateful for his service By Jessica Mincoff Tomahawk Leader Reporter jmincoff@tomahawkleader.com I had never met Steve Martin. I never saw him as a Rhinelander police officer, or as an Army reservist. But, last Thursday I saw him in a casket partially covered by the American flag. There was...

Please come to our public hearing, be turned away Imagine yourself in the following situation: There's a government meeting in Minocqua you feel the need to attend. Notice of the meeting has been in every newspaper you've read and on every television channel you've watched. The media attention only ...

Stick to the topic and leave each other alone or the discussion will be ended!

Heroes and special people By Tom Colstad Tomahawk Leader Sports Reporter sports@tomahawkleader.com Heroes come in a wide range of sizes, ages and abilities, and they typically make sacrifices for the benefit of others. Sometimes heroes just make the lives of people around them a lot brighter by maki...

Since it has been made so obviously clear that there is no opinion in the origional post I'm closing this topic. As has been stated before if you are going to post something for discussion you need to post your opinion with it.

The Webmaster

You may own hundreds of acres of forest in Lincoln County. Or maybe a parcel or two. Perhaps you live in a downtown apartment. Despite the property you own or rent, each of you have something in common when it comes to forest use: everyone in the county has rights to the more than 100,000 acres of c...

Four years after Phillips High School petitioned the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to allow it to drop its affiliation with the Lumberjack Conference (LJC) in football competition because it felt disadvantaged against the league's big schools (Lakeland, Ashland and Medford), ...

Our thoughts today turn to the city of Tomahawk: We have no doubts about the city's sincere reaction to the untimely death of a dog that was being walked in a city park Sunday, Jan. 4. The 95-pound Golden Retriever was killed when its head became caught in a beaver trap placed in a hole in an embank...