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“…I think it’s a very unorthodox election. On one side you have this career politician candidate who has very...positive things in her history but also some negative things in her history that is very along party lines. Then on the other side you have this non-politician, a business man, who is trying to make a name for himself as a politician who is firing up a group of voters who I don’t think has voted in a long time or has felt very connected to the political process.…[and] I think that’s

A couple of weekends ago, my oldest son was riding in my truck with me after a drive in the county forest. I saw a beautiful panorama spreading across the hillside we faced while at a stop sign. I remarked about the scene, and my son readily agreed how nice it was. When I looked over at him, though, he was not looking up—he was playing with his smartphone! I chided him gently, and told him that he should enjoy the colorful display now, because he will have to wait for a year to see it again. He

Listen here to a forum involving the candidates for the 34th District Assembly seat: Republican Rob Swearingen and Democrat Matt Michalsen. This forum is moderated by WXPR's Ken Krall. The media panel consists of WPR's Glen Moberg, Stephanie Haines of WJFW-TV, Eileen Persike of Star Journal Now, and Brian Jopek of the Lakeland Times.

Listen here to a forum involving the candidates for the 12th State Senate seat: Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat Bryan Van Stippen. This forum is moderated by WXPR's Ken Krall. The media panel consists of WPR's Glen Moberg, Stephanie Haines of WJFW-TV, Eileen Persike of Star Journal Now, and Brian Jopek of the Lakeland Times.

Devin Smith graduated from Lakeland Union High school in 2015. Since then he has become quite the expert in a very tiny field: miniatures. WXPR’s Mackenzie Martin got a chance to talk with Devin about how it all began. Devin Smith currently lives and works in Plover. Photos and videos of his work — like the famous Silkscreen T-shirt Printing Press — can be found on Facebook @awesomethanksminiatures or on Instagram @awesome__thanks . You can even purchase his one of a kind miniatures on Etsy

In this month's edition of Field Notes Trout Lake Biologist Susan Knight talks about tasty yet sometimes poisonous foods...

In this month's edition of Field Notes, Trout Lake Station Biologist Susan Knight learns it's valuable to pay attention to the small things...

I learned to love and appreciate hunting, fishing, and nature from my father. He was an avid outdoorsman, and took great pride in the fact that he never missed a deer season, not even the year he had open heart surgery. He loved to fish, and would keep every single possible fish he caught. I still remember watching him on the riverbank, nailing a catfish to a tree so he could skin and fillet it while it was fresh. He never really got crazy about lots of lures, or fancy poles or tackle. A worm, a