More than two years have passed since the first presidential announcement, and yet the Democrats’ turbulent 2020 primary season officially kicked off Monday with the Iowa caucuses. Retired Ripon College political scientist Marty Farrell says while it doesn’t ensure the nomination, the Iowa caucuses are important. “It helps for sure,” Farrell told WFDL news. “That was where, for example in 2008, Barack Obama doing well in Iowa, that made him a much more viable candidate.” Farrell says winning is probably more important for the candidates who have been trailing the top three in the polls.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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