La Crosse County building permits for Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016
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Did you think only chefs could make great mac and cheese? It’s actually much easier to do at home than you might think. You don’t even need fancy Italian bronze-die pasta — supermarket elbow mac is just fine. Try it.…
At this time of year, it’s tough not to rhapsodize about fresh garden tomatoes. However, a quintessential Southern dish is usually made with unripe green tomatoes. Ripe red tomatoes are just too juicy to coat in cornmeal and be expected…
Forty years ago Duckhorn Vineyards was founded in Napa Valley with the purpose of bringing a special focus on Bordeaux varietals. While Duckhorn Merlot can go for more than $50 a bottle, this offering is part of the Duckhorn family,…
My grandmother, who lived with us when I was growing up, had a serious sweet tooth and would bake something almost every day.
I find it a source of great comfort that pretty much every culture, every cuisine has its own interpretation of chicken soup.
Eating whole-grains may reduce the risk of certain chronic disease by adding fiber to your diet. Research shows that higher dietary fiber intake may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. The adequate intake for fiber…
One cool evening recently I set out to give my weeds a stern talking to, and make another attempt to rid my yard of them — hopefully for the last time. This year, anyway. What I wound up doing was…
Dear Amy: When my late father was ill, I always appreciated hearing comments from friends who visited Dad, since I didn’t live with him.
Dear Jill: My wife gave me a challenge this evening to find the best deal using two 50-cent coupons to purchase two containers of a popular laundry soap. At my local box store, I found that a 150 fluid ounce…
Q: My high school-aged daughter and son have been assigned to watch C-SPAN and political shows about the presidential election. She supports Hillary Clinton. He’s for Donald Trump. They end up screaming at each other. I’ve had to warn my…
Q: Over the past year or so, our 5-year-old has developed an extreme fear of going to the doctor or dentist. This came on suddenly, without a precipitating incident. The crying begins when we arrive at the appointment. When the…
Carnival Corp. is launching three TV programs about travel, vacations and cruising that will air on ABC, NBC and The CW networks beginning Oct. 1.
Question: My 13-year-old son’s backpack weighs a ton (actually, 25 pounds, but it feels like a ton), and I’m afraid he’s going to hurt himself hauling it around. You’ve talked about the dangers of overloaded packs before, but as far…
The Oktoberfest barrel has been rolling with pre-fest activities, and it will pick up speed exponentially during the next few days as the Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 celebration cranks up with parades by night and by day, history by…
Every good princess needs a castle.
Thumbs up to Downtown Mainstreet Inc. for celebrating a wealth of accomplishments last week. Our downtown has been blessed with $65 million in development and 30 new businesses in the past year. In fact, 110 new businesses have opened downtown…
Global warming is clearly occurring. Average land and ocean surface temperatures were about 1.5 degrees warmer in the early 2000s than they were from 1850 to 1900. Even if we suddenly reduced our greenhouse gas emissions, the world would continue…
Need an explanation for Donald Trump’s rise? Look no further, many pundits are saying, than a popular new book, J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir chronicling the author’s journey from a struggling childhood in Appalachia to earning a degree at…
Rates of gun violence in the United States are some of the highest in the world outside of war zones. Every year, somewhere in the range of 30,000 American deaths occur due to the use of firearms. To effectively reduce…
“So, why are you running for office?” That’s a question I’ve answered hundreds, if not thousands of times as I’ve knocked on doors across the 94th Assembly District. There are many challenges facing western Wisconsin, and it’s easy to get…
Its owner has converted The Viking Inn supper club at 113 N. Main St. in downtown Viroqua to The Eatery Cafe, which made its debut Friday.
SEATTLE — Saving for retirement is a source of financial anxiety for 29 percent of Americans, a recent survey by life insurer Northwestern Mutual estimated.
Mario Villasenor and his wife, Griselda Banales, say they’re pleased with customer response to their Señor Villa Mexican Grill & Bar restaurant, which opened two weeks ago in the former Jade Cafe location at 325 West Ave. N. in La…
Eight years ago, Jeff Ammon, now 55, began noticing a feeling of pressure in his ears every day after work.