Новости за 03.03.2016

Onalaska residents and other interested parties got up to speed and shared their views on major street improvement projects during a public involvement meeting held last week at Onalaska City Hall.

A visit to a new store on the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue South in Onalaska offers shoppers the experience of buying global-market handicrafts without the overseas travel.

To quote Benjamin Franklin, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” People have a lot to say about taxes, but not so much about death. Death and grieving are also subjects many people…

The following log is based on reports from area police and fire departments.

When area students do well, we want to hear about it. This newspaper publishes news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:

Over the past year, an Onalaska cemetery improvement project has built a head of steam, with a citizen committee raising about $150,000 to erect a decorative fence along Main Street and give that side of the cemetery a facelift.

Cisco Systems announced a $320 million deal to buy Leaba Semiconductor, an Israeli company that designs networking chips.

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There are smart ways to try and make more money — and there are not-so-smart ways.

Thanks to my five-year study of rich people (those with an annual income of $160,000 or more and a liquid net worth of $3.2 million-plus), I was able to uncover some of the best ways to make extra money.

Here are six of the best pieces of advice I found:

1. Pursue something you’re passionate about as a side business.