By Thomas Barland, for the Chippewa Valley Post Last Sept. 26, at 10:15 a.m., a married couple, visitors from Texas, was walking the bike trail on the edge of the UW-Eau Claire campus near the Water Street bridge, when they encountered a UW-EC police officer who asked where they were from. It was a cool day, […]
Report card: Barland reflects on time with Government Accountability Board
By David Gordon, associate editor Chippewa Valley Post The controversy swirling around Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) is far from over, but board member Thomas Barland soon will be able to watch from a distance as the drama unfolds further. Barland, a retired Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge, said in a recent interview […]