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    Spring appears to have finally decided to stick around, and that means farmers are out working their fields on the days when it’s dry enough to do so. That means there’s a better chance of encountering farm equipment on the roads.

    We’re sure one of the headlines this week generated more than one “Wait, what?” reaction. The fact Wisconsin had to take action to block artificially generated child pornography and creation of sex dolls made to depict children surely had people shaking their heads.

    A recent story recognized Wayne Erickson and his family’s long connection to its farm in Barron County. The property and the Erickson family will be honored during this year’s Wisconsin State Fair as a century farm — a farm in a single family’s possession for at least 100 years.

    Gov. Tony Evers’ signature on the new legislative maps was hardly a surprise. The maps the Legislature passed were his own proposal, after all. Failing to sign in hopes of bigger gains under maps drawn by the state supreme court would have been massively hypocritical.

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