Mining, Politics and Valentine's Day Among Patch's Hottest Blog Posts

The most popular blog posts in Wisconsin Patch sites this past week ran the gamut — from responsible mining to Valentine's Day to Supreme Court endorsements.

Every day, Patch's Local Voices bloggers share information, insight and opinion about what matters to them. Here's a selection of blogs from throughout the past week.

In, "Paycheck Fairness Act and Its Attack on Private Businesses," Patch blogger J.B. Schmidt talks about the Paycheck Fairness Act which was brought before the U.S. Senate for the third time in four years. According to website for one of the authors, Senator Mikulski, this bill "will close the loopholes that allow pay discrimination to continue in the first place."

Responsible mining was a hot topic in Patch this week with Lyle Ruble's piece, "February Political Musings." He talks about his support for mining, but reminds readers that Wisconsin shouldn't commit to mining until after all studies are completed, including the EPA and Corps of Engineers. 

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, blogger Jamie Foshey ask readers, "Do You Know Where Your Valentine's Day Flowers Are Coming From?" As a local small business owner, she shed some light on the ripple effect when ordering flowers from big chains, like 1-800 Flowers instead of local shops.  

United For Wisconsin announced its official endorsement for Ed Fallone for Supreme Court in a post on Patch that garnered more than 60 comments, many challenging the endorsement. 

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