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Chris Hardie For Agri-View
Mar 21, 2026
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Changing the time on clocks is a painful reminder of mortality for Chris Hardie.

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The view from the back of Chris Hardie’s house hasn’t changed much through the years.

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Chris Hardie For Agri-View

Armed and fortified with a cup of coffee, I set about the bothersome task of changing the time on the various timepieces scattered around the house.

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Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, live on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he is a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. His book “Back Home: Country Tales by the Seasons” is available through Amazon.