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May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

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Chris Hardie waits for his name to be called at the NFL draft in Green Bay. He’s still waiting.

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Interesting costumes are part of the NFL draft.

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Chris Hardie shoots a selfie at one of two entrances to the NFL Draft in Green Bay.

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A massive stage is home to the NFL draft in Green Bay.

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Wis. Gov. Tony Evers is among those officials attending the NFL draft in Green Bay.

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Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews signs autographs.

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Chris Hardie breaks down his rototiller in order to install a replacement drive belt.

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Chris Hardie For Agri-View

I’ve done many jobs and traveled many places, but one thing I will always be – a proud Wisconsinite.

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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.