The Wisconsin State Journal editorial board just got bigger, better and more diverse.
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Geske, a former state Supreme Court justice, introduces herself as one of the Wisconsin State Journal's new community editorial board members
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Strong, a former Madison police lieutenant and longtime youth football coach, introduces himself as one of the Wisconsin State Journal's new community editorial board members
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Schmitz, the Downtown Madison dynamo whose great-grandfather opened a store on the Capitol Square in 1898, introduces herself as one of the Wisconsin State Journal's new community
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