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The complete list of candidates who submitted papers for the April elections in Door County is now available at www.ppulse.com by typing “April Candidates” in the search box.

The Village of Ephraim hopes to add nearly 100 parking spots downtown by acquiring land on German Road. “Parking has been a continuing issue since I’ve been on the board,” said Trustee Steve Sauter, who was elected last April.

Old man winter blew in with a vengeance this year, adding heating costs to the budgets of all families across Door County. But the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) can help homeowners with heating bills, provide emergency heating assistance, and even weatherize homes for long-term energy and financial savings.

Miss Wisconsin Kimberly Sawyer will compete for the Miss America crown Jan. 15 in Las Vegas. Sawyer, an Egg Harbor native and Gibraltar High School graduate, is the daughter of John and Jackie Sawyer.

For years most visitors and residents assumed there was a law on the books somewhere that prevented fast food chains from opening in Door County north of Sturgeon Bay. The Subway controversy changed that.

In a community surrounded by water, shoreline issues are always at the center of public debate. Sometimes it’s the rise and fall of the water level, sometimes it’s the quality of that water.

Door County has never been known as a liberal bastion, but in 2010, the national Republican electoral landslide rumbled onto the peninsula as well. In 2008, Dick Skare nearly rode a top-heavy Democratic ticket to victory over Garey Bies in the 1st Assembly District race.

Saluting those who helped make things better in 2010.

Thumbs Down To the Supreme Court, which decided that corporations are not just considered humans in matters of the tax code, but in our elections as well.

Much of this issue is devoted to looking back at 2010, but now is also the time to get a jump on what will be in the news in 2011.

2010 was a hectic year at the Pulse, not only because we uprooted from our office of six years in Ephraim to settle into our new space in Baileys Harbor, but also because we produced more papers than ever before.

While we don’t offer comprehensive sports coverage in the Pulse, we certainly appreciate the achievements of Door County athletes in all manner of sports.

When Sturgeon Bay’s Bob and Susan Kohout booked a trip to reach their seventh continent they knew there were risks, but even these experienced travelers got more than they bargained for.

The debate over Baileys Harbor’s core expansion took an unexpected turn Nov. 30 when Town Chairman James Parent asked the joint town board and plan commission to take the proposal to an advisory referendum in April.

The discussion of Baileys Harbor’s core commercial district boundaries has been going on for five years. Here’s a timeline of those talks.

A year after longtime superintendent Tom Blackwood retired, Peninsula State Park still does not have a permanent replacement in his old position. Gene Tiser, Peninsula’s assistant superintendent, has served as acting superintendent since Blackwood’s last day on Dec.

Harley the Camel, a fixture at Door County fundraisers, parades, and other public events in recent years, died suddenly Dec. 2. Owner Lisa Jeansonne of Carlsville said there was little that could be done to save the popular camel.

• In a Letter to the Editor titled “Baileys Harbor’s Government Benefits Select Few” submitted by Ray Spangler that was printed in the Nov. 24 issue of the Pulse, Spangler wrote that “Dale Williams had to resign his board office after his company was awarded a city contract.” That is incorrect. Dale Williams resigned from […]

The Door County Half Marathon gave Jake Danen a reason to get his feet back on the pavement.