Letters to the Editor
LTE – Heather Jerrie – 10-7-2020
Dear Editor, For years we in the rural areas have been frustrated by the lack of decent internet service. And in these past months, with all of us thrown into working, learning and socializing more online, it’s made it clear that access to good broadband service is essential for us all. The lack of strong…
Read MoreLTE – Dale Wester – 9-30-2020
Letter to the editor There’s a simple thing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can do to ease the burden facing Wisconsin farmers and biofuel producers: uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard, as required by law. While there has been recent progress, the agency’s actions have repeatedly hurt biofuels, which drains income from rural communities across our…
Read MoreLTE – Richard and Doris Buhr – 9-23-2020
Letter to Editor Do you know where you will end up when you meet your maker? (That means God, judement) This coming election can weigh a lot on that if you vote the wrong way. First off I have to say neather party person will be a god who will save us from all our…
Read MoreLTE – Jim Laskin – 9-23-2020
Letter to the editor When I was a kid, every Sunday our family would drive to my grandparents’ farm. We drove for about an hour through the Wisconsin countryside, past seemingly endless herds of cows all living on their own picture-perfect farms. After lunch we would wander around and visit the barn, the cows in…
Read MoreLTE – Kathy Standaert – 8-19-2020
To the Editor, A BIG shout out to the young adults working for the City of Glenwood City. You are doing an amazing job watering the flower baskets on Main Street. I have never seen them look this beautiful. Keep up the good work… A Happy Citizen of GC, Kathy Standaert
Read MoreLTE – Butch Jackson – 8-19-2020
This is America – should I be afraid to express my political and religious opinions in this land of the free? Unfortunately the answer may be yes. I watch the news like everyone else and I have seen so much rioting, looting, death, vandalism, disrespect and disregard for the law that I cannot stay silent.…
Read MoreLTE – Chuck Boyer – 7-22-2020
For those of you keeping score at home regarding the Dunn Energy Cooperative board of directors’ elections last month, Rachel Kummer won her contest and Jim Zons came oh so close, losing by a whisker. Most encouraging were the vote totals, more than 12 percent higher than in previous elections, indicating greater member/owner involvement. Rachel’s…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 7-22-2020
The Tech College System routinely borrows millions every year The Wisconsin Technical College system routinely borrows million every year and that is a fact. What is also a fact is that this yearly borrowing of the Technical Colleges System is not a report at the state level. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) which is the…
Read MoreLTE – Audrey Anderson – 7-22-2020
Glenwood City – I thank you! Every time I come to town I see your lovely, hanging flower baskets. Last year they were just as nice. They are a treat to my eyes! Boyceville, yours are very nice too and the Friendship Garden is such a wonderful idea! Some people work very hard to keep…
Read MoreLTE – Mike Flottum
In your recent “Off the Editor’s Desk” column, you had several quotes from people of historical significance. Your quotes included one from Frederick Douglass. You ended your column by saying, “Thank you for reading but I leave it to you to find out who Frederick Douglass was.” Actually I think that would be a great…
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