Letters to the Editor
LTE – Terry Nichols – 4-1-2020
Funding of the Technical College System needs to go to the state level like the UW System For too long we have been taxed due to the antiquated funding statutes of the Technical College System. (WTCS). All public higher education belongs at the state level. The UW System answers to the Governor and the Legislature.…
Read MoreLTE – Scott Gunnufson – 4-1-2020
To the Editor: I would like to commend all the residents of Colfax and neighboring communities that continue to make sacrifices to minimize social interactions with your family, friends, neighbors and business partners. This is not an easy task as busy families try to cope with the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic that has already…
Read MoreLTE – Scott Morris – 4-1-2020
I am writing to encourage Elk Mound Area School District voting age residents to vote YES on the upcoming school referendum April 7, 2020. I have attended all public meetings during the planning process and followed board decisions in detail. This project represents an excellent opportunity to take care of our facility needs well into…
Read MoreLTE – Barb Flom – 3-25-2020
Eighteen-year-olds face the exciting prospect of heading to the polls for the first time in their lives. Yet younger citizens vote in lower numbers than their parents and grandparents. The voices and views of young Americans are critical to our future. Fortunately, civic literacy skills (part of the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies) are taught…
Read MoreLTE – Tom Aebly – 3-25-2020
To the Editor and all who read this, To Veterans, March is an important month. Here starting at the end of WWI are some of the reasons: In January 1919 Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. invited three other officers; Col. William “Wild Bill” Donavin, Lt. Eric Fischer A. Wood, and Lt. Col. George A. White,…
Read MoreLTE – KT Gallagher – 3-18-2020
March 13, 2020 Dear Community Partners & County Residents, The Dunn County Health Department continues to work closely with partners in our local businesses, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), health systems, higher education, law enforcement and school districts to prepare our community in the event that we do have a COVID-19 case in the county. Please…
Read MoreLTE – Peter Gaustad – 3-4-2020
To the Residents of Glenwood City and families and workers of the School district of Glenwood City, This letter was a long time coming and truth be told will never fulfill my desire in seeking forgiveness. In 2001 I moved to GC and was in my second year at the school. Glenwood City provided me…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 3-4-2020
Chippewa Valley Tech’s referendum is legal and unfair to local property taxpayers. After finding out Chippewa Valley Tech was headed for a referendum in the April 2020 election, I contacted the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) for the details. The property taxpayers in CVTC’s district may be unaware of what I found out. I found that…
Read MoreLTE – Chuck Boyer – 2-26-2020
In early March, all of us Dunn Energy Cooperative member/owners will be receiving our ballots for this year’s board of directors elections. Please, do not toss your ballots. Two outstanding candidates are on this year’s ballot: JAMES ZONS and RACHEL KUMMER. Both have years of public service experience, most recently, Jim on the Dunn County…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 2-26-2020
Talk about mission creep of our tech college system. If I told you that Nicolet College in Rhinelander WI. has special agreements with Southwest Technical College in Fennimore Wi, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Rice Lake relating to two-year General Education, Associate Degrees in Science would you find that alarming? I find it completely…
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