Opinion
Off The Editor’s Desk 4-6-2022
What a terrible sight! General William Tecumseh Sherman once said, “War is Hell.” That picture came in front of me last week as I was watching the news of the Ukraine war that showed some very distributing scenes. A city street of Bucha, lined with the dead bodies of Ukrainian citizens that were killed as…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-30-22
To the Editor: The Bridge to Hope – A Twelve Year Retrospective When I landed here in 2009, our agency looked very different than it does today. We were still a secret location, without signage, and in a very old and dilapidated house. A local law enforcement official confided that many of his staff members…
Read MoreOff the Publisher’s Desk 3-30-22
We need faith more than ever! With the way the world is now in turmoil and things look very bleak, maybe it is a good time to think about our faith in God. I was reading a piece published in the Capitol Guardian and written by a Pastor Greg Young about the faith that our…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 3-23-2022
Old Glenwood City School, a history! As demolition crews dismantle the old school in Glenwood City, many memories come up about the days that many of us spent attending classes on what we called the school hill. The site was chosen early on in the history of Glenwood City and a single room wood structure…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-23-2022
To the Editor, In this season of Lent, Christians remember how Jesus suffered and died for our sins. We do this in a variety of ways, including raising the cross. We in Whitehall are proud of our Cross, lit at njght, high on a hill. We light a star in the same location Christmas. Each…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor 3-16-2022
To the Editor: During a recent district training session in the Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD) presentation, it was presented that parents are not automatically entitled to know their kids gender identity and that the knowledge of their child’s identity must be earned by the parent. The ECASD board candidates Nicole Everson, Corey Cronrath…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk 3-16-2022
Getting Involved! I was very glad to see the large number of area school districts with primary elections for school board members. That means to me, that people are getting involved with their children’s education. I must applaud those of you that are getting involved and I would encourage others to find out about their…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-9-2022
To the Editor: Recently, Former Wis. Supreme Court Justice Gableman, again, gave an updated report to the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections hearing. He talked about the lack of cooperation from Gov. Evers, government officials, WEC (Wisconsin Election Commission) officials, ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center, which is a private organization) officials and others.…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 3-9-2022
The State of the Union! I watched the entire hour-long “State of the Union” address by President Joe Biden last Tuesday night. He sure painted a rosy picture of our economics and how good things could be if his spending bills would get enacted. He said that “WE” want to rebuild our highways and bridges.…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 3-2-2022
Has Putin started the Third World War? For weeks now Russian President Vladimir Putin has been building up his armed forces at the border with Ukraine. Last Thursday he sent his troops into Ukraine with hopes that the Ukrainian government would capitulate, but instead, Russia has a wild cat by its tail and the Ukrainians…
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