Opinion
LTE – Katherine Stahl – 7-14-2021
In the July 7th Colfax Messenger Letter to the Editor (LTE), the writer referenced the 2014 National Academy of Sciences study of the entire life cycle of electric car emissions. It was noted that vehicles powered by electricity produced by coal are responsible for more emissions than gas-powered vehicles. What the LTE does not say…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 7-14-2021
The towns of Hay River, Grant and Elk Mound have passed the Second Amendment (Constitutional Rights Protection) resolution. Many Dunn County residents are asking their Dunn County townships to pass similar ones. One argument against this is that gun confiscation could not happen in the US but history tells us differently. In 1838, Missouri…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-14-2021
What is Critical Race Theory? The headline reads, “Critical Race Theory” is teaching Americans to hate each other and our country.” Is a piece written by Catherine Mortensen, the Vice President of Communications for Americans for Limited Government. For some time I have heard the term “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) and have just pushed it…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 7-6-2021
Here is a summary of what Glenn Beck (The Blaze) had to say about the “Great Reset of Energy.” In April Pres. Biden promised to reduce US Greenhouse gas pollution by 50% by 2030. To obtain that goal, roughly half of the US’s electricity would have to be solar, wind, etc. China dominates the production…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-6-2021
Vacation time! For most people, summer time is vacation time. But, then many people my age find that the summer vacation is returning to Wisconsin from spending the winter in some southern state. I have been thinking about taking a few days to drive around this great state and I am very fond of traveling…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-30-2021
Do we need a change in voting rules? Are you OK with the way we vote here in Wisconsin? I am, and I have no problem showing an election official my driver’s license to ID me as a registered voter in the City of Glenwood City. I also have no problem with someone asking for…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 6-30-2021
Letter to the editor – Borrowing is nothing more than long-term taxation. Being a retired senior living on a fixed income, I cannot help but think that the system, no matter what it is whether it is federal, state, county, township, or municipality governments want everyone in debt. A good example is the Technical College…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 6-30-2021
Loudoun County, Virginia has been in the news later. The local residents drew a line in the sand at the recent Loudoun County Public School Board meeting against the Critical Race Theory, Equity Collaborative training, transgender bathrooms, instructing teachers to address a person by that person’s gender affiliation even if it goes against the teacher’s…
Read MoreLTE – Bob Prinsen – 6-23-2021
In the June 2nd edition of the Glenwood City Tribune, Chris Geiger answered my letter to the editor stating I have “Pres. Trump stuck in” my head. No, I do not have cancer stuck in my head! Chris, I think you believe you are a psychic! You said Pres. Biden is my hero, you know…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 6-23-2021
This is the second year that the Towns of Tiffany and New Haven have sprayed the ditches to suppress the grass and weeds. If they spray, it eliminates one physical grass cutting. At the New Haven June meeting, Trent said that 4 Control herbicide contains Plateau, Opensight and Escort and that there was a lot…
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