Opinion
LTE – 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…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-22-2020
How deep is our debt? As I sat at my office desk last week, reading about the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that small employers can take advantage of to keep employees off unemployment. If the funds are used properly, the entire loan is forgivable, or becomes a loan at a very low interest rate. Not…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-15-2020
“Freedom for all, Does not mean A free for all for some” I read this on a church sign in Hayward over the fourth of July. I put together quotes from various famous people, thinking that you might enjoy what they all had to say: “There’s one race that we have to worry about, and…
Read MoreLTE – Charles Lofgren – 7-8-2020
June 27, 2020 Dear Carlton, Here’s my renewal for another year. Thanks for continuing to put out an interesting newspaper. I especially appreciated your reprinting recently of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural. Over my years of teaching American History I always assigned it. It’s one of the most moving and insightful statements ever to come from an…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 7-8-2020
Medal of Honor! The United States Medal of Honor is the highest and most-prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize United States military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. Because the medal is presented “in the name of Congress”, it is often incorrectly referred to as the “Congressional…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 7-1-2020
President visits Wisconsin! It’s not unusual that a sitting President makes campaign stops in many states during the election season. We have watched over the years when a president travels throughout the nation campaigning. That is what Kennedy was doing in Dallas, Texas in 1963. President Trump visited the Wisconsin cities of Green Bay and…
Read MoreOPINION: We Now Know – Trump’s Leadership Saved Lives
by Robert Charles, National Spokesman for the Association of Mature American Citizens As America emerges from COVID-19 and States reopen wholesale or by county, shadows are giving way to sunlight, furrowed brows to smiles, and reality is returning. Four facts define this moment, and they are encouraging – not discouraging. First, the tipping point has…
Read MoreLTE – Dick Hilson – 6-24-2020
Happy Birthday Happy belated birthday President Trump…June 14th. Our country has been blessed with you, President Trump. at the helm guiding us through the rough waters. Your gifts of knowledge, strength and wisdom continues to keep our nation great. “Four More Years” Dick Hilson Colfax, WI
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 6-23-2020
What is happening to our history? I wish I had paid more attention in Mr. Flottum’s history class during my high school days. Now I find myself engrossed with what has happened over the years, not only in our local communities, but the entire world. How can we not be interested in how we got…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-17-2020
“With Malice toward none, with charity for all” Lincoln’s Second Inaugural address On March 4, 1865, 41 days before his assassination, President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time. He previewed his plans for healing a once-divided nation. I listed to Mark Levin recite that speech on his radio show last…
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