Opinion
Off The Publisher’s Desk – 6-10-2020
No Cops, how will we defend ourselves? In the wake of the awful death of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis Police Officers that set off protests and riots in many of our nation’s larger cities. With the results of these riots, we have city officials calling for the defunding of their police…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-3-2020
Watch for Kids! I know school has been out for some time with this COVID-19 virus and now that the weather is warm, I would call your attention to the fact that kids are out, playing outside, walking, riding bikes and crossing the streets and we should be on the look out for them. Last…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-27-2020
It was originally called Decoration Day! For more years than I can remember, I have attended Memorial Day services at various cemeteries in our area to watch as veterans groups honor those comrades that have served our country and preserved our way of life and have passed on. I have always brought my camera and…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-20-2020
I still don’t have a hair cut! As I write this piece on Friday, May 15th, I have not had a haircut since back in the last week of February. But I am hoping that by early next week the hair should fall onto the floor. So here is what is happening: Walmart is open,…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-13-2020
Our founding fathers on the size of government! Sitting at my desk, I wondered how the founding fathers of this great nation viewed how strong our federal government should be. I know that at the end of the Revolutionary War the 13 Colonies became 13 States and each was a country on their own under…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-6-2020
What’s the difference? Could you have ever imagined that you would see the day when the price for a roll of toilet paper was greater than a barrel of oil? As I get older, I am realizing that the difference between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party is growing and there is no common…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 4-29-2020
The walls are closing in! The walls are closing in on me with this stay at home bit. But I agree that it is what we have to do to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. I am willing to wait a few more weeks to see if the sickness and deaths slow down. Already,…
Read MoreLTE – Jerry Emmert – 4-29-2020
Grain producers across Wisconsin are worrying: where will the demand for grain come from? Over the last few years, demand for grain by ethanol plants has plummeted. Forecasts are worse for this growing season, and the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the problem. One major contributor to decreased demand is the Environmental Protection Agency. By liberally…
Read MoreLTE – Michael Pesko – 4-29-2020
It is hard to write about more bad news as we suffer though COVID-19. However, climate change, another major concern, is not going away. Science had predicted the consequences of the virus but our society was not prepared to address it early enough. We are also unprepared to address climate change, even though science tells…
Read MoreLTE – Scott Schone – 4-22-2020
Property tax due and paying thousands of hard working dollars makes a person proud and disappointed on how your local taxes are spent. For instance how about the Amazing job opening the streets with the snow storms again this winter. Of course there is a few that will disagree but overall in a few hours…
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