Opinion
LTE – Terry Nichols – 11-5-2019
Retired seniors in the crosshairs again Our demographic, retired seniors, living on fixed incomes, is rising every year and will for the next 17 years. A Social Security Administration report states the every day 10,000 US citizens turn 65. Wisconsin is not immune to this fact. Local property taxpayers in this state have been in…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-30-2019
Impeachment explained! I came across a very interesting piece about the impeachment process that I would like to reprint for your information. Ella Nilsen, Li Zhou, and Matthew Yglesias wrote the article. They work for Vox News, which “is a general interest news site for the 21st Century. Its mission is simple, explain the news.…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-23-2019
Political leaders should instruct followers on what is decent Over the years I have attended some gatherings and watched on TV and I think things got out of hand and turned into an ugly demonstration and protests where damage and injury were the results. It appears that some people do not have a tolerance for…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-16-2019
Local History! Local history has to be a favorite subject for most of us, and a topic that keeps expanding as time goes on. And I would like to remind everyone about the upcoming annual fall meeting of the Glenwood Area Historical Society set for Sunday afternoon, October 27 at 1 p.m. to be held…
Read MoreLTE – Timothy Vettrus – 10-16-2019
Dear Readers, I have sent copies of your petitions to the Phyllis Williams in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Dallas, Texas in protest of Bremer Bank deciding to close the Bremer Bank on Bremer Avenue in Colfax and Ms. Williams has been in conversation with me over the phone to say…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 10-9-2019
Letter to the editor- Retired seniors in the crosshairs again Our demographic, retired seniors, living on fixed incomes, is rising every year and will for the next 17 years. A Social Security Administration report states the everyday 10,000 US citizens turn 65. Wisconsin is not immune to this fact. Local property taxpayers in this state…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-9-2019
“Hell Yes, We’re Gonna Take your AR-15” Do those words get your attention? According to an article from the American People Daily, which stated: “You are in good company because you weren’t the only one who had a reaction and response. That phrase was uttered by long-shot presidential hopeful and Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke. It…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-2-2019
Impeachment! Are the Democrats ever going to stop hating President Trump and attempting to remove him from the White House? I think the Wicked Witch of the West, Nancy Pelosi, made a big mistake in her announcement to open an impeachment investigation against Trump. What I have heard is that the full house must vote…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 10-2-2019
Letter to the Editor: Senator Bernier, where are you? After reading that the State Legislature won’t go into session until October, I noticed that many elected officials across this state are having listening sessions in their districts. I have contacted Senator’s Bernier’s office twice for her schedule for listening sessions. Both times I have been…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 9-25-2019
Fire Prevention Week! National Fire Prevention week this year is October 6 through October 12. The slogan this year is “Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and Practice your Escape.” In 2017, 3,400 civilians died in the United States from fires. Seventy-seven percent of these deaths occurred in the home. The best slogan that…
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