Opinion
LTE – Timothy Vettrus – 8-21-2019
Dear Readers, Like many, many of you, I have been banking at the Bremer Bank in Colfax (& it’s predecessor Peoples State Bank) all my life. It was my first bank account & I have maintained connection ever since, even when living elsewhere, then while taking care of my parents estate, Rev. Ole & Clara…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 8-14-2019
Immigration, not a new problem! THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS…… “My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. “For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character…
Read MoreOff The Mayor’s Desk – 8-7-2019
by Mayor John Larson On July 25, 2019, the Department of Natural Resources conducted an inspection of Glenwood City’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). This was a routine inspection of our local recycling center to determine compliance with the code requirements listed in s. NR 544.16, Wis. Adm. Code. Our Director of Public Works, Dave Caress,…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 8-7-2019
A thousand dollars a month, plus free stuff! The best way to get votes for your run to the White House is to promise free things and access the public checkbook. At least that is what I think was driving the Democratic candidates as they presented their views at last week’s 2020 presidential debate in…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-31-2019
Who is responsible for the Mueller report? I watched the congressional hearing with the star witness, Robert Mueller, on the hot seat last week. It quickly became apparent that he did not know or did not remember what was contained within the report that bears his name. Over time since he testified word has come…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-24-2019
I like old things! I might be alone in not embracing new things and new technology that has changed our ever-changing world with new gadgets and electronic items, which have improved our lives. I can remember as a kid that we did not have a telephone in our home. Most Main Street businesses had phones.…
Read MoreLTE – Chuck Boyer – 7-24-2019
I notice in this month’s Spotlight bulletin included with our Dunn Energy Cooperative electric bills that our rates will likely be increased soon. James Hathaway, DEC’s general manager, wrote that the “board of directors discussed electric rates with the co-op’s management staff at the June board meeting. Options for changing rates were discussed.” He concluded…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 7-16-2019
Volunteers needed! How many of us do our share of volunteering? As I look around our communities, I see many people who are doing things and helping people without pay. They volunteer at school, church, scouts, 4-H, summer recreation programs, but the most visible are those who serve with the local ambulance and fire service.…
Read MoreLTE – Shauna Krout – 78-9-2019
Letter to the Editor: Overdoses are happening everywhere, all over the country. In our current society, the streets are filled to the brim with laced heroin that’s often mixed with carfentanil and other fentanyl analogs. Dealers are now adding it to street pressed pills, cocaine, meth, and marijuana too. Carfentanil was made in 1974 to…
Read MoreLTE – Jon Schmidt – 7-9-2019
Letter to the Editor: This is in response to what is happening to the Tiffany Creek and so-called park just on the north side of the Boyceville High School. What they are doing is a travesty to this creek and park. I was once able to look south from my front yard and see a…
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