Opinion
Off The Editor’s Desk – 1-30-2019
During Christmas (or is it Holiday) break from school our seven-year-old grandson was visiting us and ask to watch a movie on the DVD. He picked out the “Little Rascals” movie. I watched that 1994 movie with him and Donald Trump played Richie Rich’s father. After that was done he found a 30-year old tape…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 1-23-2019
America is hooked on drugs! Last week an item was broadcast over a Twin Cities television station about the public hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol where voices were raised by people who wanted the state to legalize recreational marijuana. Minnesota already has approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Now, on Friday I…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 1-9-2019
How many lawyers? Last week I was watching the “This Old House” feature on PBS and part of the program featured a volunteer working on the remodeling of an old house. The volunteer was an electrician who is also a member of Congress. I don’t remember his name or where his district is. But when…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 1-2-2019
Christmas Traditions! I hope everyone had a great and wonderful Christmas with family and friends enjoying the great dishes that maybe your great grandparents made for their Christmas meal and that the family cooks have kept passing those recipes on down to the next generation. Our Christmas began with a birthday gathering at Jake’s Supper Club…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 12-26-2018
What’s your feeling on legal marijuana? I don’t know how most people feel about legalizing the use of marijuana, but as a nation it appears that it has the support of a large majority of the population. Currently, 33 states and the District of Columbia have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. Ten states…
Read MoreLTE – Tom Aebly – 12-19-2018
Mr. President: I do not tweet, I do not have e-mail, I am not on line. I do use an old fashioned pen and paper for communication and I still use the postal system. You are tenacious, especially, when you choose a course or an action, because of this attitude you have been able to…
Read MoreLTE – Andrea Clauson – 12-12-2018
To whom it may concern: I am writing to request a error, a direct quote Colfax Messenger stated I made at the Town of Howard sand mine meeting Oct 27, be corrected. In the Colfax Messenger, it stated: A value has been placed on the lives of people “by the Town board and those that…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 12-5-2018
In Wisconsin and Minnesota we elected Governors that pledged to raise taxes I must admit that after a month since the mid-term election I still am baffled on how we could elect a governor who pledged to raise our taxes. Wisconsin Governor-elect Tony Evers not only wants to raise taxes, but also, make the minimum wage…
Read MoreLTE – John Schmidt – 11-28-2018
This is in lew with the article in last week’s paper about the Boyceville School and Principle or Whomever and the loosing of some of there softball field and cutting of the trees along the Creek. As we all should know for a fact that when you build or put things in an area such…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 11-28-2018
Funding for public entities in Wisconsin I like the way Governor Walker and his administration has made funding for public entities in Wisconsin. There has been a cap placed on property tax levy increases by state law. These restrictions are on local town and village boards as well as the city councils, school and county…
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