Opinion
Off The Editor’s Desk – 11-17-208
What happened to the Democratic Party? I am old enough that I can remember when the two political parties worked together for the benefit of every citizen of this great country. But what has happened? It appears to me that the left wing of the Democratic Party has taken over and they will not tolerate…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 10-10-2018
Facts or Fiction? Have you had enough with the political ads on Television? But we still have about four weeks to go and we will be seeing more of them in that time period. I watch most of these ads to see what a candidate has to say about the future and how they will…
Read MoreLTE – Paul Heifner – 10-10-2018
Concerning Sherman Township and Boyceville Fire District On June 8, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. Chairman Dan Fedderly in an e-mail to Frank Bammert, Town of Menomonie chairman wrote. “What are your thoughts on the town of Sherman requesting complete fire district coverage through the Menomonie rural district again? That would in effect double your revenue…
Read MoreLTE – Dick Hilson – 10-10-2018
Going back to the year 2017, I submitted a letter to Mr. Carlton DeWitt, editor and publisher of the Colfax Messenger. Some will recall the headline… “Spiritual Warfare and President Trump”.
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 10-3-2018
Power hungry politicians! Did you watch the circus that unfolded last week in the senate chambers over accusations against the Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh who faced Dr. Christine Blasey Ford who said that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her 36 years ago?
Read MoreLTE – Jason Good – 10-3-2018
The opiate crisis is continuing to get worse in the United States and is now being considered a “syndemic,” after graduating from being an epidemic. A syndemic is when 2 or 3 other epidemics start playing off of each other.
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 9-26-2018
Bed and Breakfast in France On Sunday in Normandy, we parted ways with Don, Missy and Corey Klatt as they headed by train to visit the family of a French exchange student that they hosted a couple of years ago. While Allen, Paulette, Paula and myself and our guide Mary Berg drove the five hours…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 9-19-2018
Counting the dead! War is hell and it should be avoided by all means. During our visit to France, we found that you could not travel far and not be in view of the cemeteries that were the final resting place for all those brave people that made the assault against the Nazis. One of…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 9-19-2018
Dunn County nixes my referendum question again Back in February I appeared before the Dunn Co. Board requesting a nonbinding referendum question on the funding of the Tech College System for the November election. I did this early because of state requirements for referenda. I’m in my 16th year of stating that the pursuit of…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 9-12-2018
D-Day Battlefields! June 6, 1944 is the day that allied armies landed on the beaches of Normandy in France to bring World War Two to an end. Our visit to the battlefields allowed us a close look at the soil that our Armies crossed over and drove the German army back.
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