Opinion
LTE – Tom Aebly – 7-4-2018
Dear Editor, I would like to pose a question that has bothered me for some time: is it the right of a contractor, who works on your property, to remove as much of your topsoil as he can, leave the landowner with exposed clay, and not compensate the landowner?
Read MoreLTE – Herb Sakalaucks Jr. – 7-4-2018
The Village officials’ words and actions at the full board meeting on June 25th confirm that the Village of Colfax is firmly committed to doing nothing to improve tourism and bring new business and jobs to town. The Village Board ignored the study they commissioned (The Power of Ten) that the Museum tried to follow…
Read MoreLTE – James Hoyt – 7-4-2018
Hate —- Truth 1st John 4 : 20 If a man says I love God and hates his brother he is a liar, this is what we get from most democrats daily.
Read MoreFrom the Mayor’s Desk- 7-4-2018
Many of you may have read in last week’s Tribune Press Reporter the announcement indicating the Glenwood City Council has approved allowing for the operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) upon all city roadways if the posted speed limit is 35 MPH of less.
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 7-4-2018
Celebrate the birth of this nation! I thought that it would be good to look up a little history about our Declaration of Independence, and pass it on to you. Most of us remember some of the words from the beginning of the document like: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 6-27-2018
The manure flows from actors’ mouths What can one say about the obscene and offensive language that comes pouring out of the mouths of people that call themselves actors? Over the past couple of years, ever since Donald Trump announced he was running for president, those actors have found a way to fill their mouth…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-20-2018
Nine Dems vie for Governor Our state press association sent out a piece last week that contained summaries of speeches from the top nine gubernatorial candidates to the state Democratic Party convention at Oshkosh on June 1st, as reported by WisPolitics.com. I am putting in a short piece about each candidate from the report and…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 6-12-2018
Money does grow on trees! “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” But for a couple of young girls living south of Wheeler, money did grow on trees. Lois Bosshart related a venture that she and her cousin Marion Reinecke found themselves involved in back in about 1955.
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-6-2018
Looking back at 1944! I enjoy going into our library and looking at copies of our newspapers that were printed many years ago. All local newspapers are a historical record of the community that they serve. I have had the bound file of volume 55 of the Glenwood City Tribune on one of my desks…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-30-2018
Remember Barney Frank? A lot of people heard what Barney Frank said about the new banking law. Few know he worked for a bank. —Washington Post. I have written before about Barney Frank (78). He is a former House Democrat from Massachusetts, who served for 32 years, and pushed through Congress the idea that everyone should own…
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