Opinion
Off the Editor’s Desk – 7-5-2017
Celebrating Independence Day! The past 241 years has brought about many challenges to our freedom and our way of life as Americans. On July 4th, as we celebrate the birth of our country’s freedom, we realize more than ever just how precious that freedom is.
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-28-2017
Is there a movement to sanitize our history? I recently came across a piece written by Walter E. Williams, columnist of national importance. He suggests that there is a movement to rewrite American History. I have watched over the years as some people have denied that the Holocaust ever happened and that we did not land on the moon. Sometimes I wonder…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-14-2017
Drug abuse – let’s eradicate it! We have a big problem with illegal drug use here in the United States and if you think it is just somewhere else, think again. It is here, right in our back yard and on our streets and local homes.
Read MoreLTE – Doug Hill – 6-7-2017
To GCHS alumni, Our committee meeting of late May shows that many things are coming together. Many of you will be pleased to hear that we are trying to add a couple more items to our agenda. We are attempting to organize an alumni band. Also the possibility of a jam session for you to…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 6-7-2017
Trump’s doing the right thing! Is “Climate Change” a real item of concern in your mind? Or is it just a political football that the liberals are trying to push upon us? Ten thousand or more years ago, a deep layer of ice, covered this area that we now call home, and then it started to melt as the…
Read MoreDONALD E. LUEPKE
Donald Edward Luepke, 57, of rural Menomonie, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 2nd.
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-31-2017
Needs your help! The annual Memorial Day passed on Monday and as usual I attended events at four local cemeteries where members of area veterans groups honor their departed comrades. I have been doing this on Memorial Day for many years, more years than I can recall. I have watched many veterans over the years donate their…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 5-24-2017
They didn’t ask for government help! A couple of Sundays ago, the Glenwood Area Historical Society hosted their spring meeting featuring a program called, “It’s Daylight in the Swamps!” Michigan based singer/storyteller Bill Jamerson presented a musical program about Wisconsin’s lumberjack history. He sang traditional lumberjack songs, told stories and tall tales about life in the woods.
Read MoreLTE – Chris Olson – 5-17-2017
Dear Editor: In April, the United States Postal Service promoted National Dog Bite Prevention Week. I am writing to ask our customers to extend their efforts and help make this “National Dog Bite Prevention Year.”
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 5-17-2017
The Wisconsin connection: “The Left’s War on Free Speech” We are continuing with the piece written by Kimberley Strassel, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal about “The Left’s War on Free Speech” and are reprinting it with permission from Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College.
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