Politics is madness at all levels
I give a salute to Wisconsin Public Television for airing a debate last Friday night between incumbent Senator Ron Johnson and challenger Mandela Barnes.
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Remembering Hardware Hank’s Julie Schreier
November 17th, 2022by County Line
I recently was browsing through my very tattered and worn copy of “The Wiltonians.” Local history books will never be on the New York Times bestseller list, but they do become a constant reminder of where we have been, and in some cases, where we are headed.
Elections really do have consequences
November 3rd, 2022by County Line
Take a deep breath. One more week.
Lincoln and Douglas were made of sterner stuff
October 28th, 2022by County Line
Take a deep breath. It’s just two more weeks until we march to the polls and bring a merciful end to those political attack ads and the even more tedious yard signs (please bring back the pink flamingos).
Reflecting on the ‘Fables of Faubus’
October 21st, 2022by County Line
Before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and the protest songs that accompanied it (think “We Shall Overcome” or “A Change is Gonna Come”), the famed jazz composer Charles Mingus wrote the “Fables of Faubus”
Remember to be skeptical of political advertising
October 6th, 2022by County Line
I saw it only one time, and now I am beginning to doubt that it actually happened. It was a film clip of a big, lovable dog leaning out the car window, his ears flopping in the breeze. It was the kind of dog whose joy is so infectious it even makes people happy.
Are crudities slung around all too often?
September 15th, 2022by County Line
Remember that old childhood mantra: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"?
What will fill the gap when newspapers disappear?
August 18th, 2022by County Line
A few weeks ago, my daughter and I were wandering around La Crosse, killing time, waiting for a doctor’s appointment when we cruised through the downtown, pausing briefly to gaze at the now forlorn and vacant La Crosse Tribune building.
Attacks on schools are at times irrational
August 12th, 2022by County Line
“They are teaching our kids X-rated sex acts!” Oops, that should wake you up. But I will elaborate later. Stay tuned.
Wilton’s pool the result of veterans’ efforts
August 3rd, 2022by County Line
I don’t know what Raymond Brandau of Wilton experienced on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, catapulting the United States into World War II. It’s possible he did not speak much about it. World War II veterans tended to be a quiet lot.
Abortion issue has shades of gray
July 27th, 2022by County Line
Not long ago, a friend I have known for decades revealed to me that as a child she had been sexually assaulted by an immediate family member. At least I think that was the case — I was so shocked I failed to pry, as opposed to my usual nature. Who committed this incest, and what did it entail? I don’t know, but what came next was equally as shocking. Only in her old age did she share this with her sisters, who also had been assaulted. Until that point in time, she had been too humiliated to bring it up.
Hillsdale College continues to organize charter schools
July 14th, 2022by County Line
Some 37 years ago, Harold Winchel was president of the Norwalk-Ontario School Board.
Community
Book review: ‘Raft of Stars’ by Andrew Graff
A Thanksgiving prayer
South Side News for Nov. 24
Ontario Public Library holiday sale is Dec. 9
Gjefle: ‘Continually’
Backtalk
Remembering Hardware Hank’s Julie Schreier
Elections really do have consequences
Lincoln and Douglas were made of sterner stuff
Reflecting on the ‘Fables of Faubus’
Politics is madness at all levels
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