Time to redraw the floodplain maps?
It was a strange night. Maybe you had one at your house, too. Our geriatric dog, who usually sleeps as though she wer e dead, was on edge.
Make room in your life for swamp milkweed
And you think you have picky eaters at your house. Consider, if you will, the monarch butterfly, which has nothing but milkweed for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a milkweed chaser on the side.
Norwalk group does good deed each week
If America’s motto was “Do Something Good for Another Person” instead of “Make America Great Again,” how would that manifest itself?
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Local Facebook posts indicate a high level of anxiety
September 20th, 2018by Karen Parker
It was pretty clear at its Sept. 11 meeting that the Norwalk Village Board wouldn’t be in a convertible festooned with balloons, leading a parade, anytime soon.
In face of flood damage, remaining uninvolved and indifferent won’t work
September 13th, 2018by Karen Parker
Ontario was eerily silent Sunday. Evidently exhaustion had caught up with everyone.
After flooding, government has not ridden in like a white knight
September 6th, 2018by County Line
Anyone who waited patiently last week for our government to come riding in like a white knight and rescue us from a weather disaster is still waiting.
What a difference one word can make
August 16th, 2018by Karen Parker
Oops, what a difference one word can make — especially when it is left out.
Let them drink Coke?
July 20th, 2018by County Line
Living here in the Coulee Region, it’s sometimes hard to take water seriously.
What will future generations think of this era?
July 12th, 2018by Karen Parker
With the average length of marriages in the United States estimated at eight years, I thought arriving at 50 was worth acknowledging.
Do our current events require ‘A Modest Proposal’?
June 21st, 2018by Karen Parker
True confession: For years, I often put my two daughters on the curb in front of the newspaper office with a sign, “Free, take one.”
A local newspaper meets its end
June 15th, 2018by Karen Parker
The voice at the other end of the phone made an offer that caught me by surprise.
Who were the Odd Fellows?
June 6th, 2018by County Line
Of all the old photos of our communities that come our way, this must be one of the most intriguing. Just take a look at those costumes. Can you believe their wives let them leave the house dressed like that?
Act 67 changes how we control development
May 24th, 2018by Karen Parker
Few things are uglier than battles over zoning issues, and last week’s OntarioVillage Board meeting over a proposed group home in the Kickapoo Heights subdivision was no exception.
N-O-W School District puts on great Community Night
May 10th, 2018by County Line
Hats off to the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District staff and everyone else for the great job Friday at Community Night.
Community
Norwalk Public Library has fiction, nonfiction titles
Royall class of ‘63 reunites
Norwalk Clovers elect new officers
Grace Community Church announces intent to restore youth center
Luncheon will be offered for Second Harvest volunteers
Opinion
Book review: Wright book offers insights into Scientology
Editorial cartoon
Book review: Magnusson book explores ‘death cleanings,’ or reducing possessions
Book review: In ‘A Fatal Grace,’ electrocution occurs on a lake during a curling match
Book review: ‘Sing Unburied Sing’ depicts wandering spirits
Backtalk
Local Facebook posts indicate a high level of anxiety
In face of flood damage, remaining uninvolved and indifferent won’t work
After flooding, government has not ridden in like a white knight
Time to redraw the floodplain maps?
What a difference one word can make
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