Three suspected in Kendall BB-gun shooting
Three people have been identified as suspects in a Saturday-night BB-gun shooting in Kendall, according to Monroe County Sheriff Scott Perkins.
Is DNR less concerned with water quality?
If we needed further evidence that the DNR’s allegiance has shifted from protecting our air and water to accommodating business’s interests, we received a press release at the end of the day Thursday on a manure spill.
What is Hefner’s legacy?
Does anyone really believe it was the intensely engaging writing that drew readers to Playboy?
Let’s put Francis Scott Key on trial
Okay, it’s time to put Francis Scott Key on trial, even though he would be 240 years old. It’s never too late to take a closer look at the man who penned our national anthem.
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Homecoming at Royall
The Royall School District hosted its annual homecoming celebration last week.
Long-distance runners race in Rails to Trails
Norwalk hosted its annual Rails-to-Trails Marathon on Sunday, offering a marathon, half-marathon and 5K on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail between Norwalk and Sparta.
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What if Facebook were the only news source left?
September 20th, 2017by Karen Parker
I think I am one of the last few in the world who has resisted Facebook’s siren call. You probably attribute my stubbornness to my jealousy of the way Facebook has elbowed aside traditional media.
The revival of Ontario’s Sandon building
September 14th, 2017by Karen Parker
The building dominates Ontario’s downtown, as the early settlers never invested much in masonry construction. Perhaps because Ontario was the center of the timber industry, frame buildings were good enough.
Don’t expect business to insure clean air, water
August 30th, 2017by Karen Parker
When did the American voter fall in love with the idea that business can do a better job than government can?
KKK figures into Wisconsin history
August 28th, 2017by Karen Parker
One of the things that struck me from my interview with JP Olson, the African-American singer who wowed the Ontario Community Hall audience in July, was her unbridled enthusiasm for the village. More than once she told me how she felt at home and welcome.
Gen. Lee deserves reconsideration
August 18th, 2017by Karen Parker
I know I have a reputation with my children as one of those “helicopter” parents, the nosy types who drive kids nuts.
Is Ontario’s attitude toward flooding an example of insanity?
August 11th, 2017by Karen Parker
Like the prodigal son in the Bible, Ontario’s Palen Park furniture came wandering home after exhausting itself on a Kickapoo adventure. For all I know, the assorted park pieces took a bottle of suntan lotion and a 12-pack of beer on their cruise.
Is great wealth coming to Wisconsin?
August 4th, 2017by Karen Parker
It pains me to admit it, but I have occasionally fallen for Publishers Clearing House. Who can resist the image of those happy families swinging open the front door only to be met by balloons and life-size checks guaranteeing $5,000 a week for life or a bazillion in one lump sum?
Ontario flood results in few politician sightings
July 27th, 2017by Karen Parker
If the politicians are in Ontario, it can be only one of two things that brought them here. Either we’re hosting our July 4 celebration, or the village once again slipped beneath the waves.
Questions for Marklein continue to grow
July 21st, 2017by Karen Parker
Last month I asked a staff member in Sen. Howard Marklein’s office if the senator could possibly tell me which constituents, or at least how many, had called him asking the state to cut funding to the Wisconsin state park system.
County Line enters new era
July 13th, 2017by Karen Parker
For three decades, I have nursed this fantasy that my final column would be a bruising screed for every slight, every unkindness, and every business that failed to pay me.
Day trip a good distraction from politics
July 7th, 2017by Karen Parker
Last week the New York Times ran a 16-question quiz focusing on the first months of the Trump administration.
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Three suspected in Kendall BB-gun shooting
Colors of Kendall moved indoors
Gundersen St. Joseph’s to present ‘An Evening with Dr. Trombetta’
Vernon County to offer immunization clinic
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