A look at the Hillsboro Museum
I t wasn’t exactly on my bucket list, but on Sunday I paid a visit to the Hillsboro Museum.
Pete Schmitz concludes 50 years on Elroy-Sparta State Trail Board
“Gold Watch Blues,” a Donovan song from my salad days, a way back when, has a line that has always stuck in my brain.
Schools elicted great emotion in years past, too
Schools, it seems, elicit a great deal of emotion among us, whether it is longing for days gone by or managing them in the here and now. We moved to this area
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Would you want Donald Trump to live next door?
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It was many a year ago, but it remains burned in my memory. I was attempting to sell an ad to a local businessman, who casually turned me down, saying he would give his advertising dollar to my competitor.
Celebrate Banned Books Week!
September 21st, 2016by County Line
Better than Arbor Day or Valentine’s Day or even National Newspaper Week, it’s Banned Books Week (Sept. 25 to Oct. 1).
In contrast with today, public used to know little about presidents’ health issues
September 15th, 2016by County Line
Pop quiz: Name one difference between Hillary Clinton and Franklin Roosevelt.
Care to pay $65 an acre?
September 7th, 2016by County Line
How about a 160-acre farm for $10 an acre? Or a 1,200-acre farm with buildings for $65 an acre?
Norwalk Tractor Pull a font of memories
August 11th, 2016by County Line
Before she even said “Lois Eberhardt,” I had recognized the voice on the phone.
This month’s political conventions are baffling
July 27th, 2016by County Line
Phew, I had only a few days to catch my breath before the Democratic National Convention. You would think I was a political junkie, which I usually am not, but this election cycle is such a train wreck I can’t take my eyes off of it.
History reveals a plethora of chaotic party conventions
July 21st, 2016by County Line
“The hour is late, but if all leaders in the moderate mainstream of the Republican Party will unite upon a platform, the moderate cause can be won.”
Gov. Walker’s plan for teacher compensation is no solution
July 13th, 2016by County Line
I stopped by the office to listen to the phone messages. Sure enough, there was one from the governor’s office. It was no surprise to me, as Gov. Walker rarely makes a move without checking in with me first.
The story behind the unusual car in Ontario’s July 4 parade
July 7th, 2016by County Line
Just ask LaVern Beier, who is back in Wilton (again) to call on Pearl and maybe even stroke her luscious curves.
Ontario’s July 4 tradition needs volunteers to continue
June 22nd, 2016by County Line
It is safe to say that no one alive today can recall when Ontario was not ground zero for the annual July 4 celebration.
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Viroqua native Bill White to discuss novel
State candidates’ forum set for Oct. 27
Sen. Baldwin staff to host office hours Oct. 6
WDRT recruiting volunteers for Alzheimer’s initiative
Man dies in floodwaters near Viroqua
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