Wilton’s pool the result of veterans’ efforts
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.
Gun debate sparks many questions
I have been thinking about guns a lot lately. When I was growing up in Green County, Wis. (yes, that was around the time of the Civil War), there were few if any deer.
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What will fill the gap when newspapers disappear?
12 hours agoby 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.
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.
Consider what happens with the power of the church is mixed with the power of the state
June 23rd, 2022by County Line
The recent invitation by the Sparta Citizens for Real Progress to join in an effort to form a “Christ-centered school” is a reminder of how often religion is at the bottom of public controversies.
Don’t base your political choices on advertisements
June 13th, 2022by County Line
Here is a little civic lesson to keep in mind as we hurtle toward the mid-term elections in November, and here in Wisconsin, a governor and senate race.
Bilbo was an equal-opportunity hater
May 22nd, 2022by County Line
Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo, a Democrat from Mississippi, would most likely have given a thumbs up to the 18-year-old who gunned down 10 black shoppers in a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store this past weekend.
Money, outside consultants are changing local elections
May 5th, 2022by County Line
Remember when local school board elections were quiet events mostly with candidates who occasionally had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the race? Remember when we fought about teacher pay, bus routes and maybe, very occasionally, the books in the library?
Remembering Phillip Egan, editor of the Elroy Leader Tribune
April 21st, 2022by County Line
In September 1963, I was muddling my way through my junior year in high school while in Elroy, Phillip Egan was cranking out the 24th issue of the Elroy Leader Tribune.
April Fools’ Day feels redundant
April 1st, 2022by County Line
Once upon a time, when things were sort of normal, I would write an April Fools’ story each year. It was great fun.
Schools play a role in citizen-making
March 24th, 2022by County Line
I have been wracking my aging brain, trying to recall when was the last time we had a N-O-W School Board forum.
Community
Early St. Luke’s member donated land for church
Book review: ‘Blue Fire’ by John Gilstrap
On Campus
South Side News for Aug. 18
Ontario Public Library to show ‘The Bad Guys’
Obituaries
Janet L. Torkelson
Elaine B. Myers
Steven E. Zirk
Jerome Joseph “Joe/Mac” McCaskey
Robert B. Benish
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Wilton Village Board’s letter to the public omits or skews information
Letter to the editor: Wilton Municipal Pool needs an operating landline phone
Letter to the editor: Can Wilton bury the hatchet?
Letter to the editor: Wilton pool is benefit to the community
Letter to the editor: Mighty Wilton has struck out
Backtalk
What will fill the gap when newspapers disappear?
Attacks on schools are at times irrational
Wilton’s pool the result of veterans’ efforts
Abortion issue has shades of gray
Hillsdale College continues to organize charter schools
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