By JILL MUEHLENKAMP | Norwalk I would like to thank Donnie and Shirley Vitcenda for their letter of appreciation regarding the Village of Norwalk employees Mike and Henry. Mike and Henry would like to thank their assistant, Jim Kuderer. Jim helps the guys with a wide...
Letter to the Editor: Roe v. Wade allowed desperate women to use safe, legal means
By ROSALIND WOODWARD | Ontario I feel compelled to respond to Michael Gjefle's letter in your Jan 30 issue. I am a retired nurse midwife. Over my 50 years of working in women's health, I have taken care of women who desperately want to rid themselves of an unwanted...
Letter to the Editor: Village of Norwalk employees deserve commendation
By DONNIE and SHIRLEY VITCENDA | Norwalk I am writing to commend the Village of Norwalk workers Henry Vian and Mike Muehlenkamp for a job well done. These two are out on the coldest days, collecting our garbage and cleaning our streets. Every other place we have ever...
Letter to the Editor: ATC shouldn’t have the right to condemn, take private property
By PAT CONWAY | Ontario Dear Sen. Shilling, Rep. Doyle and Rep. Billings: Great thanks to the three of you for writing an official letter to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the proposed Badger-Coulee high voltage transmission line. In it,...
Pro-pain?
Dave Wester of Elroy submitted to the County Line this visual commentary on propane prices.
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Money & Politics: State overlooks past, hires Accenture
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has drawn flak lately over his refusal to grant pardons. But, it turns out, his administration does believe in second chances. Walker’s Department of Administration has signed a...
Money & Politics: No smooth sailing for drone bill
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism At a legislative committee hearing last May, state Rep. Tyler August began his testimony on AB 203, a bill to restrict the use of drones in Wisconsin, with an interesting boast. “This is probably the best...
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Letter to the Editor: Speak up for unborn children
By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE | Ontario Jan. 21 marks a day my family will never forget. Thirteen years ago, on a Sunday evening, my dear wife had a brain aneurysm at about 11 p.m. She was six months' pregnant with our eighth child. How thankful I was with the help of our...
