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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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.
We live in an era of unverified accusations
March 17th, 2022by County Line
“Good grief, you get a lot of email,” grumbles my husband, who often must wade through it. I excuse it by pointing out that as a member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, our email address is not only public but likely is passed around. In order to whittle down some of the detritus I opened a Yahoo account for my personal stuff. It is barely used at all, not enough in a week to even fill a teacup.
Remembering 1974’s Battle of the Sexes
March 11th, 2022by County Line
It was all the talk back in 1974. Of course, there were only radio, tv and newspapers back then. But that did not stop the breathless conversation over the upcoming Battle of the Sexes.
Putin is a cold-blooded killer
March 7th, 2022by County Line
Ah, at last we know what inspired that lunatic, Vladimir Putin, to invade its peaceful neighbor and send the whole world reeling toward a world war.
Recalling Cheyenne Valley
February 10th, 2022by County Line
Zachary Cooper was already an accomplished scholar when he made a major contribution to our local history. With a bachelor’s degree in European history and a master’s degree in American history from UW-Madison, along with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, Cooper took time from his instructor’s job at the UW-Madison to research and write a pamphlet on black settlements in Wisconsin for the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
Community
Book review: ‘A Test of Wills’ by Charles Todd
Kendall Public Library closed July 1
Wilton library to offer programs
On Campus
South Side News for June 23
Obituaries
Alan Szepi
Charles “Lee” Stenerson
George Arthur Neitzel
James (Jim) Sartori
June L. Welch
Opinion
Letter to the editor: This isn’t about you
Letter to the editor: Use of Falcon logo wasn’t meant to be offensive
Letter to the editor: Falcon logo shouldn’t be used on social media to promote particular political beliefs
Letter to the editor: Thank you for election information
Letter to the editor: Evers fails to help rural EMS
Backtalk
Consider what happens with the power of the church is mixed with the power of the state
Don’t base your political choices on advertisements
Gun debate sparks many questions
Bilbo was an equal-opportunity hater
Money, outside consultants are changing local elections
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