Few things are uglier than battles over zoning issues, and last week’s OntarioVillage Board meeting over a proposed group home … Read the rest
N-O-W School District puts on great Community Night
Hats off to the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District staff and everyone else for the great job Friday at Community Night.
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Many deserve credit for Ontario Community Hall celebration
Back in my little-kid days, my folks would drag me to every wedding dance in Monroe’s Turner Hall, where they … Read the rest
Facebook’s misfortunes inspire schadenfreude
“Schadenfreude,” a German word commonly understood as taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune, has no equivalent in the English language.… Read the rest
Cunitz fire is reminder of need for change
The first time I gave Norwalk much attention was the fall of 1983, when I made the rounds of the … Read the rest
We need to do better by young people
Lou Dobbs, the television personality who has spent his career careening from network to network, looking for the right home … Read the rest
Waving goodbye to John Downing
The grim reaper has been tough on Ontario lately. When I first moved to the Kickapoo Valley, an elderly neighbor … Read the rest
It’s time to celebrate Sunshine Week, Women’s History Month
A nd here we are, both in Women’s History Month and in Sunshine Week. If it seems that all of … Read the rest
Valley is home to cabin said to originate in Civil War era
It’s not easy to drive though Valley on County Highway P and not take note of the small log home … Read the rest
Are we controlled by fear?
Are we really giving serious consideration to arming teachers? We can barely get students through in four years as it … Read the rest
