By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE | Ontario That sounds good, doesn’t it? In our current world, that pertains to a woman’s right to kill the baby in her womb. My wife and I have been blessed with eight wonderful children; we have been even more blessed with lots of...
Letter to the editor: Is Big Brother already listening?
By DANI SULIK | Kendall When George Orwell’s novel 1984 was published in 1949, it was seen as a fictional cautionary tale about a dystopian future. Among other things, 1984 is about authoritarianism and the manipulation of facts and truth to completely control...
Letter to the editor: Vote no on constitutional amendments
By JOAN KENT | La Farge Some things are not what they appear. Like the two constitutional amendments on Wisconsin’s April 2 election ballot. They sound fine: to not allow private donations and grants in conducting any election, and to allow only election officials...
Letter to the editor: Oath/pledge
By LEE D. VAN LANDUYT | Hillsboro An oath is a solemn promise regarding one’s future action or behavior. Our Pledge of Allegiance commits us to our country and Constitution that unites and protects us. All military recruits pledged “The Oath of Enlistment”: “I, _____,...
Letter to the editor: Questions remain about Vernon County Landfill
By CATHY LUND | Viroqua I appreciated the well-articulated article Gail Frie wrote in the paper regarding the landfill. It is a complicated issue involving many people, their habits and efforts, costs and budgets, fears and unknowns, and even some realities that are...
Letter to the editor: Vernon County and Wisconsin are national leaders in landfill safety
Recently I became aware of information being circulated in the county through social media and emails that questions the safety … Read the rest
Your Right to Know: Don’t charge records requesters for redactions
You’ve already paid for them. They’re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your … Read the rest
Letter to the editor: Transgender lunacy: Let’s just call it nuts!
By BOB BREIDENSTEIN | rural Ontario Nuts! That the latest U.S. Supreme Court justice, at her confirmation hearing, with a bewildered look on her face, declared that she just couldn’t say what a woman was. Nuts! That a 14-year-old girl was raped in a Virginia public...
Letter to the editor: The clock is ticking
You’re thinking, “She’s complaining about the Republicans again.” And you’d be right.
Letter to the editor: Democracy vs. dictatorship
Otto von Bismarck once said: “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes … Read the rest