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...

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...

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, _____,...

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...

Recently I became aware of information being circulated in the county through social media and emails that questions the safety … Read the rest

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...

You’re thinking, “She’s complaining about the Republicans again.” And you’d be right.

Otto von Bismarck once said: “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes … Read the rest

Winter meant skating, ice and roller skating. The new pavilion in Ontario has taken the place of the old Ontario … Read the rest