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April 2nd, 2020 |
By LEE VAN LANDUYT | Hillsboro
Blind justice demands that law be interpreted with an open mind, without bias, and without prejudice. Roman and Greek scholars developed this basic concept. Our Founding Fathers wholeheartedly embraced this important idea and wrote it into our Constitution.
As a local government reporter, I watch a lot of public meetings — from city councils and county boards to criminal intake hearings and public listening sessions, to basically everything in between.
Caucus time is here again, Monday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. at the village hall. It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since I was nominated and had the privilege of being elected as board trustee.
A recent national poll named farming as the most respected occupation in the United States.
Four years ago, a minority of Americans, through an antiquated and fatally flawed Electoral College, elected Donald Trump president.
I have been following, as I am sure many others have, the apparent issues the Royall School Board has with Superintendent Mark Gruen.
Covid-19 is real; you likely know someone who has or has had it.
Sorry to be like a party pooper, but here I go again. I’ve been encouraged by the recent news that an effective vaccine is on the horizon and that the emergency authorization is all looking good.
White evangelicals account for about 15 percent of the American population, but in 2020 they accounted for about 40 percent of the vote for President Donald Trump.
Last January, a person involved in local emergency management asked the Office of Open Government, part of the state Justice Department, whether emergency preparedness coalitions run by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) are subject to the state’s open meetings and open records laws.
