Opinion

Hollie Claflin's Feb. 27 Wisconsin Watch essay dealing with the 70,000 illegal aliens living and working in this state ignores the critical fact that the majority of the jobs in the industries she cites already are being done by Americans, according to the Center for Immigration Studies.

Wisconsinites face a reckoning on the April 1 general election. If Judge Brad Schimel is elected, our liberal Supreme Court majority’s headlong plunge to transform Wisconsin into a midwestern California can be thwarted.

A 2024 book is asking parents, educators and communities to grapple with the myriad ways social media and phone addiction are irrevocably damaging young people.

The Spring Election is coming in April, and that means opportunities to submit letters about offices, issues and candidates.

Wisconsinites value our public schools as the hope for our children and the center of our communities. April 1st I recommend you vote for Jill Underly to be re-elected as the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction to lead our state's schools.

Elon Musk purchased Donald Trump’s Presidency for “nearly $300 million” (AP/March,5,2025) allowing Trump to avoid ongoing court cases and ended additional convictions and possible prison time. This is why Trump desperately needed to win the presidency!

Why anyone would find credence or credibility in the musings of an atheist regarding God or Christ is beyond logical comprehension.

This past weekend evoked memories of “The Princess Bride.” Remember that scene where Count Rugen siphons time off Westley’s life and then asks him how he feels? You can’t help but relate to Westley when Daylight Saving Time begins.

Well, we all make mistakes. It is a part of human nature; we learn by trial and error.  And if we learn from our mistakes, we don't make the same ones again. As Maya Angelou said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

Last week’s letters column featuring examples by Dave Gorak, LaVerne Siverling and Brian Brown was a MAGA triple for misinformation, disinformation and Trump adoration. If I had unlimited time and space, I would love to be able to answer all their statements but I don’t, so instead, I’ll write about God. Which one?