Opinion

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26
Mar

Letter: Pi Day support yields nearly $4k in donations

Pi Day at the Library

Splendiferous selection of Delish!

Thank you to all for participating.

To all businesses who majorly assisted,

Benn at Deli Bean,

Jayson at J’s Pub & Grill,

Joy at Greenwoods,

Marty at Reedsburg Office Supply,

Rosie at Hungry Huddle,

Thu
26
Mar

STANEK COLUMN: Everyone, even Chuck Norris, eventually reaches the end

I’m not sure which was bigger: Chuck Norris movies or Chuck Norris jokes.

Thu
26
Mar

Letter: Look at fairer ways to fund schools

It is important that the students in the Sauk Prairie School District have healthy safe facilities to create a positive learning environment for our children.

Thu
26
Mar

Letter: Gather to send message that no one is above law

People are peacefully protesting on Saturday March 28th because people are not only discontent with our current administration but they are protesting out of responsibility!

Thu
26
Mar

Letter: Bias against Muslims is unfair in America

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) recently posted on social media that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.”

Similarly, in February, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) wrote on X: "If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one."

Thu
26
Mar

Nature and Society March 26, 2026

Kindness is always good. Even kindness to an ungrateful relative or a grumpy server, kindness always makes the world a slightly better place. I had a chance to play a small part in the grand web of kindness the other day. I heard a loud bang on the sliding door and I thought, "Oh, no!  That doesn't sound good!"

Thu
19
Mar

Letter: We once led, but now we’ve fallen backward

In the mid 1960’s (I was in my mid 20’s) I served two years in the Peace Corps in Malaysia. Malaysians’ concept of what Americans were like was largely gleaned from movies: white, rich, spoiled, and of questionable morals.

Thu
19
Mar

GUEST COLUMN: Experiencing frightening turbulence in a foreign land

I returned from Puerta Vallarta, Mexico where violence broke out on the morning of Sunday, February 22nd. The Mexican government had attacked the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the death of its leader, “El Mencho,” led to attacks by cartel members throughout the state of Jalisco.

Thu
19
Mar

Nature and Society, March 19, 2026

It is called “pulmonary rehab,” but I have been known to call it “pulmonary purgatory.” But please don't tell the kind and smiling angels who work there! They do their jobs extremely well. The idea is to help people who have respiratory difficulties by strengthening their muscles, since stronger muscles require less oxygen to function well.

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