Opinion

Wed
20
Jan

Letter: Are school board candidates impartial?

My name is Courtney Schwartzer, I'm a health care worker and I have children in the Reedsburg School District. I'm truly worried for the children in our district and the lack of full time face-to-face school they've been receiving.

Wed
20
Jan

Letter: Don’t eliminate Electoral College

Lee D. Van Landuyt's Jan. 14 letter contains many falsehoods that can't be addressed in a mere 400 words, but the opening paragraph calling the Electoral College "antiquated and fatally flawed" should have been followed by an explanation from the writer as to why it came to be that way.

Wed
20
Jan

Letter: Contact your leaders about Trump

“The best way we can show respect for the voters who are upset is by telling them the truth. That is the burden, and the duty, of leadership. The truth is that President-elect Biden won this election. President Trump lost.” ~Senator Mitt Romney, 1/6/2021

Wed
20
Jan

Letter: Reedsburg Ambulance forced to cancel milestone bowling tourney

Each February for the last 39 years, Reedsburg Ambulance Service has held an annual bowling tournament. We regret to say that this year will be different. With COVID-19 and its restrictions on large gatherings, we have decided to cancel our annual bowling tournament and ask you, our communities, for help.

Wed
20
Jan

Letter: Biden learned lesson from Obama Administration

In 2008, when Barack Obama and Joe Biden were elected, Democrats had control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. With that kind of power, a lot of things could have been quickly accomplished by pushing bills through Congress without the cooperation of Republicans.

Wed
20
Jan

Stanek column: Social media platforms are in tough spot with free speech

Pretty much everyone knows about Donald Trump being suspended on Twitter. What you may not know is what’s happening to ordinary people on that platform and others.

Pages and people are being suspended or removed and apps are being deleted from the App Store and Google Play, and the reasons are foggy.

Wed
20
Jan

Nature and Society: Let's rebuild the bridges

I think we are running short on empathy. That shortage underlies much of the animosity we are experiencing lately. Empathy involves being sensitive to how other people are feeling, and to what they are experiencing.

Wed
20
Jan

Your Right to Know: Remote access to meetings is not ideal


Olivia Herken. (Submitted photo)

As a government reporter, I watch a lot of public meeting, from city councils and county boards, to criminal intake hearings and public listening sessions, to basically everything in-between.

It has not been a walk in the park.

Tue
19
Jan

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, New Year Resolutions It’s still January and there’s still time for two resolutions for 2021: #1: Let’s improve how we communicate with each other. We need to get beyond the sensationalist “news”  coverage on cable shows like Fox, OAN, NEWSMAX, CNN, MSNBC, etc. 
Tue
19
Jan

A View of the Valley

by Linda Schwanke

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