Opinion

It’s a rather sad process that seems in search of new ways to stratify people. It’s not bad enough we have skin colors and other genetic variances detracting from commonality,. Then, we as humanoids add societal naming standards, adding absolutely no value to the big picture what-so-ever.

Over the last 50 years, I have had some wonderful adventures in the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area.  It is a precious patch of wilderness here in the Midwest. My husband and I first visited Quetico, on the Canadian side of the Boundary Waters more than 50 years ago.

I'm not sure what this war with Iran is accomplishing but the one thing I do know is this. U.S. oil companies are profiting billions on the backs of American households. The U.S. military-industrial complex is set to profit hundreds of billions of dollars in new government contracts.

Wisconsin in general has had a rough month. Our neighbors over in Union Center have been hit particularly hard.

"Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being—like a worm." --Jean-Paul Satrte, Being and Nothingness, Part One, Chapter One, IV. The Phenomenological Concept of Nothingness

The 16th Annual VetFest, held Saturday, April 11, 2026, welcomed 358 runners and walkers, bringing the community together in support of local veterans and the organizations that serve them.

I am getting tired of fishing those beetles out of my toilet. I don't even like them. They are Asian ladybird beetles. They are not native to this country. And, like as not, they bite me when they meet me. But when I see them desperately treading water, trying not to drown, I have to respect the life force in them and grab the toilet brush.

I haven’t written for a while. I have been so underwhelmed by the disaster in the White House, known as "Sergeant Schultz.” Those who voted for Sergeant Schultz have given us NOT the BEST of times, but the WORST of times. With those votes, they have given us a war with casualties, U.S.