Opinion

Burdens come to all ages: Children, youth, young adults, those of middle age, and the elderly. It doesn't matter what we are doing: We all feel something in our life that causes us to pause and ask, "What can I do now with everything that I am facing?" In our region, most people of any age do not feel or live comfortable and secure lives.

People increasingly run away from what challenges, disputes or just plain disagrees with them.

OK, we have to talk. We are better than this, friends. We know we are. We have let anger and resentment fester for too long and they are starting to eat away at our hearts. Can we put down our prejudices for a minute? We are so much more than Republicans and Democrats. We are more than black white and brown.

The Reedsburg Lions would like to thank all those businesses and individuals who came out last Friday to purchase our world famous “Lion Burgers.” We set a one-day record for the number of burgers sold since the start of this event years ago. We wish to thank everyone for their patience during the height of the sale.

Some people express praise for Trump’s achievements. Really? Well, he rode in on Obama’s improved economy, a recovery from the mess left by Bush. This success was lost because Trump called Covid a hoax instead of applying policies used in Europe and elsewhere to keep it in check.

Once the 2020 Census is complete, the process of redrawing maps for congressional, statewide, and local districts will take place. These maps have a ten-year impact. They are important because fair maps are the foundation of fair representation.

The DNC has now doubled down by pulling out, not only the race card as they did in 2008, but added sexism to it. 

The little two-letter word “if” is used so often in retrospect, and yet would hindsight make a difference in life? If only this…. If only that …. If only I had known…. If only I could do it over I’d ….

If you drove through Reedsburg Sunday night, chances are you saw the Black Lives Matter protest along with Trump supporters.

I was there as a journalist to cover the gathering.

Some comments about last week’s RNC Convention:

The Republican Party has no platform except their plan to back Trump, no matter what he does. Is there a better definition of ‘dictatorship’?