Opinion

Birthdays are special days for most people, days in which to celebrate with family and friends or just to remember life privately giving thanks for all God’s gifts to us. However, for some, birthdays are days to be feared. For some, they are days of dread perhaps because they don't understand life.

Too many people have apparently forgotten their kindergarten education.

A poll conducted Sept. 16-30 received more votes for absentee ballots over in-person voting.

We are so fortunate to live in beautiful Sauk County.

Bonito Mussolini brought fascism to Italy in the 1930s, and later aligned it with Hitler’s Nazi Germany. Fascism entails a single dictator who makes all the important decisions and promotes a cult of personality. Law and order are maintained through an authoritarian state with total control over society.

While shopping at a store in the La Valle region last week, I needed help picking out grass seed for my grandfather’s lawn. The store clerk asked me if I was planting new grass and I told him no. He suggested I buy fertilizer instead. I told him that we had just fertilized a few weeks ago and my grandfather asked for seed.

What a wonderful community we have here in Reedsburg. Recently we held the Brat Bash & Dash at a time of the year when we did not fully expect to have a record breaking crowd. The community response was wonderful.

Throughout the year, I represent one of the most beautiful districts in the state, but it is absolutely gorgeous in the fall. The leaves are changing and our landscape is becoming a tremendous portrait of colors and autumn activity. Roadside produce stands, blooming mums and pumpkin patches welcome us to enjoy the season.

In these times of physical distancing, victims of domestic violence are experiencing increased isolation and fear. It’s more important than ever to stay connected with your friends and family, and check in with them about how they are doing.

Children to most people are a precious gift of God, or, rather should we say, parents are a gift to children. Proverbs 17:6 says: “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.” Many of us have many good and precious memories of our childhood because we were loved.