Immigration, a tough issue these days. Yet Wisconsin farms rely on immigrant labor. Corporations bring them in, house them, transport them to jobs. Why?
When they could do the same for Americans living right here in our communities. They do it because our business community has been allowed to do so.
Every year in Wisconsin state government, billions of taxpayer dollars are spent on programs and policies that impact every citizen, community, school and business.
It is that time again when we change from the old year to the new. For some, the ushering in of a new year is a ritual of staying up until midnight to make a bunch of noise or perhaps sing an old song. The beginning of a new year is also time of reflection and planning.
As a kid, I can remember practicing verses and actions that were coordinated with “This little light of mine - I’m gonna let it shine … I won’t let evil blow it out - I’m gonna let it shine.”
My first column in the inaugural issue of this newspaper, some 8 months ago, was completely forgettable—as nearly all my columns are—and was met with a sharp rebuke from a reader who felt it did not fit, or rise, to the occasion.
We’ve seen it all too many times before. Heavily armed men clad in battle gear going berserk on unarmed civilians. We’ve seen them viciously beat people whose only weapon was their voice. We’ve seen them body-slam elderly men and women. Thanks to the ubiquitous smartphone, now we’re seeing them kill people who had harmed no one.
I agree with Terry Hanson's January 1 comment that we should not hold Minnesota's entire Somalian community responsible for those of its members responsible for fraud that has cost American taxpayers more than $9 billion.
