Opinion

I have written over the years about my six old friends from our days as young social workers in child welfare in Chicago. The seven of us have been friends since 1969, 58 years ago, when we were in our 20's. We have been close ever since.

Thomas Jefferson said, “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

Presently, President Trump's government is beating, killing, and warehousing its own people. Men, women, and children are fearing their government as Trumpian tyranny abounds.

Why is it that letters like Judy Brey's (February 26), "There are other ways to deal with immigration," never express concern about the rule of law, national sovereignty, the displacement of so many vulnerable American workers and the impact of immigration-fueled population growth on our environment?

Are you aware that Trump’s ICE plans to use $38 billion to build mega-warehouse prisons? Trump's ICE already detains over 70,000 people, more than ever before, in detention centers nationwide like Alligator Alcatraz, which lawmakers have called an internment camp.

Last Monday was President’s Day, and it made me think about what makes a good president. I took a look at a number of experts in this area: Michael Bechloss, Doris Goodwin, Heather Cox Richardson, PBS Frontline had a piece on this topic and so did CBS Face the Nation, Jon Meacham has authored numerous books, and I scanned lots more articles.

Reedsburg Area Food Pantry (RAFP), a private 501c3 organization, continues to serve the Reedsburg and Weston and Weston School Districts. Operated totally by volunteers and open every Wednesday from 10:00AM to 12:00AM and again from 4:00 to 6:PM.

We are living in transcending and troubling times. It’s troubling to see how society validates obscenity as acceptable so long as it’s disguised by a foreign language.

The Bad Bunny performance on NBC during the Super Bowl half time, typifies exactly that.

I love it whenever there’s a Primary Election.

I do sympathize with municipal staff because it creates more work for them. However, needing Primaries is a great sign that you have both active local civic engagement and passionate people who care about where they live and work.

Some good vibes are in place now for the Reedsburg Beaver gymnasts as they get ready for WIAA Sectionals in their own gym on Friday night. Reedsburg saw the return of injured gymnasts Bridget McCormick and Audrey Matyas at Saturday’s Badger Conference Meet at Waunakee and as a result, Reedsburg scored 127.4 team points, second best this season.