Opinion

The signs leading up to Thanksgiving were not auspicious. The oven door broke and would not close.  We lost water pressure so showers were impossible and toilet tanks refused to fill. To top it off, Elsie had caught a mouse and was happily flinging the corpse around when I went to bed.

Have you found the perfect Christmas gift for that special someone yet? If so, what makes it perfect? Is it perfect because it’s unique, like handcrafted pottery? Is it perfect because it fits the personality of the individual for whom you bought it, like a plaid shirt for the lumberjack in your family?

I don’t always cook with paprika. I’ve never, for example, put paprika in or on pasties. That seems like it would almost be a crime. But I admit I do use it in a lot of things I cook.

Data centers have been around since the 60’s and now they are a problem?

Somewhere is a ‘think tank’ where someone has made a mockery of logic and reality.

Recently, my spouse and I attended the annual School Board Meeting in my hometown of Spring Green and learned a lot about the budget. We do not have children in the schools anymore, but we are local taxpayers. It’s not realistic, but I wish everyone could attend in order to learn about what vouchers do to their public schools.

We are extremely thankful to live in this generous community!

About 90 years ago, a madman in Europe executed about six million people. He rounded them up, put them on trains, and sent them to deathcamps in Poland and other countries.

The people of Germany had choices. They could flee the country, help their neighbors, stay silent and uninvolved, or turn their neighbors over to the Gestapo.

President Trump made a most ridiculous statement, when he claimed: "A significant number of people are quitting their jobs, because it's easier to live-off welfare."

When you do the math, it becomes clear that only an insane person would quit their job to wallow in the mediocre pool of benefits bequeathed to the poor.

There is a common thread running through letters like Carol May's November 13 comments asking Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister not to cooperate with ICE agents charged with enforcing our immigration laws:  Absolutely no criticism of a federal government that created our immigration crisis in the first place, most especially "President" Biden's a

The World Jewish Congress has given its highest recognition, the Theodor Herzl Award, to Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), primarily for his support for Israel.