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Thu
02
Sep

Letter: The empire strikes back

Almost 20 years have passed since September 11th, 2001. And now the man's empire of the Taliban strikes back where malice can once again be felt in Afghanistan and spread throughout the world.

Thu
02
Sep

Geiger Counter

The bear cub...   My daughter, who is seven, recently put on a sweatshirt, pulled the hood down low over her face, and pretended to gaze vacantly into an imaginary phone in her hand, oblivious to the magnificent world around her.  “Look at me, dad,” she said in an apathetic monotone, her best impersonation of a dullard. “I’m a teenager.” 
Thu
02
Sep

Letters to the editor

To: Joe Block, Editor, Star News:    The Black Earth Historical Society is pleased to announce that on August 16, 2021, it received a Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grant in the amount of $9,986 for the “Creation of Digital/Searchable Archives of Black Earth Newspapers”. 
Thu
02
Sep

The Book Nook

“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer is a book that kept appearing on my path since its publication in 2013.  While recommended to me by several trusted sources, I avoided reading it without knowing why.  In this case procrastination paid off, as the pandemic’s lessons about the importance of gratitude likely opened me to a more meaningful
Wed
01
Sep

A View of the Valley

by Linda Schwanke The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) sent out an email last week from Jill Underly, the state school superintendent. Ahead of the new school year starting, she wrote the following:
Wed
01
Sep

District Administrators Corner

by Loren Glasbrenner,  River Valley School District Administrator  As students walk in our doors this week, and start a journey, we are highlighting the journey of one of our recent graduates.  It is so important to have a vision, and this River Valley student set her sights on a mountain she hoped to climb.
Wed
01
Sep

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, Did you know, in at least one way, Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) is further right, and considerably less forthright than Donald Trump?
Thu
26
Aug

Stanek column: Taliban is reminder to defend your rights

Fight now or flee later. That seems to be the nature of countries.

Images of Afghan refugees packing planes and Taliban terrorists hoisting guns should be burned into everyone’s memory. This is what happens when too much power is given to one group of people. It’s what happens when extremism isn’t stopped from the start.

Thu
26
Aug

Poll shows concern for Delta variant

Wisconsin newspaper readers have expressed their worries about the COVID-19 Delta variant.

Out of 760 respondents, 49 percent said they were very concerned about the variant. Another 28 percent said they were somewhat concerned, and 22 percent said they weren’t worried at all. Remaining respondents weren’t sure.

Thu
26
Aug

Letter: Masks should be required in schools

I encourage all area school boards to create a policy to mandate mask wearing by all students, staff, administrators and visitors, including those involved in sports activities.

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