Her name in lights
My friend died this morning.
When I learned of her death, I dug up the first words I ever wrote about her, in 2013, the first of many:
Dear editor,
WOW! The RVHS Pops Concert 2021 was/is AMAZING!!!! I say “was” because it did already occur; but I say “is” because you can still attend. I highly recommend going to Youtube.com and search RVHS Pops Concert 2021 and take 50 minutes to watch these incredible performances!
Here we are in spring, the season of Easter and rebirth. Flowers are popping up, birds are courting, and people are buying vegetable seeds. Why then is this the time when we choose to butcher trees? Trees are, after all, one of the most powerful symbols of resurrection.
A member of the public or representative of the press will file a request under Wisconsin’s open records law, which applies to all state and local government entities. But instead of records, the requester gets a bill.
Sauk County Public Health would like to formally thank the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health for opening up their community COVID-19 vaccination events on March 24th and 31st to all members of our community and administering over 2,200 doses. Your efforts to protect the health of our community are greatly appreciated!
“The point of my original letter (March 18) had nothing to do with empathy,” wrote Dave Gorak in the April Fool’s Day issue of the Reedsburg Independent. He is certainly correct about that. His use of the term “Chinese virus” made not only his lack of empathy, but also his blatant racism, abundantly clear.