Opinion

The little two-letter word “if” is used so often in retrospect, and yet would hindsight make a difference in life? If only this…. If only that …. If only I had known…. If only I could do it over I’d ….

If you drove through Reedsburg Sunday night, chances are you saw the Black Lives Matter protest along with Trump supporters.

I was there as a journalist to cover the gathering.

Some comments about last week’s RNC Convention:

The Republican Party has no platform except their plan to back Trump, no matter what he does. Is there a better definition of ‘dictatorship’?

Kay Ziegahn's Aug. 27 letter criticizing President Trump's "lackluster" job in dealing with COVID-19 raises an interesting question.

State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made irresponsible comments in his August 28 E-Update. Marklein published a political rant against the actions of Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes regarding demonstrations surrounding yet another white police officer shooting a black man, this time in Kenosha.

In an online poll hosted by Wisconsin Newspaper Association members, 38 percent of respondents said Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris will not affect their voting decision.

The poll was online from Aug. 13-25, and readers were asked if Biden’s choice would influence their voting decisions. Nearly 330 people responded.

Oh, good grief, America! This is not the school playground. This is not the wild, wild west. This is not gangland. We need to grow up, and grow up fast. We are in a deadly dance with hatred and violence, and if we do not cut it out, all the patriotism in the world will not save our country. Forget China. Forget Russia.