Opinion

Jen Snow resigned her post as Village of Spring Green trustee earlier in the summer because she no longer lives in the village. She said serving as trustee has been “interesting, educational, and rewarding.”

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that made this Spring Green Dolphins swim season a successful one ending with a 3rd place finish at Conference!! I’d like to start with the swimmers.

From about 500 B.C., “Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.”, ancient wisdom that remains valid.  President Trump is slam dunked in many ways these days and mostly by Democrats. It comes as no surprise as the DNC has been fed a big bowl of humility and rightfully so.

“We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying,...but they are still lying.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, prominent Soviet dissident

I wrote a letter to the Independent Star News: “Kristi Noem, the secretary of Homeland Security…also known as the puppy shooter, is having difficulty recruiting ICE thugs. She is offering a $50,000 signing bonus for those willing to join her.

Some MAGAs who have drunk deeply of the Kool aide do not see the ICE agents as “thugs.”

Since the Reagan administration, the Republicans have been carrying out their Tricke Down Economics policy, giving big tax breaks to the richest Americans, which in turn was supposed to trickle down to the rest of us. The reputable economist have all said this was a failed policy.

I have been thinking a lot about immigrants and the years I lived, worked, and traveled in other countries, including Malaysia. That was the time of the Vietnam War when our country’s actions were not too popular. Yet I was treated with unfailing kindness. It never occurred to me that I should fear for my personal safety.

Is anyone trustworthy? Is anyone ever completely faithful to his word?

The Bible says, “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9).

The new school year has begun, and through assistance from the community, Helping Hands provided supplies and backpacks for 233 children from 120 families within the district to help start the year.