Letters to the editor

Dear editor, Imagine you are a landowner.  You love your property.  You do not want Cardinal-Hickory Creek (CHC) high-voltage transmission lines and towers on your land.  But you have no choice.  Crews arrive and cut down your trees and clearcut all the vegetation.  You are heartbroken and angry.  Later you learn that the transmission line is not being built after all.  All the destruction of your property was done for naught.  No one can resurrect your trees, vegetation, and habitat so you are left to live with the scar on your land and your psyche. Tragically, this scenario is a distinct possibility.  One lawsuit has prevented construction of CHC across the Mississippi River and another lawsuit has a strong chance to stop the entire CHC project completely.   Imagine you are not a landowner but you love the Driftless area.  You do not want the beautiful terrain and unique environment to be ruined by industrial-scale transmission lines.  You likewise have no choice. Imagine you are a utility customer.  You likewise have no choice but to pay for this needless destruction, whether or not CHC is completed. Please contact your legislators and Governor Tony Evers about this travesty.  Ask them to support the thousands of their constituents who remain opposed to CHC—by telling ATC and ITC to stop construction, immediately, until the ultimate fate of CHC is decided in court. Sincerely, Betsy D’Angelo Town of Dodgeville   Dear editor, On Saturday, May 14, Badger Honor Flight is offering, for the first time ever, The Alice Ladwig Female Veteran Flight. The flight is designed to be an all-female flight but guardians accompanying the veteran may be male or female. It will have a custom itinerary designed for female veterans. The flight departs from the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison. If there are not enough female veterans who want to go on the trip, the remaining spaces will be opened to male veterans. There are still spaces available and it is highly preferable that those spaces be filled by women otherwise the entire concept of a female veteran oriented day of bonding and remembrance is defeated. If you are a female World War II, Korean or Vietnam era veteran please seriously consider taking this wonderful free opportunity to make the trip to the military memorials in Washington DC. The usual $500 fee for your accompanying guardian will also be waived so no cost is involved. Please register immediately at badgerhonorflight.org and have your guardian do the same. Those of you who know of qualified female veterans please get the word out to them and if you are between the ages of 18 and 69 perhaps you could volunteer to be their accompanying guardian. Encourage them to register immediately so the flight can be filled as quickly as possible. I attended the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Army Corps in 1992. It was a wonderful experience to be able to listen to the stories of the World War II and Korean veterans. The respect and admiration of those fabulous and pioneering women lives on today. The camaraderie shared was indescribable. Bonds were formed. Education gained was exponential. This Badger Honor Flight will be a similar life enhancing experience. No male will ever comprehend the female veteran experience! Let’s fill this flight with women only! Dawn Kabot CW2, US Army Retired Spring Green