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Nature and Society, June 2, 2025

With two walkers, a cane and a walking stick, the two grandmas returned to the North Woods that they love. This was our seventh year at Cairn Cottage on the northshore of Minnesota. The little cottage perches right above a Lake  Superior pebble beach that offers a complete demonstration of the area's geological history.

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Letter: Of blockades and humanitarian aids

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is harshly critical of accusations that Israel is starving Palestinians.  According to Netanyahu:

Thu
05
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Letter: Population is biggest threat to environment

Mimi Wuest's May 14 column echoes her usual complaint that humans are unable or unwilling to get along with our natural surroundings, but as usual she ignores the major threat to the environment:  Unrestrained population growth that today is driven in main by mass immigration.

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05
Jun

Letter: A great day for planes and pancakes

What a great day for a community pancake breakfast! Thank you so much for attending, and on behalf of the Reedsburg Area Flying Club and our supporters, we are humbled and grateful for the amazing Reedsburg community support…THANK YOU!

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05
Jun

A View of the Valley June 3, 2025

Have you ever listened to little kids talk? My granddaughter likes to fill me in on all the “news” from her friends and classmates and it is hilarious. Kids love to share stories with each other and the grownups in their lives. Remember the urban legend about eating watermelon seeds?

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05
Jun

Letter: True justice opposes corruption

Lies repeated do not become truth, but Donald Trump and his sycophant appointees are successful at using lies to amass billions for the grifting commander-in-chief. If he is lucky to live to his deathbed, he will have a chance to review his sins and ask God for forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

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A View of the Valley, May 27, 2025

The first of May was World Password Day. I got a press release about it that day, forgot about it, and then got back to it because passwords have become so ubiquitous in our lives that the day is worth looking into.

As the saying goes, better late than never.

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STANEK COLUMN: Her ear is on the sparrow

God delights in His creations, and so do we…well, maybe not when they are singing right outside our windows at 5 a.m.

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May

Letter: Churches should not validate sin

On July 19th, 2025, the 1st Congregational United Church Of Christ in Watertown, Wi., will sponsor a Pride celebration, including drag queen shows with a DJ, vendor shows, food trucks and events for the kids.   

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