Opinion
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Letter: Time to rely on expertise of climate change scientists
To the Editor: This Father’s day when I stepped outside, I ran into a wall of heat and thought this must be global warming. ... -
Letter: Pity the nation whose breath is money
To the Editor: I met Representative Leo Ryan once. A fiercely independent politician determined to pursue constituents’ complaints, he lived to help those who ... -
Letter: Thank you to CFCW, public, for supporting Interfaith Food Pantry
To the editor: For the past six months the Interfaith Food Pantry of Portage County has been able to purchase food thru Feeding America ... -
Letter: Thank Rep. Kind for climate change solution, ask more from Johnson, Baldwin
To the Editor: Congressman Ron Kind has recently joined the Climate Solutions Caucus in the House of Representatives with Republican Peter Roskam (IL-06). When ... -
Letter: What We Had
To the Editor: The first time I heard Obama speak, my first thought was that he was a brilliant orator and a truly decent ... -
Op-Ed: Portage County’s Rejuventation through History
By John Harry I saw a bumper sticker recently that read, “Historic Preservation is the Ultimate Recycling.” Portage County, as a very environmentally conscious community, ... -
Testin Op-Ed: New Opportunities for Wisconsin Farmers
Submitted by Senator Patrick Testin This year, National Agriculture Week falls between March 18th and 24th, but in Wisconsin, we celebrate farmers and our farming ... -
Letter: Critical Statewide Issues Take a Backseat to Dark Money in Madison
To the Editor: The stench of institutional corruption emanating from the Capitol in Madison is real. It poisons this state’s economic and social compact ... -
Shankland Column: Portage County Shouldn’t Be Dumping Ground for Sexually Violent People
By Rep. Katrina Shankland Over the past year, Portage County residents have seen some of the state’s most violent sexual offenders released into their ... -
Letter: Sing the Praises of All Students Instead of a Select Few
Dear Editor, From my desk in the classroom where I’m substitute teaching, I can count 17 athletic posters. This is just in one room. ...