Time to be alert and safe
Every year, as the frost leaves the ground and orange barrels begin to bloom along our highways, we enter a season that demands more from all…
Opinion
Time to be alert and safe
Being a small town
Had a discussion about how things change and got to thinking about what being a small town means today. In a place like Dodgeville or Mineral…
Along The Ad Routes
Saturday morning breakfast took us north to Spring Green and The General Store. We were all hungry for their pancakes, so that’s what Terry, Potsie, Dave…
Then and now
Dear Editor,hat was a lovely get-together Saturday at the Quality Inn in Mineral Point. After Bob Oberhauser introduced them, both Travis Tranel and Tom Tiffany had…
We don’t need the wind towers
Dear Editor,I want to thank everyone that attended the Community Conversation Saturday evening in Mineral Point. Governor candidate, Tom Tiffany and State Representative, Travis Tranel, both…
Where it Began and Now Stands
Dear Editor,There was an incident in Pennsylvania in July of 2024 where one crook (Thomas Crooks) attempted to take out another one (DJT)and only one survived….
The Treaty
Dear Editor,When I say We, I mean America, let me add I was a “C-student”. 1718 we enacted our first Native American Treaty. Soon after we…
Trump, Jesus, Pope Leo?
Dear Editor,On April 12, Divine Mercy Sunday, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth social media platform, an AI-generated photo of himself as Jesus. The President…
The Cycle of Referendums
Dear Editor,Sadly, for many reasons there’s a cycle of school district referendums. Failed referendums shouldn’t be viewed as anti schools, teachers, students. ALL budgets need to…
Farmers Market season
Dear Editor, April showers bring the May* 2026 start of the outdoor summer Farmers Market season. (Please clip for reference.) Farmers markets really do bring people…
The Delightful Irony in Trump’s War on EVs
Dear Editor,The irony is delicious. The Trump administration has done everything in its power to slow the electrification of transport, rolling back IRAera electric vehicle (EV)…
Opinion
Thanks to those who stepped upThe recent spell of severe weather has tested us all, rattling our windows and turning our familiar streets into lakes. Yet,…