Decide in your own conscience

Dear Editor, Clare Boothe Luce (1910 - 1987) was a writer, author, two-term Congresswoman for the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut (1942 + 1944), Ambassador to Italy (1953 - 1956), and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. She was the first female member …

Some recycling problems

Dear Editor, I liked the article you had earlier this year about the recycling and garbage people a break because of the bad weather. Currently, I have been working for the Town of Dodgeville as a Recycling Attendant 3 ½ years.

Facebook posts misleading

Dear Editor, I joined a couple of local Facebook groups a few months ago because I needed to know more about what the community was talking about. Not surprisingly, a lot of it was politics. A lot of what I learned was not heartening.

We urge a Yes vote

Dear Editor, We are writing to encourage voters in the Dodgeville School District to vote yes on the ballot operating referendum question on November 5th. We are both lifelong residents who graduated from Dodgeville High School.

Iowa County Non-Partisan Forums on Gerrymandering and Constitutional Amendment

Dear Editor, I had the pleasure of attending the recent forums hosted by the Iowa County Election Education Team on October 6th, featuring Nick Ramos, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

Vote NO on this Referendum on November 5

Dear Editor, Don’t be bamboozled into believing that the Constitutional Amendment referendum on the November 5 ballot is necessary. It is a nefarious scare tactic by the Republican controlled State legislature designed to further instill fear that immigrants can sabotage our elections.

Public education is key

Dear Editor, In denigrating others just to get a laugh, Trump imagines he is superior to all who disagree with him. Therefore, he blithely continues mudslinging anyone he considers a rival. Who but a fool would say, much less believe, that Kamala Harris is stupid? Her achievements far outweigh his

False Republican Promises

Dear Editor, I've been receiving a lot of junk mail from Republican candidates. Their mail promises help with the immigration/drugs, job creation, inflation, and housing.

Take time for arts

Dear Editor, October is Wisconsin Arts and Humanities Month, an opportunity to honor and celebrate the impact of the humanities here in Wisconsin.

Airlines help, hinder

by Kenyon Bennett The nation’s airlines have been in the news frequently since 2020, especially after the COVID pandemic took its toll across the U.S. and when Boeing airplanes had accidents.

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly Saturday morning breakfast took us a little to the south as we headed to Spring Green and landed at the General Store. We hadn’t been there in quite some time and when we arrived we were a couple minutes early as they didn’t open until 8:00. We …

“You're a Fascist”

Dear Editor, My whole life, or as long as I've cared, I've understood the term fascism as private enterprise with government control. To help you understand, think of communism, where government controls the production through ownership, and capitalism with the production control through private ownership. What do people think fascism …

Student says help schools

Dear Editor, As a student of Dodgeville School District for more than eight years, our district has helped me grow as a person, thinker, and as an academic more than ever since I moved into this town back in third grade.

Please vote yes

Dear Editor, I'm lucky. That's what I've been told countless times by my family. My teachers. My parents. I'm lucky.

Vote Yes and No

Dear Editor, Driving around Dodgeville you may have wondered about the display at some houses of both a Vote YES and a Vote NO yard sign. No, those homeowners are not confused, undecided, or trying to confuse you on how to vote.

Our kids and teachers need you to vote yes

Dear Editor, If you worry that rural people in Wisconsin and in America are being overlooked and getting left behind, you have an opportunity right now to help turn that around. You can show up to the polls on November 5 and vote YES for the school funding ballot question.

Iowa-Grant board sets tax levy

Taxpayers in the Iowa-Grant School District will be asked for a tax levey of $3,212,151.00 to balance the budget for operating the school in 2024-2025.

Rock Church Stone Dedication held

The Rock Church, originally part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, stands on land donated by a pioneer settler, Bosmon Clifton, in memory of his daughter Mary.

Keeping Veterans Service Officer full time favored by Iowa County board

A group of area veterans appeared before the Iowa County Board Tuesday with concerns about proposed cutbacks in the Iowa County Veterans Service office.

Barneveld School Board receives several donations

By John Dalton Many donations, a new custodian hire, and other news happened at the Barneveld School Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 9th.