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February 20, 2025

Pay It Forward

by Kenyon Bennett The concept of “pay it forward” can be traced to a play in ancient Athens in 317 B.C. The comedy’s title was “Dyskolos,” meaning “The Grouch.” More recently, the idea can be traced to “Pay It Forward,” a 2000 American romantic drama film starring Kevin Spacey, Helen …

January 31, 2025

Student discusses first amendment

by J. Patrick Reilly The Wisconsin Newspaper Association conducts the Civics Games every year. The competition will be taking place between schools in the state very soon.

January 23, 2025

Good bye Mr. Baseball

by J. Patrick Reilly In the last few days we laid to rest President Jimmy Carter, said good bye to President Joe Biden as his term ended and held an inauguration for President Donald Trump.

January 9, 2025

An enemy of the people

by Mary Glindinning The once and future president declares that journalists are enemies of the people.

January 3, 2025

Farewell to a great man

by J. Patrick Reily Jimmy Carter lived to be 100 and was a blessing to our country. The 39th US President died this past week after spending a year in hospice.

December 13, 2024

Tips to survive the holidays

by J. Patrick Reilly While the holidays are supposed to be a very happy time, sometimes the grinch sneaks in and causes issues. In case that happns here are 19 tips for coping with holiday stress and depression:

November 29, 2024

Put thankful in Thanksgiving

by Kenyon Bennett Do we put the Thankful in Thanksgiving?

November 15, 2024

Is the election really over?

by J. Patrick Reilly The election is over but my email inbox must not have gotten the message. The only difference is that instead of asking for my vote, the new subject is how can we make as difficult as possible for the newly elected Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024

Be informed on school needs

by J. Patrick Reilly Have you already voted in the early voting or have you returned your absentee ballot? If so, you have already made your choices for those running for office.

October 17, 2024

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.

October 10, 2024

Opinion

by J. Patrick Reilly Sometimes you realize you are not invincible. I found that out Sunday when I had a medical emergency that sent me to the hospital. I missed our final fall baseball game of the season and I really missed being there. But it could not be helped …

September 27, 2024

Suicide awareness is for all

by J. Patrick Reilly It is alarming to learn that a person dies of suicide on the average of every 11 minutes. Along with that, suicide deaths reach over 50,000 per year and millions think about, plan and sometimes attempt suicide.

September 20, 2024

Fake news

by Kenyon Bennett Fake news appears to be more easily disseminated today, especially when people post online. With the upcoming presidential and additional elections being held November 5, unreliable information could surface.

September 13, 2024

Remembering and sacrifice

Last week the area paid tribute to a fallen Korean War hero, Cpl Robert Raess, whose remains were home more than 70 years after he was killed in action.

August 29, 2024

Take time to enjoy the Fair

For 160 years the Iowa County Fair has taken place at the fairgrounds in Mineral Point over Labor Day weekend. The fair means many things to many people and it a place where anyone can find something to like.

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