YOUR VIEWS
Pass referendum; educate our kids
Dear Editor, We are writing to encourage voters in the Dodgeville School District to vote yes on the operating referendum ballot question on April 1st. We are both lifelong residents who graduated from Dodgeville High School, as did our two sons.
Udderly supports local schools
Dear Editor, Wisconsinites value our public schools as the hope for our children and the center of our communities. April 1st I recommend you vote for Jill Underly to be re-elected as the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction to lead our state's schools.
Referendum needs a “yes” vote
Dear Editor, As a teacher, parent, and proud community member, I urge all to please consider voting yes on the April 1st Referendum. I don't like to think of what will happen if this is not passed.
People are dying from USAID cuts
Dear Editor, One of the first government agencies Elon Musk and Pres. Trump set their sights on dismantling was USAID. On March 10, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration had completed its review of 6,200 already-approved USAID contracts, and they are cancelling 5,200 of them.
The great speech
Dear Editor, Tuesday 3/4/25 Donald Trump spent 100 minutes talking about what a great job he is doing. He said he has done more in a few weeks than most Presidents did in 4 or 8 years, and he was not lying about that.
Dodgeville must vote YES on April 1st!
Dear Editor, As someone who spent 33 years (24 in Dodgeville) as a public school teacher in Wisconsin, I firmly believe that our public schools are the bricks and mortar, the very foundation of every town in our state, and the cornerstone for the democratic principles of our country.
BP Backsliding
Dear Editor, The best tactic to major polluters that want to sweep their egregious environmental harms under the rug? Name and shame. To that end, I give you BP, the oil major formerly known as British Petroleum.
The Constitutional Amendment: Why To Vote No (Even If You Support The Photo ID Requirement)
Dear Editor, The constitutional question on the April 1 ballot only asks if you support amending the Constitution to include the requirement of a Photo ID when registering to vote.
Executive Orders are a Mandate for Destruction
Dear Editor, Another day, another disappointing executive order. These EOs have by and large been blatant and undisguised power grabs, a way to flex the Executive branch of government's muscles; whether the other two semi-functioning branches of government choose to debate their validity and merit seems to depend on which …
For the Kids
Dear Editor, When someone asks me if I like going to school, I typically say yes. I enjoy my classes, and like my teachers. I get to hang out with my friends, and prepare myself for my future.
Making America great again?
Dear Editor, Forty years ago, while teaching kindergarten in the Sturgeon Bay Schools, I had an op-ed published in the Green Bay Press-Gazette about Reagan Administration cuts to Medicaid, the federal health care program that covers poor Americans.
People need to be aware of what Trump and Musk are doing
Dear Editor, House Republicans have introduced their budget, which is a direct attack on vulnerable communities―laying out clearly their plan to take food assistance and health care away from millions in order to fund more tax cuts for the rich and power Trump’s anti-immigrant mass deportation agenda.
Federal Funding Freeze Fiasco
Dear Editor, Power is political. The power of flowing electrons, the power that keeps your lights on at night, your cell phone charged, and your TV blaring - power generation is being politicized like never before.
Crawford would be good addition
Dear Editor, Susan Crawford, a candidate for Wisconsin State Supreme Court, in the April 1 election, would be a good addition to our court. We have a legislature that leans strongly conservative, so a more moderate court would be a good balance for them.
Unconstitutional actions
Dear Editor, This past week I attended our local rally for social justice in front of the Iowa County Courthouse. Lots of passersby gave honks of support, but we heard a few jeers as well. One fellow shouted, “Get a job!” as he drove by.
