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(2009/07/10)
The mood at the groundbreaking ceremony for Premier Meats, Inc., a $1.8 million meat retail store and processor, Monday, between Viroqua and Westby, was giddy.
(2009/07/10)
The city of Viroqua sent representatives to members of the Amish community in an attempt to see what can be done to limit the amount of horse manure left around the city.
(2009/07/10)
The report cards have come out, and I’m afraid we’re just not making the grade.
(2009/07/02)
An important Supreme Court decision on Monday did much to protect the right of everyone in this nation to be treated fairly on their own merits.
(2009/07/02)
My grandparents married during the Great Depression and began raising their young family during World War II.
(2009/07/02)
These are hard times for debt collectors. After all, who can pay their bills? Not Wall Street, Detroit, millions of homeowners, the rising number of jobless folks -- not even several states and cities.
(2009/06/29)
What will it take for President Barack Obama and our congressional representatives to realize the catastrophe that is overtaking rural America as dairy farmers face prices that are lower than what we received in the 1970s?
(2009/06/29)
This week we’re rolling out our third annual Vernon County: Unique and Wonderful special section.
(2009/06/29)
Did you know that a 20-mile stretch of New York’s Black River near Adirondack Park was polluted by 3 million gallons of raw liquid manure from a 5,000-cow dairy in 2005?
(2009/06/22)
While former Vice President Dick Cheney may be the most hated man in American politics, it’s absurd to say that he wishes the United States would be the victim of another terrorist attack.
(2009/06/22)
While Brett Favre said “Maybe” after he was asked by Joe Buck, Monday night, if he’ll return to the NFL the answer was a clear “Yes.”
(2009/06/22)
As co-chair’s of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life committee, we would like to thanks the residents of the Viroqua area for their generosity an support. Thirty teams participated in this year’s event, raising more than $86,000 for the American Cancer Society’s research, education, advocacy and service programs. This outstanding show of support proves that the people of the Viroqua area are truly committed to the fight against cancer.
(2009/06/15)
Unless you own a dairy, you likely don’t know the troubles some of our small dairy farmers are having.
(2009/06/15)
Three recent actions by big agribusiness companies to manipulate public opinion have me almost giddy with excitement. After years of dictating the direction of the food system, agribusiness is now taking a reactionary stance.
(2009/06/15)
Once again our legislators in Madison want to deprive us of local control and give it to business entities and bureaucrats. According to the Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, if passed, Senate Bill 185 and Assembly Bill 256, no Wisconsin county, city, village or town could restrict construction or operation of a wind energy system unless the restriction is consistent with rules developed by the Public Service Commission (PSC).
(2009/06/09)
A month ago we took the Vernon County Board to task over misinformation regarding the discussion of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a CAFO. This week, we’re praising the board for getting a great deal of good information when it reconsidered the matter last Thursday.
(2009/06/09)
Forward is the motto of Wisconsin and you can generally judge a Badger by their sunny, positive disposition.
(2009/06/09)
It’s dinnertime, and the phone rings. A solicitor in a noisy room is seeking your donation for a charitable organization you have never heard of, but which appears to be a worthy cause. The solicitor says that the charity provides important assistance to police officers, firefighters or veterans, or helps cancer patients or disabled children. How do you know that the charity is legitimate, and that your donation would be used wisely and effectively?
(2009/06/01)
What did freedom mean to our veterans and citizens decades ago? Freedom to worship in any denomination rather than a state-sponsored church, a right to seek a career and keep most of our earned income, a chance to practice alternative health ideas, ownership of private property, free to teach our children at home rather than forced to enroll them in public schools, a right to relocate in pursuit of personal dreams, a choice to marry or stay single, to bear children or remain child-free, to read books uncensored and the free exercise of speech.
(2009/06/01)
Do you know Elizabeth Wong? I don’t either. However, Ms. Wong has sought me out from her home in England to handle a portion of her late husband’s estate.
(2009/06/01)
The British Virgin Islands -- the very name conjures up a Caribbean paradise of soft sand beaches, tropical breezes and the leisurely island lifestyle. Surprisingly, though, this tiny spot is home to more than 400,000 major corporations!
(2009/05/24)
“And the time came when the risk it took to stay closed in a bud became more painful than the risk it took to bloom.”
(2009/05/24)
In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; “Don’t question my patriotism,” they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots.
(2009/05/24)
I found out today that just because I’m a veteran I am supposed to be a terrorist. I heard for the last two weeks that being a veteran is hazardous to your health. I feel whatever I did has haunted the “Peace generation.”
(2009/05/18)
Despite the fact it was cold and overcast, I headed out morel hunting Saturday morning.
(2009/05/18)
Wisconsin’s ever-optimistic agricultural industry is facing the reality that farmers -- especially dairy farmers -- are facing a crisis like few in the state’s history.
(2009/05/18)
In late winter of 2005, I brought a half-thought out idea to Tim Lee and Donna Brogan to start a bike ride around town.
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