Mailbag

For years Republicans traditionally sat at home during the spring elections.

Conservatives, I know that you believe that because the Democrats are going crazy with name calling and extreme accusations against Judge Brian Hagedorn that Hagedorn is going to win the Wisconsin Supreme Court and win big.

Saturday, Feb. 23 was our first All American Girl Party hosted at the Ruth Culver Community Library. It was hosted in conjunction with the five new circulating American girl doll kits the library now has. Each kit contains a doll, two changes of clothes, three books, a hair salon book and CD…

If you believe that you are in an economic or social ditch and cannot get out, I suggest considering a recommendation from the famous scientist George Washington Carver. He stated that to be successful you needed to learn to do "common things uncommonly well." You can use education to get ah…

How do stagnant worker wages and the ongoing shifting of tax responsibility impact the economy?

Even during extreme weather conditions, volunteers delivering meals through Sauk Prairie Healthcare’s Mobile Meals program are faithfully reporting for duty to make sure our homebound neighbors receive food along with a smile.

In high level sports today there are flagrant fouls in which the perpetrator is eliminated from the game. I would like to play the role of a referee in this case. Democrats in high positions in New York, Virginia, and others have declared that a fetus is worthless and can be aborted at any t…

The Center for Disease Control announced a huge increase in e-cigarette use among American youth. In just one year, e-cigarette use skyrocketed 48 percent among middle school students, and 78 percent among high school students.

I am writing to thank our members and community for their generous financial support of River Arts Inc, and to ask that they continue this support with other local, state, and national arts organizations.

The Dueling Pianos at the Dorf Haus fundraiser took place on Feb. 1. River Arts Inc. is grateful to all those who attended and would like to thank the many people who made it possible.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and loveisrespect.org has chosen the 2019 theme, Huddle Up for Healthy Relationships. As their site states, this “campaign aims to empower young people to build healthy relationships from the ground up.”

I am writing to thank Baraboo residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

My heartfelt thanks to all who made the Help Excite Little People project a success. The many donations of new and good used toys, and items for teens, were greatly appreciated.

My friends please call Representative Jon Plumer at 608-266-3404 and thank him for protecting our farmers and manufacturers while helping Tony Evers keep his campaign promise of tax breaks to the middle class. I know Democrats don’t think it is necessary to keep their campaign promises, Repu…

Happy New Year. I hope you were one of our lucky winners in the Community Club Annual Scholarship Raffle., as 133 prizes were awarded this year and club members have been busy delivering the prizes. Top winners this year are:

It feels like being kind and unselfish is disappearing from the American culture. Keeping and gaining political power seems to be the first consideration in every decision made in government. Why is loyalty to a political party so sacred that good people treat others who disagree with them i…

Tony Evers shares a background in education and an open-minded independent attitude with another former Wisconsin Governor. Governor Lee Dreyfus (1978-1982) was the chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point before becoming governor. Dreyfus was flamboyant wearing a red vest to be r…

On Jan. 8, 2019 the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club is joining with Optimist International to celebrate their 100th year of service. Optimist Clubs around the nation and world have been "bringing out the best" in our youth, our communities, and ourselves for a century. Countless lives have been p…

The following people, organizations, and businesses contributed to the Sauk Prairie Caring Tree in 2018:

A huge thank you to all of the donors and all of the volunteers who came to Graceway Church on Dec. 17 for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. We collected enough units to potentially save 130 lives. May you all be blessed during this magical holiday season.

It is the season of gratitude when we celebrate peace, reflect on our humanity, and resolve to do better in the coming year. Sadly, a few days after the new year starts a small number of individuals will descend upon our town to kill as many coyotes as they can to feed their egos. We are ref…

The Thanksgiving Fellowship Meal Committee for 2018 thanks the following supporters, American Data, BMO Harris Bank, Ballweg Auto Group, Bank of Prairie du Sac, Cedarberry Inn, Culver’s Franchising System, Dorf Haus, Kayser Chrysler, Maplewood of Sauk Prairie, McFarlanes’ Retail & Servic…

Like thousands of you, I reached out to my state representatives and requested they vote no to the lame duck legislation rushed through, mostly in secret, by majority leaders in Extraordinary Session.

On Dec. 7, I read the opinion piece written by State Sen. Howard Marklein that was posted online for the Reedsburg Times-Press and re-posted on the Baraboo News Republic.