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I have seen enough from both sides of the aisle drawing their pay and not doing anything except tattling and crying, pointing fingers and still drawing their $170,000 plus salary plus expenses. We citizens are contributing the money and they do nothing. It must stop. Either they must get bus…

This year, the Kiwanis International organization will turn 104 years old. It started in Detroit as a group of businessmen who sought to create a fraternal organization with a health benefit feature. Today, the organization looks much different. Kiwanis spans many different countries and foc…

We would like to send out a special thank you to everyone who made the Red, White, and Blue American Whiskey Fundraiser for Wisconsin Veterans such a huge success. The special edition Red, White, and Blue Whiskey milled to the exact ratios of the American Flag sold out and together we raised…

This Father’s Day Hope House would like to thank all father figures for the important role they play in their children’s social and emotional development.

On behalf of the Heroes for Honor Committee, we would like to express our thanks to the community and to benefactors who helped us conduct our second fundraising event, the Hangar Dance on May 11.

I would like to thank Jake Ekdahl and the Sauk Prairie Eagle for the informative article appearing last week about “Midnight Concessions.” It is heartening that both Jake and the Eagle are so deeply integrated in the fabric of our fine community by sharing news such as this, which promotes a…

Grade School Partners in Education is honored to thank the staff and teachers of Bridges and Grand Avenue Elementary Schools during staff, teacher appreciation week. Thank you for loving and challenging our kids, for giving of yourselves, putting in extra hours, and pouring into our communit…

Thank you so much to all of the donors who came to Graceway Church on May 6 for the Red Cross blood drive, which is sponsored by the Friends of Sauk Prairie Healthcare. A special thanks to Graceway Church who graciously opens their fellowship hall for the drive, and to the local fire departm…

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10 with May 7, designated as National Teacher Day.

Regarding Mr. Frostman's latest column, it is beyond me how anyone can honestly look at this pretender in the White House and actually see someone worth even the most tepid defense. The pretender in chief is a bigot, a racist, a liar, a cheat, a deadbeat, a misogynist, a lawbreaker, and a ma…

What wonderful community partners we have in Prairie du Sac. The Ruth Culver Community Library and D.Marie Knit and Fiber partnered up April 12 to offer a “Kids Knit” program to school-aged children. Children received knitting needles and their choice of beautifully colored yarn and spent an…

On April 6, Sauk County Home and community Education with support from University of Wisconsin-Extension presented Get Ready, Get Set, Garden. Garden and craft classes provided a learning experience. Vitally important were the donations made to the silent auction and bake sale, and the time …

Sauk County prides itself on its native natural beauty, the bluffs, hills, rivers, woodland and prairie remnants. Devil's Lake / day-Waukon-chunk, Spirit Lake, a jewel in our state’s park system, attracts three million visitors each year. Visitors and locals travel Highway 12 to Wisconsin's …

National volunteer week is being held April 7-13 this year, and Sauk Prairie Healthcare, SPH, would like to thank its group of more than 100 volunteers who donated more than 16,000 hours in 2018. We couldn’t be more grateful for our volunteers that surround us and help in so many ways, and w…

Video games are a complicated issue because many believe that video games cause violent behavior. However, this argument is misguided because there is no evidence that this is true. The actual question that should be debated is whether or not video games are beneficial for your health. This …

Uniforms is hotly contested because some think that kids should wear uniforms because it helps other kids not get bullied. Some kids deserve to dress the way they want to dress. Kids should be able to dress the way they want to because it makes them feel comfortable. One reason I think kids …

Some people think that child labor and child soldiers is good for a kids health but I believe that child labor and child soldiers are good for a kid because think of the abuse that happens to them and how harmful and that it is violent.

In this essay I would like to touch in on a hot debate, child labor. I personally believe child labor is an indecent inhumane thing to do. In this essay I will focus on three of many problems with child laboring. One of the topics I will talk about is the fact that most of the slaves in this…

As most of you should know, in some countries child labor is okay, but unlike our country it’s illegal. A lot of kids either grew up to work with no school education, let’s see where child labor happens more often, and some children quit school because of the need of money. Let’s find out wh…

Did you know that teachers with more experience assign less homework? Or have you ever heard of the “10 minute rule per grade” rule? It’s a rule that will be explained in this essay along with why homework is beneficial in the schools curriculum. Homework shows up in most schools and require…

There has long been disagreement about texting. I am writing to tell you that texting is not as bad as people think or say it is. However, you might believe that texting can do harm to the spring, but the truth of the matter is that texting can be beneficial; such as help improve communicati…

Good or Bad? That’s the real question. Some people believe that it is bad but I think it cause more good than harm. I believe this because nuclear power emits less carbon dioxide than oils and gas, I also think this because we can use robots to do the dangerous work for us, lastly nuclear po…

Nuclear power has become a large topic of debate world-wide. But it has become clear that nuclear power is one of the safest, most efficient, and environment friendly power source. Nuclear power works by splitting an atom’s nucleus (center) which releases energy and a small amount of radiation.