YOUR VIEWS

Rise in Emissions Demands a Look in the Mirror

Dear Editor, The United State's greenhouse gas emission rollercoaster continues. After several years of declining numbers, the latest reporting from research firm Rhodium Group indicates rising greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.

President Bidens farewell address

Dear Editor, From the Oval Office, sitting at the Resolute desk, President Joe Biden addressed the American people for the final time – Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

Crimes are those that others commit

Dear Editor, Airwars is a nonprofit, watchdog organization that investigates harm to civilians during armed conflict. In its study on the Israel-Gaza war titled, Patterns of harm analysis, this organization concludes:

Y/YZ the DOT Ignores Suggestion

Dear Editor, The four-lane US Highway between Dodgeville and Dane County was originally planned to be a limited-access highway.

Smart Community Decisions

Dear Editor, Since the city council has committed to agree to purchase a steep hillside from Robert and Edith Goodweiler for a half million dollars for a building development I am concerned as well as many are, or should be.

Righteous Anger

Dear Editor, A lifetime haunting memory burnished to my brain is the uncensored video of a woman burning to death on the NYC subway. Even more disturbingly haunting is seeing people standing by doing nothing. Barbaric.

A New Year's Resolution for the Planet

Dear Editor, Are you over 'White Christmas?' What if I suggested a new one: 'Green New Year?'

Politicians should care about spreading flu virus, cultivated meat

Dear Editor, As the United States Department of Agriculture mandates testing of milk for bird flu, our political leaders should support increased public funding for cultivated-meat research.

How do you rebuild the lives of a million children?

Dear Editor, President-elect Donald Trump has declared that "there will be hell to pay" if hostages in Gaza are not released prior to his taking office on January 20th.

Natural gas doesn't deserve the health halo

Dear Editor, It's time to call a spade a spade, and ditch the healthy halo surrounding the term 'natural gas'.

The Holidays are Plastic

Dear Editor, As we enter the holiday season, you'll see some commonalities among a lot of your kid's toys: plastic. That new Transformer, Barbie, board game - it all comes either sheathed in plastic, or made of it.

About cultivated meal

Dear Editor, Any state or federal politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter.

Cuts are outrageous

Dear Editor, Let’s start here. Representative Tom Tiffany (WI -CD7) “hopes the next Congress also looks at cutting some aspects of mandatory spending, like food stamps.” Heck, it just means more hungry kids, but that is a small price to pay so they can extend tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy …

Israel and charges of genocide

Dear Edtor, The human rights organization Amnesty International has issued a nearly 300 page report concluding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the United States have both rejected Amnesty International's findings.

Health Risk Predictions for Badger Hollow Wind

Dear Editor, Are you concerned about Wind Turbine-related health risks your household would become subject to if the Badger Hollow wind power plant proposal is approved as outlined by power plant developer, Invenergy?
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