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Will You Stand Up For Your Country?

Dear Editor, On Saturday, June 14, a massive military parade costing 45 million dollars, ordered by President Trump, will take place in Washington. This kind of parade is more commonly staged in authoritarian countries like Russia.

County C reconstruction meeting is important

Dear Editor, I’m writing to call the public’s attention to an important public meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 5-7 p.m. at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, 5607 County Road C, Spring Green.

Badger Hollow Wind Public Hearing Scheduled for June 24 in Linden

Dear Editor, I strongly encourage area residents to consider attending the ONLY in-person public hearing on the proposed Badger Hollow Wind project. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin will host sessions at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Linden Community Building on June 24.

Canadian Wildfires Signal Climate Chaos

Dear Editor, The smoky skies, hazy atmosphere, and burning orange sun are an apocalyptic preview of the climate-change induced hole we've dug for ourselves

Rally Saturday in Dodgeville

Dear Editor, We don’t have kings in America! Please join Indivisible Southwest Wisconsin at the Rural No Kings Rally in Dodgeville Saturday June 14th from noon-2 p.m. to protest the abuses of the Trump Administration.

Public Wind Turbine Hearing in Linden

Dear Editor, Public Wind Turbine Hearing in Linden, Wisconsin, June 23, 2025, at 2 and 6 p.m.

Anti-Palestinianism plagues US politics

Dear Editor, Anti-Palestinian racism, also referred to as anti-Palestinianism, is defined by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association as "a form of anti-Arab racism that silences, excludes, erases, stereotypes, defames or dehumanizes Palestinians or their narratives."

Marklein is hypercritical

Dear Editor, Scroll Senator Marklein's Facebook feed and you'll see dozens of photos of wide-eyed students grinning up from the rotunda, holding a "Senator Marklein and Representative Novak (or Tranel) welcomes ____ school" banner. This shameless self-promotion is hypocritical, particularly when the good Senator consistently votes against adequately funding public …

Please do not leave until the situation has been resolved

Dear Editor, Warm weather, sunshine, flipflops, lemonade. Need I say more?

Global soil moisture is on a permanent decline

Dear Editor, “Man – despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication and his many accomplishments – owes his existence to a 6-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”

Israeli soldiers post their war crimes on social media

Dear Editor, Members of the Israeli Defense Force, who have served in Gaza, have routinely shared videos and photos on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook that could be considered evidence of their commission of war crimes.

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.
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