Letter to the editor: As the presidential election rapidly approaches, we are becoming increasingly concerned by the support for Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. They refuse to admit the proven fact that Trump lost the last election, and they will not commit to peacefully accepting the results of the next...
Category: Opinion
Fort Atkinson city budget process: Credit where credit is due
Letter to the editor:I offer “credit where credit is due” regarding the Fort Atkinson Budget Workshop held October 9, which was open to the public. Credit is specifically due to our city manager, members of city council, department managers, and city staff. The workshop was convened for the purpose of...
Commentary: Area superintendents recognize School Board Appreciation Week
Editor’s note: Saturday marked the conclusion of Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week. In advance of the week, superintendents from several school districts, including Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, Waterloo, Watertown, and Whitewater offered a joint news release, to “celebrate and honor local board members for their commitment to our...
Reject Project 2025
Letter to the editor: Former president Donald Trump has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, the 922-page document from the ultraconservative Heritage Foundation, describing what the next Republican administration will do. Trump claims he knows nothing about it; however, his name appears in the document more than 300 times,...
Fitzgerald endorsement: ‘Joan shares my values’
Letter to the editor: Having lived in Fort Atkinson for the past 17 years, I can personally attest that Joan Fitzgerald is the best choice for State Assembly in District 46. For all of Joan's adult life, she has been committed to the betterment of our community, county and state.She taught...