I would like to publicly thank Heart of the City for presenting me with its Lou Ehinger Big Heart Award. Thank you, Amy Lutzke, for your generous nomination. Lou is one of my SHEroes. I want to grow up to be like her ... a quiet pot-stirrer. I know sometimes...
Category: Opinion
Letter to the editor: new planning documents impact opportunities for landowners
I sent a letter to members of the Fort Atkinson City Council on the morning of Feb. 17 with regard to their plan to vote into law new planning documents that would affect landowners in and around the city of Fort Atkinson. Though twice it was said affected landowners were...
Horlacher: Putting children and parents first
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Assembly passed a series of bills focusing on education. Rep. Horlacher (R-Mukwonago) released the following statement: “Each child is unique, and has a unique set of skills, needs and challenges. No one understands this more than the parents. Parents, not the government, know how best to...
Off The Record: Count me in on celebrating ‘Twosday’
By Chris SpanglerMy favorite number is eight, but my second-favorite, appropriately, is two.The date is what’s called a palindrome, meaning it can be read the same way both backward and forward. And because it’s all twos, it can be celebrated outside of America too, in nations where the date is...
Fuller: Celebrating how libraries strengthen communities
By Jill Fuller Hearts. Flowers. Chocolate. It’s the season of love, but I’m not talking about Valentine’s Day. February is Library Lovers Month — the perfect time to celebrate everything libraries do to strengthen their communities. But libraries would be nothing without the people who work there. So what is...