Letter to the editor: I remember when two of my grandchildren, ages 12 and 9, came to visit and we attended the Whitewater Farmers Market. The kids loved browsing the craft booths and of course buying some delicious pastry. We had stopped at the Sweet Spot Café’ for a coffee earlier...
Category: Opinion
Vote ‘no’ to amendment questions on Aug. 13
Letter to the editor: I plan to vote ‘no’ on the two amendment questions on the ballot and I urge you to do so too. The wording is confusing and meant to remove the checks and balances built into our Wisconsin constitution. The amendment questions would give the Legislature sole...
Happy Fourth of July from Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise
Editor’s note: Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise, with help from a poem, titled: “1776,” by Ron “RadioRon” Stelse, wish our readers a happy Fourth of July. 1776 Fifty six signers of Independence Introduced freedom at the stroke of a quill it gave birth to liberty Which in turn defended our...
City manager: ‘Thank you to all the retailers who are keeping tobacco products out of the hands of the city’s youth’
Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman on Monday released a statement thanking the community’s businesses for “not selling tobacco to those under 21.” In her statement, Houseman wrote: “Fort Atkinson retailers proved they do the right thing by not selling tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. “The...
Bird’s Eye View: Alpacas among animals infected with bird flu
By Anita Martin The month of June has been busy when it comes to bird flu. While fewer than 500,000 birds in domestic flocks have died last month from avian flu as compared to April’s losses (more than 8.5 million) and May (nearly 6 million), by no means has bird...