The following commentary has been issued for publication by State Rep. Jimmy Anderson. Held in June to coincide with the Stonewall Riots of June 1969, we celebrate Pride Month each year to recognize and honor those who have fought so hard for equal rights and to show our support for...
Category: Opinion
Bird’s Eye View: From cats to mice, officials are tracking, exploring bird flu
By Anita Martin H5N1 infection, or bird flu, has been found in cats in the U.S., information released by the CDC has noted, including recently in Texas at several dairy farms with disease outbreaks. The virus is suspected to have been spread to the cats from cows, raw cow’s milk...
FortAtkinsonOnline and WhitewaterWise join with our readers to honor veterans
Following is a poem by “RadioRon” Stelse, titled: “Bullets and Bravery.” The poem, Stelse said, was written in 2017, and has been read aloud during Fort Atkinson Fourth of July-related events. An abridged version of the poem is below. A video of Stelse reading the poem in 2021 during an...
Wisconsin student uprisings: Why Rep. Johnson is spot-on
Letter to the editor: Rep. Scott Johnson’s May 1st commentary entitled, “Scott Johnson urges UW-Madison chancellor to ‘crack down’ on campus violence” (Fort Atkinson Online, May 1, 2024), referred to the student uprisings at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee which ran for 12 days, April 29th through May 10th approximately. Rep. Johnson’s salient...
Reader queries Rep. Scott Johnson about his ‘crack down on campus violence’ commentary
Letter to the editor: On May 1, Rep. Scott Johnson issued a statement regarding the recent protests at the UW-Madison that was published in Fort Atkinson Online (https://fortatkinsononline.com/commentary-scott-johnson-urges-uw-madison-chancellor-to-crack-down-on-campus-violence/). After reading his statement, I twice submitted to Rep. Johnson a number of questions about what he wrote in it. Since he...