Opinion

As more than a casual observer of the goings-on in Sauk County, I have a deep concern about the upcoming election for Sheriff.

The primaries are coming up fast! August 11th! We are lucky to have three amazing candidates for your District 17 Senate! It is so important to get to know the candidates! Here is your opportunity.

When I was a youngster a wise old man told me the best 'cents' I should work for was common sense. Now I'm the old man and it seems common sense is in short supply.

Last week, I had to take one of my pets to a vet in Wisconsin Dells. While there, I decided to do some shopping.

Perhaps it should read, "Life, liberty and the pursuit of Independence!" Independence is a fluid and elusive thing. Our definition of it has changed countless times over the last 250 years, and it will keep changing forever. And that is not a bad thing.

The Sauk County Fair is running this week. Like so many of you, I most enjoy the animal shows and exhibits.

Fairs will always be special to me because I was a youth exhibitor. You never forget those days because they were so much fun, even though you worked yourself to exhaustion.

There are those who would call me MAGA, as if it were a swear word, a detriment to all of society, simply because I agree with many (not all) of the things President Trump has done and how.

I’ve heard the term MAGATS, just as I’ve seen and heard the term Demorats, etc.

In 2024, a sheriff’s deputy working for the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department was forced out for being lousy at his job. But even though the deputy, Cristian Morales, was flagged in the state’s negative separation database, he ended up being hired a few months later by the Menasha Police Department.

At my age it becomes difficult to buy a watch battery. How long does a watch battery last? How much longer am I going to live? Will one battery last me a lifetime? If I buy two batteries, the unit price is less, but the total is more. If I buy two, where can I put the second one that I can remember if I outlive the first battery?