Opinion

State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made irresponsible comments in his August 28 E-Update. Marklein published a political rant against the actions of Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes regarding demonstrations surrounding yet another white police officer shooting a black man, this time in Kenosha.

In an online poll hosted by Wisconsin Newspaper Association members, 38 percent of respondents said Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris will not affect their voting decision.

The poll was online from Aug. 13-25, and readers were asked if Biden’s choice would influence their voting decisions. Nearly 330 people responded.

Oh, good grief, America! This is not the school playground. This is not the wild, wild west. This is not gangland. We need to grow up, and grow up fast. We are in a deadly dance with hatred and violence, and if we do not cut it out, all the patriotism in the world will not save our country. Forget China. Forget Russia.

This is the time of the year football, soccer, tennis, cross country and, of course, baseball are happening around us. In the course of those events we hear much of substitutions being made in certain situations where a person best suited is made for a particular goal to be accomplished.

I caught myself cursing at a zucchini the other day. In fairness, the zucchini had not really done anything wrong. It slid off the counter when I was trying to slice it up. My instant rage is a powerful symptom of the stress and depression this COVID crisis creates.

On Social Security’s 85th birthday, many older Wisconsinites find themselves deferring retirement or coming to grips with unexpected unemployment. As we grapple with the abrupt changes brought on by coronavirus, it is clear we must maintain Social Security’s hard-earned benefit for millions of older Americans and their families.