Opinion

We are living with a governmental administration that has no compassion.

Since the latest Gaza/Israel ceasefire in early October, there has been little news of the ongoing tragedy while 260 more Gazans have been killed, 632 injured. One child is killed every hour for the past 2 years.   In one night, October 29th, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "immediate powerful strikes" across Gaza, 153 tons of bombs.

There is so much to be thankful for, yet there is also so much sorrow in the world. I live here in a bubble of comfort with enough food for myself, the cats, the chickens and the wild birds, while so much of the world goes hungry.

Do you need a little infusion of hope and pride these days? Well, the recent RAHS production of the musical Newsies did it for me! I was proud to ever have been associated with Reedsburg Schools as teacher and parent of students in days gone by.

If you’ve been reading our paper or spent any time on social media, chances are good you’ve seen plenty of examples of exceptional youth recently.

Of the 78 deer I’ve harvested in Wisconsin, a dozen tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). If I had not ended their lives in a single moment, they would have become the walking dead, and they would have unknowingly spread the always-fatal disease to dozens, or more likely hundreds of other animals.

Community events are popular everywhere you go. From fairs to readings, from community theater to walk/ runs, there is something for everyone. Not a month, a week, often not a day, goes by without something for us to do and see and participate in.

I recently read an article in the Milwaukee Journal about the deer herd and how hunters are no longer able to control the size of the herd as we lose 1.8 percent of hunters each year. Mostly due to the aging baby boomers who either pass on (I think of my Grandpa and my father-in-law) or are no longer able to hunt (my Dad).