opinion

I wanted to share that I was disappointed with the election results that left Kay Zwald off the St. Croix Central School Board. Kay has served on the SCC Board of Education for over 20 years. During those years, we have built a new high school that is now 18 years old, we started...

I've been told multiple times that I should write a book about my life. Some of my friends have equated some of it to a talk show episode. I'm inclined to agree.

National Crime Victims' Rights Week — Expand the Circle: Reach all victims TO THE EDITOR The St. Croix County District Attorney's Office, Victim/Witness Assistance Program is observing National Crime Victims' Right Week, April 8—14, 2018. This week is designated to recognize...

Is the state of Wisconsin at risk for a cyber-attack? A new audit from the Legislative Audit Bureau shed light on what may be vulnerabilities in the state's information technology system that could affect every business, taxpayer, student or recipient of state services. In some cases,...

Budget calculating TO THE EDITOR So when I hear that the St. Croix County budget has increased 34 percent-plus since 2014, what's that mean? I came up with a higher figure. Read on and I'll tell you how I calculated at the bottom. So 34 percent is a figure that seems mostly ubiquitous;...

Linda Brown recently died in Topeka, Kan. She was the student at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education that struck down school segregation. Brown's father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll his 9-year-old daughter in the all-white Sumner School. The...

Vote no on stealth attempt to eliminate State Treasurer TO THE EDITOR I'm writing to alert readers to a statewide referendum item on the ballot when we go to the polls on April 3. This referendum has gotten too little coverage in state media. It's urgent that voters understand what's...