opinion

One of the big headlines in this week’s news has been the terroristic threats on malls across the world, including one close to home, the Mall of America. Most people from this area have probably been to the mall on multiple occasions or at least a time or two, so it hits close...

Slash and burn government To the Editor: Gov. Scott Walker recently rolled out his most recent proposed budget, or was it a campaign speech for the 2016 presidential election? Walker’s slash and burn form of governing is not budgeting, it’s not investing in our state, it’s...

I found out recently that sometimes a car crash can be a good thing. My trusty silver 2007 Chevy Aveo was never much of a car. It was a base model that didn’t even have power windows or power locks. I bought it the day after Christmas in 2006 at a dealership in the Southern California...

It is with a heavy, yet overwhelmingly excited heart, that I write my final Sarah Sez column for the New Richmond News. My heart is heavy because I’m leaving behind the News, my coworkers and the community contacts I have made; but I’m thrilled to undertake a new challenge and...

Holtz kept river clean To the Editor: We would like to thank Mr. Dennis Holtz, retiring head of the New Richmond wastewater system. We have property on the Willow River and 15 years ago we complained to the wastewater treatment plant about the globs of ugly, brown material coming...

Harsh criticism has followed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed new budget, particularly as it pertains to spending cuts for the University of Wisconsin System and K-12 public education. Wisconsinites can’t be blamed for asking why, in the midst of a booming national economy, our state...

We’ve been hearing some confusion among community members about some of our Viewpoints content in recent weeks, so we’re taking this opportunity to clear things up a bit. Editorial: By definition, an editorial is the opinion of the newspaper as an institution. Here at the News...

Another successful Fire & Ice To the Editor: On behalf of Messes & Masterpieces, I would like to express our gratitude to the volunteers and sponsors who made our sixth annual Fire & Ice Celebration a success. Even without the snow, the horses (owner had the flu),...

With ice fishing tournament season in full swing I thought it might be worth a quick tongue-in-cheek review of how we got to this point. Toward the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, or ice age as simpler folk call it, some 12,000 years ago, a daring band of Neanderthals, snow-boarded...

It’s an understatement to say that New Richmond has an active community of veterans and military servicemembers. The military tradition is very strong in the city. American Legion Butler-Harmon Post 80 has a tremendous static display of a fighter jet in its parking lot. VFW Post...

Back in October we published an editorial calling for the school district and the city to cooperate on bringing a skate park to New Richmond’s youth. That was shortly after a proposal to put a skate park in the Paperjack Greenway – spurred by a conditional $40,000 donation –...

Get to know your council To the Editor: Do you know who your alderpersons are? New Richmond has six alderpersons. An alderperson represents a certain district of a community and is part of the City Council. Six districts and 12 wards make up New Richmond. My name is Ken Krohn....

As many of you know, I have experienced a few big milestones over the last year or so, including celebrating my one-year anniversary at the News, getting engaged and turning 25. This year will see even more life-changing events take place, from getting married to moving out of...

The judicial appointment of Kristi Severson to the position of St. Croix County Clerk of Court happened without much fanfare, more than two months after last November’s election. In the end we agree with the judges’ appointment, but the case deserves a little scrutiny — and...