Many folks who have lived in Shawano for a considerable period know Terry Hilgenberg. He might have gotten folks a house or debated wildlife issues. He also has pushed for voters to approve referenda in the Shawano School District and is usually the first to argue against a naysayer who says Shawano’s public schools are bad.
“Thoughts and prayers” do not bring people back from the dead. Situations like the massacre of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, has rendered us powerless to do anything else, because we have a government that up until now has failed to act. About 45,000 people are killed by guns each year in the United States. That is the equivalent of Shawano County (population 40,000) and Menominee County (population 5,000) slaughtered by a bullet every year.
June Dairy Month is upon us, and it is certainly something people across our state can be proud of. June Dairy Month is an extra opportunity to celebrate a few of the things Wisconsin is known for — producing, processing and consuming dairy.
We all deserve the right to feel safe in our homes, our workplaces, our schools, places of worship and everywhere we visit.
But as we were once again brutally reminded in the wake of two mass shootings in the span of 10 days — one at a grocery store, the other an elementary school — our right to be safe in our communities and the freedom to live without fear of gun violence is sorely lacking.
This is in response to the recent letter to the editor “Restaurants nickel and dime their guests.” First, I’d like to thank Richard Sarnwick for patronizing our local restaurants. Shopping and dining locally helps keep our businesses and economy strong.
I attended the plan commission regular meeting on April 7. After all nine items were discussed and the meeting adjourned, Beth Trudell informed Chairman Elmer Ragen he did not have a quorum, and it fell on deaf ears.
While most politicians and bureaucrats seem stymied by the problem of school shootings, some states and school administrators have already figured out the answer.
When I teach my students at concealed carry classes in New London (I’ve taught about 1,000 students over the past decade), I ask them if they know the average time, start to finish, of a mass shooting.
Published by LPulaski on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:00am
Would you tailgate at a Milwaukee Brewers game if a 6-pack of beer cost $28.86, brats cost $11.83 per 6-pack, and cheese cost $17.15 per pound?
Outrageous, right? Well, that would be the cost of those products if consumer prices had risen as fast as drug prices over the past 15 years. In addition to those tailgating staples, gas would cost $12.20 a gallon and milk would be $13 a gallon.
Published by LPulaski on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 10:57am
To the editor:
Teacher turnover through resignation or retirement is at an all-time high in most Wisconsin school districts. Traditionally, about one-half of new teachers seek another career in the first five years in the profession. Many find teaching more difficult than originally anticipated, and with society’s harsh criticism and lack of public support, other professions become more attractive.
But as we were once again brutally reminded in the wake of two mass shootings in the span of 10 days — one at a grocery store, the other an elementary school — our right to be safe in our communities and the freedom to live without fear of gun violence is sorely lacking.
When I teach my students at concealed carry classes in New London (I’ve taught about 1,000 students over the past decade), I ask them if they know the average time, start to finish, of a mass shooting.
Outrageous, right? Well, that would be the cost of those products if consumer prices had risen as fast as drug prices over the past 15 years. In addition to those tailgating staples, gas would cost $12.20 a gallon and milk would be $13 a gallon.
