To the editor:

We would like to thank everyone who attended our Aug. 1 event, “Happy 250th Birthday, USA: A Land of Immigrants and Indigenous People,” at Equity Hall in Pound.

To the editor:

The most common political message delivered by the American people during election years is the rather rude phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid!” In the present day, this issue resonates with particular vigor.

Here in Shawano County, we are showing Wisconsin what the power of the people can accomplish.

Journalism done right has always been a little bit subversive.

It can create considerable tension between journalists and the companies that employ them.

Let’s talk about longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharon Alfonsi, and several of her colleagues. CBS’s new owners fired Alfonsi recently, with published reports citing unnamed company bosses explaining she had been “insubordinate.”