This is a friend of mine and I thought it is very uplifting for these times — Sister Shirley Wagner, Medford “As we go through this, one day at a time, we will enjoy the warmer weather, walks through the woods and the return of migrating birds. The sandhill cranes and the swans are already saluting us noisily as they pass overhead. You know who is in control . . . and it is not us.” —

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Astronomer Carl Sagan is credited with popularizing that phrase, which in the 40 years since it was uttered has become known as the “Sagan standard.” It is used as the rule to judge the merits of claimed breakthroughs, separating sound science from charlatans and conmen. While its primary application is in science, the Sagan standard

With the general election in November still more than six months away, Attorney General Barr is looking for ways he can infuse confusion and scandal in an effort to help re-elect President Trump. Watch for his efforts to rehash the Mueller Investigation and threats to sue governors if they do not reopen their states on the president’s schedule. Just last month a federal judge questioned whether

On Friday I attended the Re-Open Wisconsin rally at the state Capital. What an uplifting experience to be part of a group of people that cherishes liberty and the Constitution. By Evers actions of late, he obviously values neither. The lockdown is illegal, period. Where is it written in the Wisconsin or U.S. constitution that the government can force a legitimate business that has done nothing

During this coronavirus pandemic, access to accurate and trustworthy information in your community is as critical to life under quarantine and as sought after as hand sanitizer and face masks. Your local newspaper provides the news and information unique to your community. Where are the testing sites and who’s eligible, which businesses are open, what is the local online unemployment benefit

direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. In short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. I noticed that in announcing the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell compared

“Slow and steady wins the race.” There is nothing sexy about fighting pandemics. Unlike an action movie or television drama, there is no miracle cure or finger snap that will make everything “normal” once again. Medical professionals and scientists are working around the clock to develop treatments and work on vaccines to control COVID-19. Meanwhile, public health officials and governments