Tragedy is a wake up call

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” In 1914, that inscription was placed on the James A. Farley Post Office building in Manhattan. For decades it has been the unofficial motto of the Postal Service. It evokes the high ideals that many in the Postal Service still hold dear and strive to maintain. The...

A proposal to change the city’s snowmobile ordinances and eliminate restrictions on hours of operation makes sense and will bring the city into alignment with state rules over snowmobile operations on trails. In scaling back restrictions on snowmobile users, city council members must accept the truth in the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” and aware of the risk of unintended conseque...

Wisconsin legislators should support a bill that would open the door for more local control and revenue opportunities for Wisconsin’s farm families. Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issues licenses to regulate campgrounds. A person may not manage or operate a campground without such a license. According to the legislative reference bureau under A...