Thank you for supporting our lamb project | By Kate and Jack Dornacker
Washington County, WI - Thank you goes to Roemer Family Farms for purchasing our market lambs at the Washington County Junior Livestock Auction at the Washington County Fair.
Kate is 15 years old and Jack...
Last year showing livestock at the fair; thank you to supporters and buyers |...
August 1, 2023 - Washington County, WI - I am Maggie Bartelt and this was my last year showing livestock at the Washington County Fair. Raising animals has taught me so much and I'm...
Letter to the Editor | Offering vile materials, even as a choice, is causing...
July 29, 2023 - West Bend, WI - I am appalled that the West Bend School District is offering inappropriate books to students, books that even our local library shelves for adults. Booklooks.org has...
Letter to the Editor | “Sound of Freedom” speaks to inappropriate books in WB...
July 27, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Recently, I was overwhelmed by the well-done movie Sound of Freedom, which is based on a true story about the worldwide epidemic of child trafficking for...
Letter to the Editor | Thank you to German Night sponsors and volunteers |...
Washington Co., WI - Thank you to National Exchange Bank and Trust, Washington County Insider, and Westbury Bank for sponsoring German Night. The park was full of people of all ages, the weather was fantastic,...
Letter to the Editor | Appropriate books and appropriate education | By Claudia F....
July 24, 2023 - Washington County, WI - How did “The 57 Bus” and “The Kite Runner,” books used in our local middle and high schools, capture the interest of concerned West Bend School...
Letter to the Editor | Proper operation of civil government guided by Bible ...
July 23, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Did you know that “separation of church and state” is not found anywhere in the U.S. Constitution or the Declaration of Independence? It was not even...
Letter to the Editor | Where are the adults in these schools? | By...
July 22, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - Regarding the books '57 Bus' and 'Kite Runner' being available to middle and high schoolers, where are the adults in these schools? What on earth are...
Letter to the Editor | Human Growth & Development Classroom policies are useless |...
July 20, 2023 - West Bend, WI - After reading editorials and newspaper articles about the inappropriate books in the West Bend School District, I have come to the realization that I was hoodwinked...
Letter to the Editor | When are we going to stop experimenting on our...
July 19, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Recently a group of people have revealed to the public a number of books that, by the cover, seem harmless.
When those covers are opened, they read...
Letter to the Editor | Book review committee stacked | By Carol C. Mayer
July 19, 2023 - West Bend, WI - I am writing regarding my concern for the fairness of the book challenges at the West Bend School District. The procedure seems to be stacked against...
Letter to the Editor | School District should reconsider books offered to students |...
July 18, 2023 - West Bend, WI - I am a resident and mom of the West Bend School District. I have read the articles in the Daily News and viewed the reconsideration committee...
Letter to the Editor | Why risk triggering students who experience suicide and abuse...
July 17, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - After watching the West Bend School District committee book review meetings, I was very disappointed with the outcome of the middle school review. It was apparent...
Letter to the Editor | Arrest of McLane Elementary employee heightens awareness about books...
July 17, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - After recently reading about an employee of McLane Elementary being arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, it made me wonder what steps could be taken...
Letter to the Editor | Scientific facts and the adolescent brain | By Mary...
July 16, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Gender identity is a primary focus of the book The 57 Bus. It promotes/normalizes the belief that gender is a choice. There are many examples of...
Letter to the Editor | Does the West Bend School District want to earn...
July 15, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - Does the West Bend School District Want to Earn the Trust of the Community? How did The Kite Runner get approved for minors in the West...
Letter to the Editor | Will the WB School Board make a better decision...
July 14, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Witnessing the West Bend School District book review committee make a recommendation concerning The 57 Bus for Badger Middle School was exasperating. The committee had little...
Letter to the Editor | Is West Bend School District holding the bar high...
July 14, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - Recently, a few community members have submitted forms of reconsideration for the books “The 57 Bus” and “The Kite Runner," as they don’t feel they are...
Letter to the Editor | West Bend School District committee to decide about book...
July 11, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - Earlier this spring, parents expressed concern about a book being used in West Bend School District 8th grade English classes that they felt was inappropriate. This...
Letter to the Editor | Dear County Exec Schoemann – You have lost my...
June 15, 2023 - Washington Co., WI - Dear County Executive Josh Schoemann,
Below is a picture from this morning’s (June 14, 2023) downtown commuter route ; we are real tax-paying county residents.
I have been...