Op-Ed
To the Editor:
My daughter started middle school at G-E-T this year.
In reviewing the school library, the librarian has a list of 110 LGBT items. Searching “Supreme Court” there are eleven results. That means my eleven-year-old has a 10x better chance of picking a book with sexual content than...
25 YEARS AGO
September 17, 1998
New members of the faculty at the Whitehall public schools are Carrie Imgrund, Damon Lisowski, Natalie Smick, Karen Schmidt and Debbie Erickson.
A Whitehall man escaped serious injury last week when his car overturned near Blair. Gordon Boe, 51, apparently dozed off...
25 YEARS AGO
September 10, 1998
A Whitehall man has been honored by a music-industry trade magazine for the second time. Norm Herman has been nominated for a King Eagle Award by Airplay International, an independent radio-charting service and trade magazine in Nashville, Tenn. Herman was nominated...
To the Editor:
Who wears helmets? Military combat, football, hockey, construction workers and race car drivers. So, what about bicycles, minibikes and motorcycles?
I suspect no one had a helmet on for the annual Wounded Veterans charity ride because, to be a tough guy you need to show that only...
To the Editor:
Mr. Cantlon, you’ve lost your touch, you don’t criticize Democrats the way you usually do.
Have you gotten caught up in all of Trump’s problems so you’ve lost your way? Thirty-seven indictments are a lot to handle, even for Trump. He says he will make America great again, do you...
25 YEARS AGO
September 3, 1998
For the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department – and county taxpayers – it’s like déjà vu all over again. The state of Wisconsin is telling county government that its jail facilities are inadequate and threatening sanctions if the situation isn’t corrected. But this...
Dear fellow Times readers:
I’m wondering if any of our political division can be repaired? Is it too late? Has it gone too far?
Far-left extremist liberal democrats arguing against far-right extremist Republicans. Why can’t we all simply get along?
Money is the culprit.
Yes, I said it. It’s all...
25 YEARS AGO
August 27, 1998
About 25 people attended a public informational meeting last week concerning a new state law that requires people convicted of sex-related crimes to register in the communities where they live. Many of those attending last week’s meeting, held at the Whitehall City...
25 YEARS AGO
August 20, 1998
When a Kenosha hunter killed a rare whitetail deer south of Whitehall nearly two years ago, many area residents felt deprived. But the white buck will nevertheless be seen by thousands in the years to come, thanks to the efforts of the Independence School District and a...
25 YEARS AGO
August 13, 1998
Whitehall School District residents attending the annual meeting turned down a request to sell the school forest. The 10 district electors attending Monday’s meeting voted unanimously to keep the 44-acre portion of the forest sought by the town of Northfield. The 64-...
