My daughter found an old stack of photographs the other day, wedged between a stack of papers crammed into a small wooden hutch where “important” paperwork hibernates at our house. The images were neglected so long that many summers’ humidity had partially melted them into an inch-wide slab of conjoined, faded individual sheafs.
Was it a dream, or was I really there? If a dream, it was an exceptionally vivid and beautiful one. I was sitting on the porch of a cottage in the mountainous rainforest. Everything was fresh and green and I could hear things growing. Little lizards darted along the railings and around the molding at the top of the wall.
Editor’s note: This letter was received and authenticated through the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Normally the Indy requires full names for letters to the editor but has chosen accept only the first one due to the writer being a minor, as well as the WNA affirmation.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in five women and one in seven men who experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner first experienced some form of partner violence between the ages of 11-17 years old.
We would like to thank all the area businesses and community members who helped to make our 42nd Annual 9-Pin Bowling Tournament a success. A special thank you to Bruce and Julie and their staff at Brewster's Lanes for all their work and support. Thank you to the Reedsburg Pizza Ranch for the donation of free buffets.
On Monday night, Reedsburg Area High School’s FFA made a presentation before the School Board in honor of National FFA Week. In this edition of the Reedsburg Independent, you’ll see a special spread about FFA in our community.
Last week, I was suddenly struck with intense pain and weakness in my dominant arm.
I’ve never experienced anything like it. I could barely grasp or lift anything, which forced my left arm to do the work, or rather, what little it could accomplish.
In the four years of pain under cult-leader Donald Trump, America lost over 2 million jobs. Then President Trump botched handling covid and over a million citizens died, many were his supporters.
President Trump was great at giving huge tax breaks to the billionaires and adding 8.4 trillion dollars to the national debt.
This time of year, after the holidays, is the busiest for elder law attorneys. When families gather for Thanksgiving and Christmas after a year apart, someone is often alarmed by how much mom or dad has declined. Maybe there’s been a hospital stay, or a caregiver confesses she’s at the limit of her abilities.
