Opinion

The other day, in my role as an advocate for open government, I heard from a Wisconsin resident who has waited more than five months for records he requested from a local law enforcement agency.

It has been pointed out to me that, in my recent letter to the Editor, I wrote the date 2018 instead of 2016 for Trump’s first election as president. I admit I made a mistake. This is the kind of mistake that creates some embarrassment but is soon forgotten.

Years ago, there was a public service ad showing a kitten with the tag line: “I’m not rubbish.” It was meant to deter animal abandonment.

We need a new ad, one that says, “I’m not a Christmas present.”

It was a week of thankfulness. And it was exhausting! My dear daughters set about bringing order out of my piles of books and papers and rocks. They tackled the filing cabinet, the bookshelves, my craft materials and my desk, as well as the window sills and the kitchen counters with persistence and energy.

On behalf of the Reedsburg Masonic Lodge, I'd like to thank all the volunteers who made our 39th Annual Thanksgiving Meal a big success. With your efforts we were able to provide 270 meals to our Senior community. 

Nature says rest and society says hurry! Nature knows best; nature flows in our veins and lives in our cells. We come from nature and nature will live in us unto death and well beyond. Nature knows how it's done, but we do not heed nature's wisdom. Instead, we listen to society.

Housefuls of people, counters overflowing with food, big hunting parties in blaze orange: These are all the signs of Thanksgiving. Kids may flock to the basement or outside to play while adults pile into the living room to watch football. You can practically smell the oven from a mile away.

A few thoughts about Art Naebig's Nov. 21 letter, "The Real Donald Trump":

Mr. Trump didn't run for president in 2018.

The Friends of the Reedsburg Library are thrilled with the generosity of Reedsburg area’s bakers and buyers of fresh, homebaked bread at the recent Grateful Bread Sale.  Oh my goodness, there was such a fine selection of amazing baked items that it must’ve been difficult not to purchase more than what a person intended!  The amount taken in was

It was only a matter of time.

If you drive — or walk — in the area, you know how dangerous it can be to use even a crosswalk.

Too many motorists have forgotten pedestrians in crosswalks have the right of way. This includes not veering around them or trying to beat them (or squeak past behind them).