Opinion
Trustee Fendrick pens open
letters to the residents of Mount Horeb
Thank you for allowing me to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Horeb these past four years. Although my term is ending next month, I worked closely on parkland issues during my terms and would like...
There is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip in which a little boy and his tiger stand outside, gazing up at the night sky.
“If people sat outside and looked up at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently,” Calvin says.
“How so?” asks the tiger.
“Well, when you look into infinity,...
Bellazzini has the qualities needed to lead effectively on Blue Mounds
Town Board
Dear editor,
As a regular attendee of Town of Blue Mounds Board Meetings, I believe it’s time for some new leadership in the town. I am supporting Mary Ann Bellazzini for town board because I believe she exemplifies...
The New York Times ran an article recently (on January 6) that, once again, extolled the virtues of the Mediterranean diet. It was a useful review, but stumbled a bit by listing some foods not traditionally found or eaten in the Mediterranean – such as salmon, avocadoes, and low-fat yogurt (as one...
Terry Kurth responds to last week’s letters...
In last week’s Mount Horeb Mail editorial section, Mr. Morin wrote that we do not need any more athletic facilities for the use of village and school district residents to enjoy. Cathy Scott also shared her concerns on paying forward for local youth...
Is a gorilla who knows sign language a person?
Is a synthetic life form with complex and deep ideas about right and wrong a person?
Is a human being in a permanent vegetative state a person?
I loved debating “personhood” in college. As with all the issues, I didn’t personally know the answer, but...
How to avoid
an election
nightmare
Though not likely, it is possible that, if Janet Protasiewicz and Everette Mitchell split the liberal vote in the February 21 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election, neither might make it to the general election on April 4. With only two far right wing...
“Everyone up and left, but they left their dogs and cats. The first few days I went around pouring milk for all the cats, and I’d give the dogs a piece of bread. They were standing in their yards waiting for their masters. They waited a long time.”
“But the dogs and cats had absorbed heavy doses...
Dear Mount Horeb Mail readers,
If you got a bright orange envelope from MHTC in the mail last week, it could be your “magic ticket” to better internet. MHTC has decided to apply for a state broadband expansion grant to cover people who were left behind by the earlier high speed broadband build-...
From our earliest years, we are taught what to do and who to call when someone has a medical emergency. What our parents didn’t tell us is that after we dial 911 and share the numbers of the address we practiced so hard to remember is what actually happens next. Unfortunately, in many of...