When I was a little girl I was told the fairy tale of Cinderella.  How she was discovered by the prince, fell in love, married, and set up housekeeping in his castle where “they lived happily ever-after!” I was 30 when my prince came along.  “Glenn” and I “fell in love” and after our wedding, began our life together in our “castle,” a one bedroom efficiency apartment.  It was … [Read more...]

Who are single-issue voters?  Often conservative Christians are accused of voting on one issue and one issue only, and we only vote for candidates who are anti-abortion. In many ways, that is a grossly simplistic assertion given the complexity of our lives and our political system.  Having observed the left’s efforts, through courts, to penalize those who, because of their … [Read more...]

To the Editor, Some of you may have noticed the new yellow yard signs appearing around Newburg Township and Fillmore County.  The yellow signs have been placed in yards and along roads in this area in support of the Newburg Township Supervisors who have a difficult situation in front of them.  The township currently is debating enacting a moratorium on the construction of … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Mount Rushmore this summer.  We have been there before but this time was different.  This time I realized how fortunate it is to live in a democracy, how fortunate that we had wise and forward thinking  men  such  as  Washington,  Jefferson,  T. Roosevelt and, then, of course, Abraham Lincoln who saved our union.  Yes, we … [Read more...]