As published in the Ripon Commonwealth Press, Issue Number 40, on Thursday, October 10, 2010. To the Editor: Voting is a Grave Responsibility (Re: “Feingold has a special plan for America… but Johnson doesn’t,” Ripon Commonwealth Press, August 19, 2010) I couldn’t agree more with Ann when she says that voters should do some research to gather facts on each candidate…
As printed in the Ripon Commonwealth Press. Issue number 37, September 16th, 2010. www.RiponPress.com Online version: Vote for a candidate who embodies integrity To the Editor: (RE: “Feingold makes me proud to be an American”, Ripon Commonwealth Press, August 19, 2010) I really like what Ruth Jones said. I feel that integrity, fiscal responsibility, and the ability and willingness to truly…
To the Editor: (Re: “Feingold has a special plan for America… but Johnson doesn’t,” Ripon Commonwealth Press, August 19, 2010) I couldn’t agree more with Ann when she says that voters should do some research to gather facts on each candidate before the elections. If you don’t have access to the Internet, you can take advantage of one of our greatest community…
Archived for Posterity: We’ll drink to that by Steve Prestegard Originally published in Marketplace Magazine on 7-16-2010 Washington Post columnist George F. Will recalls Prohibition, and not fondly (nor should he): Daniel Okrent’s darkly hilarious Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition recounts how Americans abolished a widely exercised private right — and condemned the nation’s fifth-largest industry — in order to…
TO THE EDITOR: written by Jessica Struzik to the Ripon Press newspaper. (Re: “Don’t get high – get real,” July 1st, 2o10) I agree that our country and our world are in turmoil, and that there is serious work to be done. However, I do not believe that fear gives us the right to take rights away from people who…
Printed in the Ripon Commonwealth Press, Issue No. 26 on Thursday, July 1st, 2010. The contest to represent Ripon residents and others who live in state Assembly District 41 looks to involve the candidacies of at least two individuals with farm-related interests. The incumbent, Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, is a co-owner of Ballweg Implement, a John Deere dealership that she…
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