I was extremely excited reading the Friday story (Page 1A) about Blackhawk Community Credit Union intending to purchase the original First National Bank building on West Milwaukee Street. The credit union has plans to restore the building to its 1918 appearance under direction of CEO Sherri Stumpf.

The Washington Examiner reported that the "recently released transcript of Department of Justice lawyer Bruce Ohr’s congressional testimony confirms that the DOJ and FBI abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act process to obtain a court order to surveil former Trump campaign adviser …

Regarding the Friday story (Page 2A) about unemployment dropping to 2.8%, that pretty much tells it all. It shows how well this state and our country are doing since this president has been in office! This president has been doing just as he stated he would. It has been a very long time sinc…

On Sunday, you had an editorial on the Palmer Park homeless proposal. It would have been nice to offer an online comment, but, no, The Gazette doesn't do that anymore.

I would just like to thank the committee, Department of Natural Resources and the city of Janesville politicians who voted on the removal of the Monterey Dam. Do any one of these so-called do-gooders know what they did to the fishery from Centerway Dam to Afton? I know they are not sportsmen…

One Republican senator and one Republican congressman have recently had their moments of “profiles in courage.”

The theme for this year’s emergency medical services week brings attention to the fact that our EMS providers routinely go “beyond the call.” We know that they are a committed, caring group of men and women that help save lives routinely. What we often underestimate is how their contribution…

It's getting beyond ridiculous bordering on psychotic watching the desperate obsession the Democrats have with the extreme hatred of Donald Trump. It seems like everything vile about mankind has manifested in the Democrat Party. Trump has never, ever permitted himself to betray his country, …

Who in their right mind would think of allowing homeless people to park overnight in Palmer Park? Why is the city of Janesville determined to violate this beautiful park? This is the second proposal in as many months trying to use Palmer Park to accommodate projects that have other options a…

In order to appease pro-life groups, Republicans in the Legislature are wasting time on an unnecessarily redundant “born-alive” bill. “Pro-life” would be better measured by extending health-care coverage to tens of thousands of Wisconsin citizens, allowing medical marijuana for people suffer…

I am not sure which category the editor would fall into: brainless, heartless or clueless when it came to printing the Sunday front-page headline regarding abortion on the day the nation was celebrating Mother's Day.

Hypocrites who didn't like Scott Walker put in someone who wants to kill babies but still talks about preserving a wonderful school system.

An aspect of safety within our community is a citizen's ability to cross the street without fear of being struck by a motor vehicle.

I don't mind people like Vice President Mike Pence using his beliefs to gain power, but if they will attempt to install them as a means to measure laws, courts and elections, we need to be prepared for all other religions to follow suit.

Today’s homeless living in cars are not looking for another chance; they’re looking for another score.

History can mean different things to different people. For example, many people view history as what happened since they were born. Others take a longer view--such as the time frames of geology which stretch out over millions of years. I see the global warming issue as a blip in the reoccurr…

National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are beating the Iran war drum loudly. The Bolton/Pompeo drum beating along with an embittered president, who is looking for distractions from his current public relations debacle, could well lead to another disastrous w…

“Our nation has no right to expect it will always have wise, humane rulers sincerely attached to the principles of the Constitution. Wicked men, ambitious of power, with hatred of liberty and law, may fill the place one occupied by Washington and Lincoln.” So said Supreme Court Justice David…

I would like to personally thank Mr. Kenneth Haugom for his Wednesday letter to the editor. Mr. Haugom’s letter addresses a perspective that I know reflects the feelings of many Milton School District residents. His identification of those responsible for the smear campaign was extremely accurate.

State Rep. Amy Loudenbeck and State Sen. Steve Nass, please take another look at expanding Medicaid.

Your May 2 editorial, "Milton duo resigns, finally," referenced the “mess” created by Tim Schigur and Jerry Schuetz. I disagree and believe it was the efforts of The Gazette, Edgerton Reporter, three board members, a business manager and a private citizen.

The people of Wisconsin desperately need the Medicaid expansion found in Gov. Tony Evers’ budget. Too many residents of Rock County are either uninsured or underinsured, meaning they can’t afford the help that they require.

The Janesville City Council's effort to fill its vacancy must be handled better than relying on the defensive question of, “What’s your intent?” We need and deserve diversity of thought as well as diversity in representation on the city council. Maybe we should be asking, “What do you bring …

In the past two months, I and other YMCA members have noted much improved maintenance. This "new look" gives a boost to members' workout attitudes, enhances the overall exercise regimens and fosters greater exchange of views in locker rooms and hallways. I am extremely pleased and wish to th…

Regarding the Wednesday letter from Richard Snyder about “local” artists, here are a few observations I hope will be helpful. First, “local” status and “regional” status are how local and state boards separate or filter out those the boards want to feature and those they don’t. Some arts boa…

Once again we’ve had another mass shooting at a synagogue in California, the second synagogue shooting in six months. Since the Columbine shooting 20 years ago, Congress has hidden behind the NRA’s excuses of mental illness, extremism, hate or some other aspect of American culture. It's neve…

Factory farms have large amounts of animals, and they're starting to grow to an extent in communities. The large amount of animals affects which milk plant receives the farms' milk, and some milk plants have told small family farms that they will no longer pick up their milk. These smaller f…

I had the honor and opportunity again this year to display my art work at the UW-W Rock County Foundation's "Art in the Atrium" at the Rock County campus.

The Mueller report is in, and despite Democrat claims of proof of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to rig the election, there was no collusion. Zero. We learned what Barack Obama knew prior to the election: Russia has been tampering in U.S. elections. Democrats are still talki…

I don't think it is wise for the Democratic candidates for president to see who can offer the most free "stuff" in hopes of securing the nomination. Elizabeth Warren just announced her plan to offer a free public college education to all students. Her plan also supplies books, housing and me…

For all surrounding schools, homework is required—but is it necessary?

If we had started keeping down fossil fuel consumption in 1965 when we first knew we needed to, things would be different now.

Why are the citizens of downtown Janesville being ignored by the Janesville city officials?

It's incredible that Nicolas Loris of the Heritage Foundation could write an entire Earth Day column (Monday, Page 7A) without mentioning climate change.

More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for loved ones with Alzheimer's or other dementias, including 194,000 here in Wisconsin. I am one of those Americans.

We don’t go to the theater often, but that may have changed after last week. We went to the Janesville Performing Arts Center and laughed from beginning to end as we watched the Janesville Little Theatre perform “The Dixie Swim Club.” The all-female cast were outstanding in their roles. It w…

“God is great, God is good…” is part of a common table grace. Regarding God’s greatness, the recent phenomenal discovery and awesome pictures of the black hole some 155 million light years from earth illustrates this! Also baffling is the ability of scientists to have developed a network of …

Someone has a hearing problem. I’m unsure if it is myself or the administration. I thought I heard the Milton School Board direct the district administration to obtain three bids for the pool renovation at a January meeting. Since this meeting, the administration has only secured one bid. Wh…

I have seen George Washington credited with saying, “Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.”

There have been death threats made against two U.S. congresswomen, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. One is a Muslim, and the other is of Hispanic heritage.

The state Supreme Court election was a referendum on abortion. It sent a message that pro-choice advocates have gone too far and that abortionists are crossing the line with the barbaric murders of live babies.

The question is, why do we need a Milton School Board? Every issue that the administration comes up with, the board rubber stamps without question. The issues concerning the stipends were simply approved as a pay increase for Superintendent Tim Schigur. Getting your doctorate should not simp…

The city of Janesville is thinking of building a sports complex in Palmer Park. Why do you want to spoil the beauty of Palmer Park? My family has lived on the edge of Palmer Park for 57 and a half years. We have enjoyed the beauty of the park and the wildlife that we have had through the yea…

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurologic disease, second only to Alzheimer’s disease. It is more common than multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and ALS combined.  It is estimated one in every 100 people age 60 or older has Parkinson’s…

It's time to act on drug prices. I recently tried to order an anti-eczema drug, and a 30g tube was $230 through my Medicare Part D insurance, $460 without insurance. I checked with my Canadian authorized pharmacy and could get 60g for $50. It is time for Congress to take real action to reduc…

I picked up trash in Palmer Park on Saturday because I hate to see the trash in a beautiful park. I picked up three diapers that were just thrown on the ground and one soiled pair of child's underwear left on a picnic table bench. There was also a broken glass bottle by a pavilion that hadn'…

I have not seen much reported about the public's testimony at the April 5 state budget hearing in Janesville. I feel compelled to report what I heard from 10 a.m. until I left at 4:15 p.m.. Overall, speakers favored Gov. Tony Evers' budget. Well-covered issues included increased funding for …

I want to express my gratitude to the citizens of Janesville that exercised their constitutional right to vote in the spring elections. I especially want to thank the 4,385 voters that expressed their faith in me with their vote for Janesville City Council.

I can’t agree more with the sentiment shared by Jim Thorp in his Tuesday letter to the editor. He asks us not to pave paradise to put up a sports complex within Palmer Park--a reference to Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi.”

Part of Palmer Park is listed as a potential site for a new Janesville indoor sports complex.