Flu season is upon us, and now more than ever it’s important to get your flu shot. Flu predictions are forecasting another rough season, and only 31% of Walworth County received their flu shots last year, according to the state Department of Health.
The earth science textbook I used at Craig High School 50 years ago had a diagram of a 26,000-year cycle of climate change. It stated that Earth’s tilt on its axis has a wobble that changes the 23½-degree tilt about two degrees in 26,000 years.
This year has been very busy with building construction activity in the city of Janesville. From the completion of two new hotels adding 140 rooms to new retail and restaurant construction, the city of Janesville has seen a flurry of activity. Construction has begun on two multifamily develo…
I understand that Donald Trump ran with the promise to get us out of endless wars, a simple statement in a complex situation. The Iraq War was justified using false information and scare tactics. We started a war that has put us in an almost unmanageable position. Any president coming into a…
I can put up with a news publication pointing out the failures and shortcomings of a political figure or someone like that, but when you basically sell out the elderly and disabled of this county by your Oct. 2 editorial on Rock Haven ("Don't cower, county board, face Rock Haven"), that is w…
Why are the Republicans of the state of Wisconsin following and defending Donald Trump? Sen. Ron Johnson, who never answers any question in a straight-forward manner, has admitted he knew of Trump's actions to not give Ukraine military aid but did not feel it important enough to let his cons…
The contamination at the Monterey lagoon seems to be getting very little concern. I’ve asked different places, including the city, for names of the toxins found in that area and yet have gotten no results. Contamination of our environment is a concern to all people.
Twenty-one years ago, Congressman Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York, was quoted saying, "The impeachment of a president is undoing of a national election, and one of the reasons they are telling us that our votes don't count and that the election must be set aside." Now I beg the questi…
Recently, I listened to a John F. Kennedy speech. Before Donald Trump, presidents, for the most part, were presidential. Kennedy inspired us: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Trump is only interested in his own ego.
Denial, exclusion and demonizing people are everywhere. There are climate change deniers, Holocaust deniers and people who believe the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre never occurred. We treat undocumented immigrants like they are subhuman. Incidents of racism are in the news everyday.
There is a lot of the stuff going around about global warming and how people are killing the earth. According to NASA’s Goddard Institute, the average global temperature has risen 1.4 degrees since 1880. Do not listen to Al Gore and his band of ultra-left-wing followers.
Yes, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on his recent visit wasn’t telling small farmers in Wisconsin anything they didn’t know. Small dairy farms and small farmers in general are under extreme pressure to survive, and many will not survive. But he didn’t have to be so blu…
I will be voting for U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil when the time comes to do so again.
On Tuesday at about 1:30 p.m., I was standing at the crosswalk on Main Street in front of the Old Towne Mall, waiting for my wife. I was back from the curb about 2 or 3 feet but was surprised at the number of drivers who stopped to allow me to cross. I motioned them to continue and some were…
Cellphones and screens in general can capture people's attention to the extent of maiming their humanity. Numerous extreme cases annually prove this point.
There has been and is an ongoing attempt by the Democrats to take down President Trump by any possible means. Truth isn’t important, one evidence being House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proclamation that “the House is conducting an official impeachment inquiry” and another being Adam Schiff’s for…
I live in Delavan and am as tired as anyone else of paying the high costs for prescription drugs. As a pharmacy technician and patient, I also see both sides of this issue. Patients want to know why their prescriptions cost so much, and pharmacists have been forbidden to tell them due to con…
I am writing to express my appreciation to the Craig High School students who organized and conducted the youth climate rally on Sept. 20 here in Janesville.
I agree totally with Coral Swanson’s letter Saturday about your editorial Friday regarding Congressman Bryan Steil, “Playing GOP Survivor.” Steil and the others in office took an oath to support and defend our Constitution. Too many legislators—and this president—seem to be ignoring what the…
Your editorial in defense of Rep. Bryan Steil was disappointing to say the least. Compromising one’s principles to stay in favor is not OK, and it seldom ends well. Paul Ryan learned that the hard way. Steil should take note, and he as well as The Gazette should get backbones.
The Gazette editors said in Friday's editorial, "Imagine if President Barack Obama had asked the Ukrainian president to launch an investigation into Mitt Romney, Obama’s Republican opponent in the 2012 election. How do you think Republicans would have responded?"
Come on, Gazette editorial writer. I expect better than the Friday editorial, "Playing GOP Survivor." Offer a better rationale if there is one. Use a real-life example. Why drag President Obama into an imaginary scenario about breaking the law with Democrats coming to his defense? If you are…
Vaping should be illegal and all of the products left in stores should be destroyed.
In response to Jon Koniecki's letter Tuesday, he is correct that radiation from the sun is the fundamental ingredient in heating our home, planet Earth.
Our lawmakers in Washington must demand that President Trump end his trade wars with China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Wisconsin farmers are facing extinction from retaliatory tariffs on corn, soybeans, dairy products, cranberries, ginseng, beef and pork. Wisconsin lost more than…
As I write this, today is a beautiful day. Weather change, not climate change, is the key. The weather is changing from summer to fall. It will change from fall to winter, winter to spring and spring to summer as it has for 4.5 billion years. The planet has survived earthquakes, volcanoes, e…
The Monday story on Page 3A reported that the town square project has received a state grant. The article proceeded to report the progress to date and future plans for the project. And once again, there is no mention of restroom facilities. "Come, play, stay" isn't realistic without the pres…
In life, most of us have choices. Let’s discuss the possible choices we have in dealing with our current president and his administration.
A vast majority of Americans, especially women, oppose late-term abortion. The killing of a baby at any time during a pregnancy breaks my heart. These tiny babies are human beings even though pro-choice advocates refer to these babies as “products of conception”.
I am an avid reader of The Gazette for many years. I have read some opinions on the intoxicated driving crisis over the last few weeks, of punishments and possible solutions. I am wondering if people can totally fathom or understand this situation, or are they so bias they cannot open their eyes?
Anybody who understands the basic physics of a greenhouse recognizes that all the hysteria over the climate change issue stems from a blatant, outrageous fraud. Unlike the self-serving "experts," who are exploiting the issue for their own aggrandizement and profit, my expertise is from years…
This week I received an email from Rep. Bryan Steil asking me to submit nominees for a Veteran of the Year Award. As the son of a U.S. Marine and World War II veteran, it certainly caught my attention to read further. The Veteran of the Year Award will honor a veteran in our community who is…
In the Tuesday paper (Page 6B) you ran an Associated Press story that reported on a New York Times story accusing Brett Kavanaugh again of sexual misconduct while in college. The left and some presidential candidates immediately started screaming impeachment. The New York Times corrected the…
For the many older folks who are having a substantial difficulty understanding the lyrics sung by a majority of today’s celebrity vocalists and attribute it to hearing loss, here’s a suggestion: The next time you tune in to a CMA Awards show, for instance, and can’t hear what is being sung—n…
I’m sure animal lovers in the area were delighted and impressed when they read Anna Marie Lux’s Sunday column (Page 3A) about the cat shelter, Toledo Keeping the Faith Charity Foundation, established four years ago by Kris Toledo with her husband Manuel within their five-acre home and landsc…
We do not have a president. We have a dictator, and that dictator is tweeting while the United States of America burns.
It has been said the heavy metals and toxins in the soil at Monterey bay only pose a threat when the soil is disturbed and the toxins become airborne. The city of Janesville has acquired a new contractor (as Drax refused to work the site without further soil tests). Without confirming the le…
Regarding Jill Richardson's column Tuesday (Page 4A) stating that plastic straws don't matter and that we should find "win-win" solutions for environmental problems -- the author's premise is laughably ridiculous. It immediately reminded me of the satirical Onion headline that millions of pe…
As parents, we worry about our kids making the right decisions, doing well in school, etc. But now we have to worry about our kids being introduced to e-cigarettes and knowing what to look for. These devices can look like a USB flash drive and the newest device looks like a fit bit!
“The (wind) force was such that any matter capable of movement—guy wires, stays, eaves, power lines, trees and timbers-had begun to vibrate, whine, and moan, each element calling out in its own characteristic voice and pitch. The … harmony of dread that anyone who has lived through a Categor…
The Donald Trump campaign said, “Who’s going to pay for it?”
I grew up in southeast Wisconsin and frequently notice in your news the mention of various people driving MULTIPLE times under the influence. What's wrong here? Once, shame on you. Twice, shame on me. Three times, perhaps a mandatory 5 to 10 years behind bars. Your voters and local citizens …
It is my opinion that the city of Janesville needs to start cracking down on vehicles that are running red lights on Milton Avenue. This has been a longtime occurrence that just keeps getting worse. I was driving on Milton Avenue the other day when the light turned yellow. I slowed down and …
Now that the high school kids running the Legislature have dispelled any lingering illusions that they have any principles other than electioneering, office holding and power grabbing, they have apparently failed to even consider the most important thing left to do: Change the name of the st…
I read with interest your Friday story (Page 1A) about the housing crunch in Rock County. After living in Rock County most of my life and owner of housing businesses that have built more than 1,000 homes in Rock County over the last 55 years, I feel qualified to comment on this crunch.
Thank you to the Janesville Police Department for stepping up awareness and enforcement of pedestrian safety and right-of-way, letting drivers of vehicles know that ignoring such rules should have consequences. I really do appreciate the effort and wanted to thank you because I was walking a…
I am appalled by President Trump’s lawlessness and lack of respect for the office of president. He has ignored Russian interference with the election, criticized allies, praised dictators, dismissed our own intelligence experts, put our country in danger by withdrawing from the climate deal,…
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I encourage everyone to please review the warning signs in the Rock County Wisconsin Crisis Intervention brochure (bit.ly/2HwS85G). If you are thinking of harming yourself or you know of someone who is thinking of suicide, please call Rock Cou…
I find it unfortunate that the topic of Medicaid expansion is raising its ugly head again. It is common knowledge that the U.S. as a whole is spending twice the money on health care (with worse outcomes) than other developed countries.
Many fans of Richard Condon’s classic novels of espionage, sedition and suspense will enjoy being reminded or informed of one such, less well known than the famous and filmed “Manchurian Candidate.”
Samson tractors will be displayed at this year’s Rock River Thresheree. Billy Durant founded General Motor in 1908 and decided after World War I he wanted GM to manufacture tractors. He wanted to beat Henry Ford in the sale of tractors.
