Reading the article "Crane Hunt Fever," recently published in The Gazette (Page 2A, Oct. 14), I almost lost my breakfast. So many hunting prop…
Why Not Janesville?
The Oct. 11 column by Steven Walters about Wisconsin's concealed carry law is very interesting. However, it tries to imply that concealed carr…
I had the opportunity to attend a presentation by Janesville Police Chief Moore at our local Kiwanis meeting regarding the training of our officers.
Democrat Joe Manchin calls the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill “fiscal insanity.” Democrats would add $5.5 trillion over 10 years, not …
I agree with Gazette letter writers Richard Gruber and Mike Peterson that the proposed ice arena be put on hold until the fundraisers have eno…
I know I will get blowback from this letter, but I couldn't keep it in any longer.
I think it's fair to say that General Motors was the heart of Janesville. When its doors closed, the city definitely died in many ways. Having…
Pride is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about the beautification of Janesville. In some areas it certainly falls short. It di…
I’m beyond angry! It’s about my son Todd who is employed as a bagger at Schnuck’s Market in Janesville. Todd has been bagging groceries in Jan…
So, Sen. Joe Manchin doesn’t want to spend a lot of money on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan because he doesn’t want to encourage Am…
The highest and best use of the former GM site in Janesville would be to build an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)/mini-mill which melts scrap metal…
Rep. Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) and Sen. Stephen Nass (R-Whitewater) issued news releases criticizing the COVID-19 responses of President Jo…
You know what would be awesome? It would be really cool if the City of Janesville would concentrate their efforts and spend money trying to ta…
If you claim a right to refuse the vaccine and mask, know that rights have responsibilities, primarily to do no harm to others. With an airbor…
As a member of the Southwest Alliance for Tobacco Prevention, I want to highlight that Sept. 29 was World Heart Day. This is a day to highligh…
On Sept. 1, my friend and I went hiking in Rockport Park and upon returning to the car found my window smashed and purse taken. Evidently I am…
I have a question: Do you think that if all the non-vaxxers using horse dewormer that maybe some might acquire horse sense?
Wisconsin cannot go down the rabbit hole of frivolous fraudulent alleged audits like America witnessed in Arizona. Ten months, over $6 million…
So Janesville's to receive $11 million in relief funds. Well then, let's spend a couple million dollars on an indoor sports complex and a coup…
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Janesville lost a true community champion and philanthropist with the recent passing of Don Hedberg.
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The crisis President Joe Biden created at the border is overwhelming the Border Patrol.
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