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Gashette is Encouraging, Motivating and Supportive
Dear Editor, My story about Shane Gashette is through the eyes of a wife, mother, and an immigrant woman. I came to the United States many years ago wanting to pursue the American Dream. Growing up...
Staats Loves New Glarus
Dear Editor, Regarding this quote from Mr. Czerwonka last week “I also reference the Letter to the Editor of 17 March submitted on Mr. Gashette’s behalf by Mr. Staats, both of whom will be...
Thoemke Finds Larson's Silence Telling
Dear Editor, The nasty politics of personal destruction continue on behalf of Green County Board District 25 candidate Todd Larson. In a 02/24 letter to the editor, Larson supporter Judith Blank...
Knickelbine Supports Downing
Dear Editor, These days it seems that political leaders who are dedicated to public service instead of partisan gamesmanship are in short supply. Those of us who live in southwestern Dane County have...
School Board Race Has Not Been Immune From Overheated Rhetoric
Dear Editor, Like elections across the country, our local school board race has not been immune from overheated rhetoric. In the 22 years my family and I have lived in the New Glarus community, this...
Support for Pat Downing
Dear Editor, District 30 Supervisor Pat Downing has stated that “The most important duty we have is to provide for the health, safety and general well-being of our constituents.” I believe Pat is...
Line of Decency Has Been Crossed
Dear Editor, I thought for a while that our little corner of the planet could avoid the killing fields of 21st century American politics. Sadly, I was wrong. Remember a letter to the editor in which...
Larson's Response to Thoemke
Dear Editor, I would greatly appreciate that in the 31 March edition of the Post Messenger Recorder you print my below response to Mr. Thoemke’s Letter from the 24 March edition: Dear Greg, I thank...
Czyzewski Supports Downing
Dear Editor, I encourage Dane County District 30 citizens to re-elect Pat Downing as County Board Supervisor. Pat has worked hard for many years to well-represent our area interests at the County...
Czerwonka Supports Larson
Dear Editor, “As a native Texan stuck in Wisconsin for the foreseeable future...” – a 3 February 2019 Facebook quote from Shane Gashette really bothers me. I am a lifelong resident of Wisconsin...
School Board Election April 5th-Two Seats
Dear Editor, Being on the school board is a job, a thoughtful and important job. In looking at this upcoming election as truly a job interview and placement, it is important to consider if and how...
No Power, No Wealth, No Glory in Holding Local Level Political Office
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my absolute disgust with the recent hit piece letter to the editor, attacking candidate for Green County Board Shane Gashette. To call someone a “carpet...
Support for Larson, Candidate for Green County Board of Supervisors 25th District
Dear Editor, We have a wonderful opportunity this spring. The Green County Board of Supervisors has a newly created 25th district, with no incumbent. Todd Larson, a son of rural Blanchardville, is...
Monticello Blood Drive Has Great Turnout
Dear Editor, Thank you for advertising the Monticello Red Cross Blood Drive. We had a great turnout at our drive on Friday, 4th of March. It was a partly sunny, kind-of-warm, almost-Spring day and...
Support Pat Downing for District 30
Dear Editor, Supervisor Pat Downing, County Board District 30, has been my County Supervisor for many years. He is reliable and accessible - returns phone calls promptly and follows up with his...
Support for Gashette, Candidate for Green County Board of Supervisors 25th District
Dear Editor, I received this information about Shane Gashette and would like to see it shared with the rest of the PMR readership. Based on this history he would certainly be my preferred candidate....
Support for Downing, Candidate for Dane County Board District 30
Dear Editor, As a former Primrose dairy farmer and current town official, I am writing to encourage the residents of District 30 to vote for Pat Downing for Dane County Board on April 5th. It is...
April 5th Election Important for Green County
Dear Editor, The upcoming election on April 5 is very important for Green County. All 31 positions on the Green County Board of Supervisors will be up for election. Each County Board Supervisor...
Revenue From New Residences Must Be Used to Cover Operating Costs Associated With Providing Services
Dear Editor, And thank you, Gof, for your reply to my response… You’ve waxed eloquent about the trees in my letter, but mentioned nary a word regarding the forest. So let’s try again, shall we?...
What Makes Vladimir Putin Tick
Dear Editor, It helps to understand a leader by drawing on the knowledge of psychologists. They say Putin’s personality type is decisive and his ambition reveals that he is an individual who is bold...
Blank Encourages You to Research Candidates
Dear Editor, What is happening in our newly created Green Co Board district 25? We actually have a carpetbagger who landed here after stints in Florida and Texas trying to represent our district. He...
Thomson Replies to Thoemke
Dear Editor, Thank you Greg, for your response. Quoting you: “Build a library? Of course, but just don’t look for ways to do so entirely on the backs of businesses and residents of the Village of...
Don't Put Cost of New Library on the Backs of New Glarus Businesses and Residents
Dear Editor, I read with alarm a recent letter to the editor, in which the author outlines supplemental funding options for both the construction and the operation of a new library in New Glarus....
Don't Get Caught Up in Hyperbole
Dear Editor, We are better than this. Do not let social media and on-line hyperbole try to dent an organization that does so much to help so many people. We are not a cult, we are people that love...
Legler Asks for Church to be Kept Out of Schools
Dear Editor, As a grandparent of children in the New Glarus School system, I am happy to see the individual interests in our school board candidates for the primaries on February 15th, knowing that th...