Nix $300? Sure. Raise minimum wage? Yes. But so much more is needed to fill jobs
We take a lot for granted in America.
Every once in awhile, you run across a story that sort of restores your faith in humanity. Reporter Diane Graff’s account about the rescue of …
It’s been a year unlike any other, and that can be said for just about anyplace else in the world.
Quality local journalism is essential to creating an informed and engaged public and ensuring a thriving democracy. But local journalism has b…
Every year about now, all of us get revved up with spring fever.
Like a lot of humans, Americans like their heroes in clean and neat packages.
It’s difficult to know what to make of the fire hydrant dilemma going on in the City of Watertown.
Now the hard part begins, where being part of the community really matters.
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It was nothing short of a miracle. Three people and a dog fall into the Rock River in Jefferson last week and, within 12 minutes, everyone was…
Next week, March 14-20, is designated as Sunshine Week, and it couldn’t come at a more important time for Wisconsin and the United States.
Jefferson County, and the areas that flank it to the north and south, sits in sort of a geographic sweet spot between the M&M’s, so to speak.
One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about th…
We take a lot for granted around here, but one of the things we often underappreciate is our fire departments.
Governmental transparency under assault again with Senate Bill 55
Watertown stands at an interesting juncture in its history as it explores what to do next with its fire station.
Residents of Wisconsin, gather your children around you and teach them a lesson about how good citizens behave. Point to state government and …
Anyone who has ever been to a school board meeting knows that if there is one thing those public officials do a lot it is approving policies a…
The swift development of highly effective vaccines for the novel coronavirus was a marvel of modern science, holding out the prospect of an ea…
Gov. Tony Evers has a daunting task ahead of him.
From the looks of President-elect Joe Biden’s selections for cabinet positions and other high offices it seems belief in “climate change” has …
Well, Watertown readers, here we are at the door to Christmas Day and looking back at a year not one of us would have imagined unfolding as it did.
Once upon a time, Wisconsin had a sterling reputation for state government that was open.
What a refreshing bit of news from the Main Street Program in Watertown last week.
Good leaders are not people who don’t make mistakes or who don’t endure misfortune. They are people who lead by example and try to do the righ…
The news seems to get progressively more demoralizing when it comes to COVID-19 and that was especially evident upon hearing that an Ixonia EM…
The news this week was sad to hear, that Breselows was reaching the end of the line, after more than 13 years, and was putting its grocery sto…
Thanksgiving is a great time for counting blessings and expressing gratitude. In challenging times, an attitude of gratitude is all the more i…
Last week’s Thursday edition was packed with exciting news for Watertown. Two big developments are coming to town.
It’s been months since the pandemic began and it’s amazing with all of the good science and sound information out there that some people are h…
The tug of war between Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Foxconn over billions in tax incentives has moved to a new stage. Foxconn is now fo…
Two years ago, Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar saluted Wisconsin veterans.
With President Donald Trump poised to unleash an army of legal disruption when the work week resumes, former Vice President Joseph Biden, made…
The real heroes from Election Day are not the people whose names were on the ballot, and not even the good people who came to the polls to cas…
Wisconsinites this November will be deciding on more than $1.1 billion in K-12 school referendums across the state, a total that, when combine…
There is a famous poster that says “Uncle Sam Wants You!”
My footsteps made soft crunching noises as I walked across a frosty white carpet. A waning moon was visible in the early-morning sky.
Dear Editor: