Area: Door County
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Not all bugs are bugs. True bugs, as defined by entomologists, belong to the insect order Hemiptera (which means half-winged). In the fall, lots of true bugs show up in and around our homes. Usually these are of two types: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs or other bugs belonging to a group called Reduviidae. The […]
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Earth Week Door County: Groups Collaborate to Celebrate Environment
They took all the trees And put them in a tree museum Then they charged the people A dollar and a half just to see ’em – Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi” Joni Mitchell’s dystopian vision of our environmental future can’t happen here, especially not with volunteer efforts to plant 5,000 trees on […]
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Overheard and Obsessions: April 15, 2016
Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud? “The winos came out in full force!” “I think I just word vomited.” “Inevitability she’ll fill a ‘free lip pump […]
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Roy Lukes: The Brown Creeper, Chief Tree Inspector
The show is on and we revel, being earthbound creatures, watching the parade of birds moving northward. Every day is an “Earth Day” for us birdwatchers. Our fickle spring keeps us guessing how much more cold weather and snow we will receive. Northward migrating birds need emerging insects to help nurture them on their journey. […]
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Trivia: Where Did John Purves Tug Start Career?
Question: How did the tug John Purves start her career? Answer: As a floating radio station for the U.S. Navy in the Caribbean.
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This is Jade, a five-year-old feline currently residing at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS). She has a beautiful calico coat that consists of black, orange and white fur. She came into DCHS as a stray in January of 2016 and ever since has been looking for a loving family to call her own. She […]
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Jacksonport Steps Closer to Sidewalks
The Jacksonport Plan Commission concluded its April 11 meeting by taking a walk through the downtown corridor to look at where the planned walking paths will be placed. The town board recently gave the Plan Commission approval to get estimates for the sidewalks, but before that, the commission members needed to know that the four-foot […]
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Price Report: Corn Price Crisis
The agriculture research and advisory firm AgResource forecast corn prices will dip to $2.80 in 2016, the lowest price in 10 years. Increased production in the United States and Argentina, two of the highest grain producers, will continue pushing these prices downward. The United States has been producing record levels of corn in the past […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on April 18. The common council meets at 7 pm on April 19. County of Door: The Administrative Committee meets at 8:30 am on April 18. The Finance Committee meets at 2 pm on April 18. The ADRC Advisory Board meets at […]
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Reps in the News: April 15 – 22
Governor Scott Walker Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, and the Wisconsin Women’s Council announced the recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business, recognizing women pioneers in the business community. Award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at the State Capitol later this spring. “Here in Wisconsin, we have many woman-owned […]
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April 22: Science on Tap kick-off party from 5 to 8 pm at Door County Brewing Co., Baileys Harbor, with music by Ruby James, Roger Kuhns and Door County Folk Alliance. April 23: Earth Day Extravaganza at The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, 10 am to 4 pm. Love the Earth Concert, 7 pm, Lost Moth […]
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Commentary: Life in Paradise, A Look at “Wayward Pines”
We’ve heard this tale before. The setting might be a green valley in Vermont, the highlands of Scotland, or somewhere in the distant future. A traveler wanders in a remote countryside and unexpectedly comes upon a charming village – a delightful place to visit or even to settle permanently. But the visitor soon realizes that […]
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Commentary: Wisconsin’s Wage Gap Costs State’s Women More Than $8.3 Billion Per Year
By The National Partnership for Women & Families On average, Wisconsin women employed full time, year round are paid just 79 cents for every dollar paid to men – a yearly pay gap of $10,037. That means, in total, women in Wisconsin lose more than $8.3 billion every year, which is money that could […]
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In honor of National Library Week, April 10-16, we look at some library numbers. 252 Number of U.S. Armed Forces libraries. 934 Number of government libraries. 3,793 The number of U.S. academic libraries (1,304 are less than four-year institutions and 2,489 are four-year institutions and above). 6,966 The number of […]
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Letter to the Editor: To My Supporters
First of all, I want you to know how very dear, how very precious you all are to me, those of you I have known for years and those of you who are new friends. The greatest pleasure of this campaign, and there have been many, was walking door to door with my walking companions, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sturgeon Bay Needs a Fourth Bridge
Yes, the City of Sturgeon Bay needs a fourth bridge, a bridge to unite a divided city. Though Thad Birmingham retains his position as Mayor, challenger Laurel Brooks lost by a very narrow margin of 52 votes with the final count of 1,894 to 1,842. Voters responded with a clear message that there needs to […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ted Cruz Is Scary
The claims made by Ted Cruz that he is a religious conservative constitutionalist are not what we think of as American in this day and age. He does not want to accept all people as equal, as it states in the Constitution. The first amendment to the Constitution separates church and state and mandates that […]
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Letter to the Editor: New Reality of Sturgeon Bay Politics
An apocryphal bit of advice that famed Packers coach Vince Lombardi gave to one of his players went something like this: “When you go into the end zone, act like you’ve been there before.” Based upon the reactions that I have been reading in the blogosphere following the recent mayoral and city council elections, this […]
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Letter to the Editor: State of Our Environment
As April 22, 2016, Earth Day, approaches one has to wonder how our state is faring in aspiring to unite, appreciate and respect our environment. We should all be mindful and cognizant of what the legislators and the governor are doing with our natural resources. Since January they have pushed though many bills that are […]
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“Science on Tap” Series Begins Earth Day at Door County Brewing Co.
The Forest Recovery Project is sponsoring Door County’s first Science on Tap to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 5 – 8 pm, at Door County Brewing Company in Baileys Harbor. Science on Tap is an opportunity to mix, mingle and learn about local ecology. Brief educational presentations will be interspersed with socializing and conversation. […]