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  • Commentary: My Father Is Still Teaching Me About Generosity

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    Every year the Door County Community Foundation presents an event called Preview Door County for our friends in Southwest Florida. From our vibrant arts community to our wonderful music, to those who steward and protect our environment treasures, the goal of Preview Door County is to remind our seasonal residents that so much of what […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Sturgeon Bay Is Moving Forward

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    I have noticed a few letters coming from people outside of Sturgeon Bay about how Sturgeon Bay should be run and what should not be built there. Recently there was one saying Mayor Thad Birmingham would not respond to his emails about what he wanted in Sturgeon Bay and how he felt about certain issue. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: To the Residents of Sister Bay

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    An election is coming up on Tuesday, April 5th. There are multiple people running for village trustee for the Sister Bay Village Board. I’m writing this to encourage to vote for Denise Bhirdo. Speaking from personal experience, I have worked with Denise when I was on the village board for 16 years and she was […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Vote for Laurel Brooks

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    A vote for Laurel Brooks for Mayor of Sturgeon Bay is a vote for better local government. Laurel Brooks is experienced, intelligent, and passionate and will be a great Mayor and spokesperson for the City of Sturgeon Bay. It is long past time that the “good old boys” are thrown out of office here in […]

  • Letter to the Editor: The Ephraim Business Council’s Stance on Selling Beer and Wine

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    The Ephraim Business Council (EBC) recently completed a survey of its members addressing the interest of allowing the sale of beer and wine in Ephraim. In total, 73 of the 100 EBC members participated in the survey and from those 74.65 percent believe that the sale of beer and wine in Ephraim should be allowed. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes for Sturgeon Bay School District Referendum

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    In 1993, the State of Wisconsin implemented revenue caps on public school districts. As a result, for the past 23 years school districts in this state have needed voter approval to exceed the state mandated limits on funding. During this time, over 300 school districts (about 75 percent of all districts in Wisconsin) have run […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Every Voice Matters

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    Laurel Brooks wears a genuine smile, warmly engages people in two-way communication, believes wholeheartedly that everyone’s voice truly does matter, all should be respected and treated equally, and fairness in government is possible. She is thoughtfully prepared to lead our city as its new Mayor. Having had the privilege of canvassing with her, attending her […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Beware Misleading Political Ads

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    I would ask Justice Rebecca Bradley, appointed by Gov. Walker three times to the Wisconsin court system, to disavow and take down the disturbing ads running on her behalf for the state Supreme Court. The ads [released by the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform] are intentionally misleading with only one line of truth in each. That […]

  • Letter to the Editor: It’s Grant Application Season for United Way

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    United Way Community Investment Grant applications are now available for nonprofits. The application process opens on April 1st and will remain open until May 20th. The Community Investment Grants are awarded to programs of Door County nonprofit organizations. The programs must accelerate one of four community identified impact goals: basic needs, community, health, and alcohol […]

  • Letter to the Editor: More Beer and Wine Please

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    Here we go. The sale of beer and wine in the Village of Ephraim –you have to be kidding. Ephraim is the last dry village in the state of Wisconsin. Yes, in fact a majority of the registered voters signed the petitions to place the sale of beer and wine on the ballot on April 5th. Following the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Use of Force

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    On March 25th, the Brussels police engaged in two separate shootouts with terrorists and “neutralized” both terrorists by shooting them in the legs. This was three days after the bombings involving substantial loss of life and in each of these cases the police were arresting potentially deadly terrorists. In the United States police feel free […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Vote for the Incumbents

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    Three incumbent trustees, Patrick Duffy, Kathy Enquist and Nora Zacek, are standing for re-election in the Village of Sister Bay on April 5th. During the past several years the issue of quarry expansion dominated the Village conscience. The issue relegated all of the significant improvements such as the new beach, sewers, and streetscape to a […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Your Vote is Important to Gibraltar and Door County

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    I struggled thinking of having to write a letter to explain my feelings about the contested races on the Gibraltar Town Board. All persons running are stand up citizens and I consider all of them friends, and that’s what makes it hard to speak up, this is one of those times I should. I’m asking […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Even Chickens Learn from Experience

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    It is frustrating and sad to see the trend of dairy farming in Wisconsin today, under the urging of the University and Department of Agriculture, claiming of the need expand to be able to keep up with demands to “feed the world.” Europe and Asia are at all time high milk production and have surplus […]

  • Senator Frank Lasee Responds to Pulse Letter to the Editor

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    By Sen. Frank Lasee Before I start, it’s clear to me that the letter I’m responding to [“Question for Sen. Lasee,” Colleen Malmen, volume 22, issue 11] isn’t rooted in sincerity or an earnest desire to right a perceived injustice. It’s about scoring cheap political points and typifies what’s created the divisive wedge in our state. Those […]

  • Kelli Bruns Wins Property Supervisor of the Year Award

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    Kelli Bruns, Superintendent of Peninsula State Park, has been presented the “2014 Property Supervisor of the Year” award. The Wisconsin State Park System presents this annual award to a supervisor who excels in the management of a state park property. During 2014, Bruns provided solid leadership to park staff delivering customer service; visitor and resource […]

  • Be A Beetle Parent: DNR Seeks People to Help Raise Insect that Eats Purple Loosestrife

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    State officials are asking observant citizens to be on the lookout for resurgent populations of purple loosestrife – an exotic and potentially destructive wetland perennial – and to consider joining the battle against this harmful invader. The best weapon against purple loosestrife is the leaf-eating Galerucella beetle, an import from Europe. Careful research in Wisconsin […]

  • Obituary: Lucille Anna Gunnlaugsson

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    Lucille Anna Gunnlaugsson, 82, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on March 28, 2016.  She was born on July 22, 1933, in Egg Harbor to Alvin and Anna (Dietrich) Brungraber.  Lucille graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1951.  In 1970, she married Clayton Gunnlaugsson in Sturgeon Bay, he preceded her in death on January 24, 2004. […]

  • Obituary: Alice R. Marquardt

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    Sept. 22, 1934 – March 27, 2016 Alice R. Marquardt, 81, of Baileys Harbor, died March 27, 2016. The family is honoring Alice’s wish and their will be a family Memorial Service in the summer for Alice and her husband John who preceded her in death in 2015.

  • Obituary: Darlene M. Rohr

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    Darlene M. Rohr, 75, Brussels, passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, March 26, 2016, after a battle with cancer.  Darlene was born in Milwaukee on September 18, 1940. Her family moved several time before making Sturgeon Bay their home.  Darlene was a graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School in 1958. Darlene married […]