Category: Letters

The majestic doorbell rings and I am greeted by Celie, the cutest puggle with an overbite. David is dressed in as many layers possible without looking totally ridiculous and together we hit the trail or what is more commonly known as door knocking. Many of the homes we go to the people are not home, […]

At first glance the referendum question for Sturgeon Bay residents appears rather harmless and a solution to the city’s crumbling roads. Take a closer look, and you’ll see that two words change everything about the small 0.5 percent levy tax. Those words being “infrastructure expenses,” followed by the statute where you’ll find the definition for […]

Recently we’ve been spending time with 3 candidates running for City Council.  We are working alongside them as they pour their hearts and souls into this campaign. Running for election isn’t easy and is made more difficult by the winter weather as they go door-to-door introducing themselves and listening to voters. Here is what we’ve […]

On April 3 Wisconsin voters will elect a new Supreme Court justice who will begin a 10-year term on that court in August. We write to express our support for Judge Rebecca Dallet for this important position. We believe Judge Dallet’s experience makes her extremely qualified to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That experience […]

For a day or so I had hope that something might have happened to turn the corner on gun safety in the United States. I am so proud of the the young people from all over America who have taken the challenge to say “enough.” The President convened a bipartisan discussion and articulated a particularly […]

Thank you to my neighbors and supporters in District 19 for braving snow and ice to cast your votes for me in the primary election last month. I was humbled and honored to be chosen by you. This Tuesday, April 3, we again have the opportunity to participate actively in our representative government. I encourage […]

Northern Door Children’s Center is deeply grateful to everyone who made our 2018 Super Bowl-A-Thon fundraising event March 17 a big success. First and foremost, we thank Penny and Paula Anschutz and the staff of the Sister Bay Bowl. Without you and your generosity, there would be no Bowl-A-Thon! We deeply appreciate the following businesses […]

It’s time to get out and vote. The Constitution of the United State of American gives each and every citizen the right to cast their vote in all elections. All should vote in every election no matter who is running and for what office or for what issue. Right now our young citizens are exercising […]

Having grown up in Sturgeon Bay and having practiced medicine in Sturgeon Bay for 40 years, I have a strong connection to the Sturgeon Bay community and care about the issues and leadership in the city. Over 25 years, David Hayes has demonstrated his ability to serve his community, as a city planner/developer, Navy medic, archeologist, and small business […]

I have attended numerous city council meetings and committee meetings as a means of staying informed of city business. In my opinion, our local government has looked more and more to the courts and not the courts of public opinion to resolve situations. As a taxpayer, I choose the less expensive route. That method includes […]

Some of you folks whom I have met since my arrival to Door County may know my story, but many of you undoubtedly do not. It is my second winter here, moving from the very much warmer (but not near as charming) state of Florida. The uprooting of my life for this move to Wisconsin […]

An article by Steven Maier appearing March 9 in urbanmilwaukee.com reveals that the proposed 2019 federal budget would completely eliminate funding for the college Sea Grant program. According to the article, this program with its annual budget of $73 million responds to regional and local problems by engaging faculty at local state universities and colleges […]

So, who do our elected representatives actually represent? What or who is influencing their decision when they vote on improving local roads vs. building a new library? When they vote to give billions of our tax dollars to a Chinese company, whose interests are on their minds? When they vote for or against reasonable measures […]

Voters for the Gibraltar School Board have a unique opportunity this election day on April 3, 2018. Two of the candidates running for a position on the school board have children currently attending Gibraltar Elementary School:  Write-in candidate Raymond Einhorn and vote for Angela Sherman. Both parents also have younger children that will be students […]

In response to the most recent tragedy in Parkland, Florida our Wisconsin legislators are preparing to vote on a school safety package. My concerns regarding this vote are: 57,000 voters in Assembly District 42 are currently unrepresented. 173,000 constituents and I in Senate District 1 are unrepresented. The elements of a school safety package under […]

I find it necessary to defend myself against a “post” concerning the expansion of the boat-trailer parking lot that was published by a fellow board member as a response to a Facebook post. The half-truths and innuendos of impropriety concerning recent events abound and my aim is to address them openly and honestly. Fish Creek […]

At 91, I have never been so disgusted with our representatives in Washington D.C. and Madison as I am now! Those brave and eloquent young students in Florida who are begging for some sign the adults in their government and country are willing to get behind them and do something positive and definitive following their […]

It is a puzzlement, what we expect from our young people. We want them to learn responsibility, yet we give them so little free rein. We want them to think for themselves, as long as they don’t stray too far from our own opinions. We want them to be respectful of their elders, yet what […]

HELP of Door County commends and stands with Door County area high school students who joined with others all across Wisconsin and the US to demand common sense gun reform from their elected officials.  What gives us great hope was observing these students join with others all across Wisconsin and the US to demand common […]

It is with great enthusiasm that I am writing in support of Kelly Avenson’s bid to become Sturgeon Bay’s next Alderperson in District 4. Kelly is an entrepreneur who has started and continues to operate two businesses in Sturgeon Bay. She is a tireless community builder, a quality that is reflected in her service as […]