Category: Perspectives

As a municipal attorney, one of the responsibilities of our office is the prosecution of violations of the municipal ordinances. This includes enforcement of the traffic laws within the municipality.

In the last column about the schooner Fleetwing, I talked about my early days diving in Door County but my first scuba dive on a shipwreck was at Jacksonport.

How we long for the clear, crisp, starlit nights of October, so diamond-like that even the Milky Way, our galaxy home, shines brightly and can balance the stars of this month’s daylight hours including the asters, Starflowers, American Tamarack, Witch Hazel and apples.

BIRDMAN: Look at this face! Caught eating orange marmalade, don’t you think? Birdman, a stray from the Little Sturgeon area, is one to two-years-old.

“We’ve got to fight, for the right, to party!” – The Beastie Boys on their album Licensed to Ill

Litigation to force complete critical habitat designation for the endangered Hines Emerald Dragonfly continues. To bring you up to date: the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service had removed large areas of the Hiawatha National Forest in Upper Michigan, a known Hines Emerald habitat area, from their proposed critical habitat designation.

Many people are familiar with the little light on their dashboard that says, “Check Engine” or “Service Engine Soon.” However, not everyone knows what it actually means.

As most of my readers know, I have an abiding dislike for dogs being allowed at festivals. I first voiced my objections almost 15 years ago, and I have continued to do so throughout the years, particularly around the time of Sister Bay’s Fall Fest.

Why is it that some men are abusive to the women in their relationships and how can I tell if my relationship is at risk?

As we head into another season, it is a good time to evaluate your vehicle’s condition. So I felt it would be good to touch on some of the things that should be looked at.

Q: Why is it that women stay in abusive relationships?

It is usually around the middle of October that the first broad sweep of 40-degree Fahrenheit autumn “arctic” air sets the aspen leaves to quaking and trembling on their petioles.

A living will is a type of health-care advance directive. A living will is simply a written instruction spelling out any wishes you have about your treatment or care in the event that you are incapacitated.

“Football today would certainly not be the same if it had not existed.” – Elton Welsby, British TV Sports Commentator

AUGUST: We found this little girl with her sister left inside a cat carrier in front of the Humane Society two months ago. She is now a healthy and lively 4-month-old tortoiseshell, spayed and ready for her new family.

We’ve been trying to keep you up to date with basic information on the newest and nastiest invasive insect to threaten our forest resources, the Emerald Ash Borer.

Financial Planning Week is celebrated October 6 – 12, and in addition to the current state of the economy, this is a good reason to talk about the importance of financial planning.

As Americans (along with the rest of the world) struggle with the economic crisis, actions, plans, plans for actions, etc. bombard us each and every hour of every day.

It was a typical, beautiful day in paradise. Door County, at the epicenter of Fish Creek, the corner of Hide Side, C&C Supper Club, and The Bayside Tavern.

Eli Mattson’s achievement isn’t measured in his finish, but what he taught us simply by putting his dream on the line.