Category: Perspectives

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.

The extremely dry late summer and early fall this year will surely bring hardships to people in agriculture, fruit growing, gardening and even those eager to find one of their annual autumn rewards, mushrooms.

I was certified for scuba diving at Murphy Park in the summer of 1972 and Door County was my favorite place to go. The problem was my friends and I did not have a boat and finding a shipwreck close to shore and with public access was difficult.

Building on the success of National Car Care Month in April, Fall Car Care Month in October was launched in 2005. And since we are now in the fall driving season, I thought I would share the results of last year’s inspections throughout the county.

Why is it…that in such an affluent tourist community, some public washrooms are so unclean?

Drug testing in the workplace has become more common. Wisconsin has no statute expressly regulating workplace drug and alcohol policies or testing programs.

What was the last thing you wished for? Was it money? Was it that things would turn out okay on something that was bothering you? Was it that you were thinner, or taller or richer or stronger? Last week I received a call from a good friend of mine, her name is Patti Gorsky, and she is the Executive Director of Wisconsin’s Make A Wish.

Unlike the bumper sticker that boasts “Compost Happens,” it’s not that easy.

SELMA, a one-year-old American Foxhound female, is originally from Washington Island. Selma’s had a tough year, first coming into the shelter at 4 months old.

A few weeks ago, I took an early morning walk on “garbage day” in my neighborhood and was surprised at how many good or useful items were being thrown out instead of being donated to local groups like Clothe My People or The Sunshine House.

In 2006, HELP of Door County, Inc. changed its mission to read: “to eliminate domestic abuse through prevention and intervention services and to advocate for social change.”

While those of us who live on this peninsula, and the thousands who visit us regularly, cannot imagine living anywhere else in this world, all of us need a change of scene once in a while – even from scenic Door County.

It’s remarkable how shallow the media coverage of our Presidential elections has become. Yesterday I attended a campaign event for the first time, taking my spot at the press table as Democratic candidate Barack Obama addressed a crowd estimated at 7,000 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

It is in the spring of the year that it’s very difficult to associate a downright ugly, cold-blooded, venomous American Toad with one of the most splendid, high-pitched, long sustained musical trills pouring forth from the throat of a wild creature.

Why is it…that I always feel so down after looking at fashion magazines?

The last column featured the steamer Louisiana of the second generation of bulk carriers on the Great Lakes. This column is about the third and last generation of wooden bulk carriers and legendary shipbuilder James Davidson.

“I’m not a snob. Ask anybody. Well, anybody who matters.” – Simon Lebon, member of the 1980s rock group Duran Duran