Category: Perspectives
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PULSE OF PHILANTHROPY: Fundraising in Advance of a Health Crisis
When word got out that Willie Leist was confronting a life-threatening medical condition, it didn’t take long for those who love her to get organized and launch an online crowdfunding campaign to help with her expenses. As someone with countless friends and family, Leist’s team exceeded their fundraising goal by over 20%. Unfortunately, Leist’s experience […]
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Guest Column: Remembering Rosalynn
by JOSEPH W. KNAAPEN Don’t be disarmed by her gracious smile or soothing Southern charm; you trifle with Rosalynn Carter at your own risk. I learned, to my chagrin, that the petite Mrs. Carter was a lady of giant iron will, and she staunchly defended her husband and her commitment to Christian principles and humanitarian […]
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Editor’s Note: Who’s Afraid of AI?
The global conversation going on about artificial intelligence (AI) flits at the edges of my peripheral vision like some dark Tinkerbell humming a white-noise tune. It’s persistently there, in other words, but has elicited only a swat response, and failed to capture my full attention. I know I interact with AI on a daily basis […]
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Letter to the Editor: Those Who Voted for Mike Johnson Must Agree With Him
Since we are fortunate to have the original homestead in Kenosha and our Home Sweet Home in West Jacksonport, we are represented by two giants in the “People’s House” – Bryan Steil and Mike Gallagher respectively. It’s rather discomforting to see that they voted for a fellow like Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House, […]