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Community Voices

A changing of the grid

We have been witnessing some major changes in our neighborhood lately. You might even say that they are historical if you count something that happened seven decades ago as historical. These earth-shattering changes have to do with holes being bored into the earth and the placement of ...

Biden’s killing the American dream of homeownership

In boasting about Bidenomics two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his policies are “restoring the American dream.” Then he went into his creepy whispering mode and assured us “it’s working.” Huh? Isn’t a big aspiration of the American dream owning a ...

And miles to go before I sleep

It’s been flu, round two around here. Or something with “flu-like symptoms” as the docs like to say when they’re making an educated guess about this kind of thing that ails you. Went through it once and got better. Better enough to take a hike in a local park. Then a couple days ...

Stop villainizing landowners

By Eric Kronback As a lifelong resident of Lamberton, and someone who has negotiated and signed an easement with Summit Carbon Solutions, I am confused by much of the negativity shown towards the pipeline in our community. The ethanol industry is the best thing to happen to corn prices and ...

Two sides to every pipeline

Whether you are for or against Summit Carbon Solution’s (SCS) proposed carbon capture pipeline, that is your prerogative. I am not sharing this to stir up controversy, but after what happened to my parents and my family, I felt it my civic duty to be more informed. I simply want to help ...

Raising crops and children

There are comparisons one can make between raising children and raising crops. You invest a lot in each, one more emotionally, the other more financially, although there are overlaps in those. You spend time thinking about both, nurturing, and caring for them. Maybe it’s not quite blood, ...