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Local Columns

The ripple effect of war

I wrote recently about the school shooting in Perry, Iowa. I mentioned that I don’t have much experience with guns outside of shooting varmints on the farm. Someone posted on social media that since that was true, my opinions on gun control shouldn’t matter. By that logic, since I’ve ...

Ask a Trooper

Question: I have noticed that there are more aggressive actions being taken at roundabouts. Drivers are entering the roundabout ahead of others that are already in the circle. Please remind drivers of the appropriate entering law concerning them. Thank you. Answer: Thank you for the suggested ...

Recycling and disposal info

Lyon County Environmental has started a new pilot project with the Rock County Opportunities (RCO) organization. We now have bins located within the Household Hazardous Waste facility for residents to drop off paper that they need shredded. There is a fee for this service. The papers are kept ...

Luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is a holiday that involves wearing green and drinking green beer. If taken to an extreme, the green beer part can cause you to actually turn green. Not that I have any experience with that, mind you. I can’t wear a “Kiss me, I’m Irish!” button on St. Patrick’s ...

Spring sit

As it sits now, I’d call it wonderfully uncomfortable because the soreness in my quadriceps on both legs — a bit higher on the right, more towards the knee on my left — is no less a sign of spring than the things I saw while running the tap for the lactic acid bath both major leg muscles ...

It’s time to destim

I need a quiet walk in the woods. A little while ago, I came upon a word that was new to me, and it perfectly suited my mood. The word is destim. It was a puzzlement to me. What in the world does it mean? I could make some guesses about the definition of the word, so I did. Guess what? My ...