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Request absentee ballots now
This cannot be any more straightforward. If you plan to vote absentee in Brown County this August and November, request your absentee ballot now.
Alone together
Chloe x Halle released its sophomore album, which includes among its 13 tracks a song called “Lonely;” similarly, vocal jazz artist Nora Jones put out an album the same day featuringa song titled “Hurts To Be Alone.”
Congress gives but Congress takes away
The coronavirus pandemic has laid much of the American economy on its back – but a bright spot has made the disaster less crippling than it might have been.
Facebook’s uneven playing field
Q: What do you call it when laws apply to some people or organizations but not to other similar people or organizations? A: An uneven playing field.
Father’s Day
Sunday is Father’s Day as you all know and by now you may have been thinking about your dad and all he means or meant to you.
The future is bright
Wow you might ask. Why the optimism? We feel like things are more uncertain and unsettled than we can ever remember.
Violence is never the answer
No one reading this is in preschool, but advice from Fred Rogers could help a nation seemingly bogged down in never-ending turmoil and violence.
Moving ahead
As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown of the economy have taken an enormous toll on businesses across the state.
The value of things
In some ways, value is culturally determined. The price of art is shaped by what someone is willing to pay based on its socially agreed upon worth.
Adapting to the new normal
Some are emphasizing that we should take precautions against infection with the coronavirus — stay home, keep businesses closed, observe social distancing, use personal protective equipment, etc.