I was out for coffee a week ago and joined a group of guys; the conversation was ice fishing. The group was talking about vehicles going through the ice. The focus was on the expense involved with retrieving the vehicle. I did a little research and found out insurance will cover the vehicle under...
As a kid, I loved to write. Although it may sound a bit cliché, it’s true. I remember sitting in the car on the drive to my grandparents’ house and starting my own newspaper– “The Girl’s Gazette.” It was only one issue, written thoughtfully into my soft, zebra-print-covered, hand-sized steno...
If you’ve made it this far into the paper, I hope it means you’re liking what you’ve seen so far.
Any of you from Janesville may recognize me from the Janesville Journal and already know I have a column called “Mike’s Corner” in it. Folks from other towns may not know me as well. So, I want to...
Life is short and full of complications. It’s the stories that survive.
Based on what I know of Pioneer publisher Eli Lutgens, that’s what I believe its readers will find to be one of the newspaper’s greatest strengths: its dedication to sharing people’s stories.
Some of you may remember me...
The story I want to share really begins with my father, Jim.
My dad began his journalism career at the age of 20 after his buddy said, “Hey, you like sports, why don’t you come be a sports editor?”
That guy worked for the Waseca County News in the ‘80s when it was locally owned. Dad went on...