Below are excerpts from emails Tim Lyke sent last week to George Stanley and David Haynes, editor and Ideas Lab editor, respectively, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read more

“It’s not anecdotal; it’s real. And if you put yourself in a situation outside of your circle then you are risking the spread of COVID.” Read more

Last week Wisconsin reported three straight days of new COVID-19 cases exceeding 2,000. The state’s inability to flatten the curve has earned it the dubious “uncontrolled spread” rating, a lab… Read more

111: That’s how many employees Heidel House Resort & Spa told the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development would be impacted by its May 20, 2019 closure. Read more

Congratulations, Alex Dallman! Now please show up. Read more

Two weeks ago the Ripon Rotary Club awarded its highest honor, the Paul Harris Fellowship, to two men who each made significant and lasting contributions to this community. Read more

Last week the Ripon Rotary Club awarded its highest honor, the Paul Harris Fellowship, to two men who each made significant and lasting contributions to this community. Read more

When a state’s legislative minority party complained about the other party’s gerrymandering, the majority’s leader quipped that the minority’s complaints about its new redistricting map were “… Read more

At a time when few of our institutions are trusted, it’s no surprise that our county’s chief law-enforcement officer thumbed his nose at Gov. Evers’ mandatory mask order. Read more

“Particularly rural mayors. If every rural mayor could mandate mask wearing. The virus is there. You may not see it today because it may be in young people. But it’s spreading. And it will hit… Read more

Hypocrisy can be a convenient dodge when it permits our impulses to overshadow our values. Read more

Like much of the nation, Ripon appears divided as to whether news about the coronavirus pandemic is: Read more

May we please stop blaming sexism for women not Read more

It’s time for the city of Ripon to move forward with the Haas Brewery stable, the two-story red barn that straddles Silver Creek. Read more

Nobody appears interested in the Heidel House Resort, at least for now. Read more

We are told to “never forget” the 6 million Jews from every quarter of Europe who lost their lives believing they would be deloused before showering in Zyclon-B poisoned chambers overseen by N… Read more

While Ripon’s Common Council and staff have the authority to transition the city’s public residential garbage collection to a private company, they do not have the right to discuss that move w… Read more

The Ripon Area School District’s (RASD) inability to field a full slate of School Board candidates for the spring election recently caused board members to ask themselves whether the board is … Read more

The Ripon Board of Public Works learned earlier this month that cost to build a pavilion at Murray Park’s ball diamonds may far exceed the $484,000 the Lloyd and Grace Mitchell family has gift… Read more

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes to assure he can extend his power beyond 2024, at which time he lawfully is required to step down. Read more

Not since Lyndon Johnson was president has a non-Republican represented Wisconsin’s sixth district in Congress. Even then John Race, a crane operator for Giddings & Lewis, served only one,… Read more

Lately the Commonwealth has run several pieces about people who, upon their death, made gifts to others: Dennis Valstad’s $500,000 to funeral attendees; Pat Wood’s request for unwrapped toys f… Read more

If we had a nickel for every time someone has said, “We don’t want Green Lake to become another Wisconsin Dells,” we’d have enough money to buy the Heidel House. Read more

Suggesting a community library is non-essential is akin to kicking your mother in the shins and swapping a slice of apple pie for a second helping of vegetables. Read more

Twice during his retirement years, Doug Lyke knocked on strangers’ doors. Read more

In describing how the political parties operate in an asymmetrical way ... political scientist Matt Grossman made an interesting observation unique to Republicans. Read more

... Several people and groups did some mighty heavy lifting to land Ripon the Splash Pad whose grand opening at Riggs County Park will be celebrated Saturday. Read more

Ripon was not a loser last week Thursday at the Kohl Center. Read more

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s firing of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn last week, it’s instructive to review the speech he gave at Ripon College exactly three months ago this week. Read more

Some 65 Ripon High School band and choir members will be winging their way to China in six months. Read more

It’s Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Read more

YES ...“State-desired egalitarianism shouldn’t trump Ripon school officials’ judgement and common sense.” Read more

“The past focus on socioeconomic, racial, educational, and biological factors that contribute to violence and crime has obscured the most important element — parenting. Read more