Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
December 19, 1996
In the past few years many families of Hispanic and Latin American backgrounds have moved to Buffalo and Trempealeau counties to seek employment. In an effort to create a welcoming environment for these new residents, Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council,...
When a member of the public asks why a topic on a government’s agenda is scheduled to be in closed session, essentially saying “because I said so” isn’t a good enough answer.
That’s what happened to me last week Monday when I was preparing to cover the city of Blair’s regular monthly meeting. A...
25 YEARS AGO
December 12, 1996
Facing a number of major expenditures over the next couple of years, the Whitehall city council wasn’t in a rush to take on a $1 million water-reservoir and –main project. But the rules imposed by the federal agency that will pay for about two-thirds of the cost of...
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 5, 1996
A Christmas parade, a visit from Santa and a craft show will highlight the Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trees on Friday.
The Whitehall city council last week approved a 1997 budget that will result in a substantial increase in city-purpose property taxes...
25 YEARS AGO
Nov. 21, 1996
One of the arguments made against Trempealeau County’s one-half percent sales tax when the question was being debated in 1995 was that the new levy would be used as a way for county government to get around a state-imposed tax limit. After the first full budget cycle...
25 YEARS AGO
Nov. 14, 1996
What was advertised as the last of the “easy” city of Whitehall budgets won’t be as easy on the city property taxpayers as it could have been. The 1997 budget recommended for adoption last week by the city council’s finance committee would result in a 17 percent increase...
25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 31, 1996
Voters in the area and throughout the United States will go to the polls this coming Tuesday, cast their ballots for everything from county courthouse posts to the highest offices in the land. Heading the ballot on the Nov. 5 general election is the race for president of...
25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 24, 1996
A teenager arrested for the theft of a vehicle from a Whitehall-area car dealership has been sentenced to jail fro the second time for violating the terms of his probation. David Fonstad, Taylor, appeared in Trempealeau County Circuit Court Friday for a revocation hearing...
To the Editor:
When right is right, you just know it.
The Trempealeau Times wouldn’t allow me, because of policy, to promote a specific political candidate through their letters to the editor section. So like a fun puzzle, you will have to use your critical thinking skills, ready?
A virtuous man of...
25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 17, 1996
The products for sale that make up the name of Whitehall’s newest business cover a lot of ground. But there’s more to Carpets, Computers and Crafts than, well, carpets, computers and crafts. Bob Cooke and Mike Demulling also sell satellite “dish” receivers for televisions...
