We deserve a state senator who listens

Gina Arnieri,  Marquette County
In Wisconsin, we take care of each other. When the chips are down, we show up. That’s why I’m asking my neighbors across Senate District 13 to take a close look at our choices on the ballot this November. Do you know who our current state senator is? Have you seen him anywhere in our communities? He’s been absent and can’t be bothered to show up for the people he’s paid to represent. We cannot keep sending politicians back to Madison while our way of life — and our paycheck — slips away. Legislative leadership has been in power for 15 years and has chosen not to vote on critical bills we need. We have a choice to elect someone who will work for us: Sasha Ripley.

Enbridge won’t take Wisconsin’s regulations seriously 

Jean Brooks, Fort Atkinson
There have been some significant developments recently in the ongoing Enbridge Oil Company vs northern Wisconsin debacle. In just two years, Enbridge has been responsible for Wisconsin’s largest crude oil spill, numerous smaller spills and recently the state’s largest natural gas liquid spill.

GOP indifference with health care

Leigh Barker Cheesebro, Helenville 
The recent closing of the Drug Store Pharmacy on Main Street in Jefferson cuts deep into the fabric of our community. An independent drug store has been in this location since 1899, serving as a key part of Jefferson’s history.