MCAC needs community’s help to continue helping those in need

October 21, 2019

I am writing as the chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Medical Care Access Coalition, or MCAC. The MCAC was started in 2004, funded by a grant to help the uninsured and under-insured to receive the medical treatments and testing through services donated by local physicians and therapists, as well as local hospitals and clinics. This program provided residents of Dickinson and Iron counties with more than a million dollars of lifesaving medical services each year. In 2014, the donated services were discontinued, as each American would be required to have health insurance under ...

Should Trump be above the law?

October 17, 2019

Is anyone above the law? This requires we define what that means. It means that the justice system cannot investigate, charge/indict, try or convict a person for any suspected criminal act or activity. This has happened in some countries where the leader was viewed as ordained from a deific power, acquired a position by force, ordained as a king or became a dictator. This is the opposite of the value I believe this country and the Constitution stands for — nobody is above the law, no matter their wealth, gender, religion, sexual orientation or job/position in the private, religious ...

SAY Soccer needs volunteers

October 14, 2019

SAY Soccer started in our area about 1980. By 1992, we had more than 2,000 kids on our rosters. All kids who sign up get on a team and all players must play half a game. It is a great sport for this reason and many others. In 2019, we had 1,200 players. Many of the SAY board members are coaches as well. Some even coach two teams. We are in need of volunteers in any capacity. Board members, coaches and referees are the main needs. Prior experience is not required to help out. The board meets once a month, on the first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Aurora Town Hall. You must attend ...

Salvation Army strives to meet human needs

October 9, 2019

EDITOR: The Salvation Army Bread of Life Center is a Salvation Army Service Extension Unit of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Division. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The Salvation Army vision, as a leader in Christian faith-based human services, is to serve the whole person, body, mind and spirit with integrity and respect, using creative solutions to positively transform lives. Adult Rehabilitation Centers, located throughout the country, are a means the Salvation Army uses to help men and women who ...

Having local hospital essential

September 30, 2019

Over the past few years, Dickinson County Healthcare System has weathered a lot of controversy, and its future is still up in the air today. I want to apologize to Dickinson County Memorial Hospital for taking so long to tell my story. In December of last year, I fell 23 feet off my two-story roof. Luckily I am in fairly good shape for my age and I remained conscious after the fall and apparently had no broken bones. My wife, realizing what had happened, began calling neighbors for help. Bt the time I had gotten myself upright and limped into the house, my friend, Jeff, was already ...

Most men would love to have had Gronkowski’s job

September 25, 2019

EDITOR: You’ve got to be kidding me. Rob Gronkowski, former tight end for the New England Patriots, recently retired from football because, he stated, “I want to be clear to my fans. I needed to recover. Football was bringing me down and I didn’t like it. And I was losing that joy in life.” Then, of course, hosts and analysts on ESPN sympathized with him, saying how the rigors of off-season training and practice takes its toll. Gronkowski made $8 million a season with approximately $21 million guaranteed. It would take four average Americans 40 years to make what he made in ...