Opinion
I almost stepped on a Speckled Rattlesnake last week. Scientists describe the species I encountered (I’m not making this up) as “nervous,” “alert” and “venomous,” three words that really hang upon one another with ponderous weight.
We were walking in the Mojave Desert, crossing an old, gray wash...
Sports complex is ‘fool’s gold’
Why is Mount Horeb comparing itself to Pella, Iowa? From what I could ascertain, they are a similar-sized city 40 miles from Des Moines. They probably have a niche market they can exploit.
In an already oversaturated Dane County market, Sports Complexes are...
“Martha," Lak Xao, Laos, 1996.
This humble column is mainly about connections with nature and the land here in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, USA. This time, we’ll return again to another part of the world where I’ve spent a lot of time, and where America has had, in fact, considerable impact on the land – Laos.
This month,...
In the Thursday, April 6th PERSPECTIVE section of the Mt. Horeb Mail, an Open House to discuss a proposed Sports Complex was announced and scheduled to be held on April 12, 2023, at 6 pm. The announcement referred to a partnership between the Village and a few very generous benefactors along with...
We enjoyed speaking with the community at April 12’s joint Village and District engagement meeting. Since that event, we have been preparing answers to your most frequently asked questions. (You can find our FAQ on the Village and District websites). Over the past twelve months, we have identified...
Dear editor,
Whatever overwhelming joy I have from the results of the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election result, is tempered by the knowledge of the obscene amount of money that was spent on the race. The race set a record for expenditures, 42 million dollars. The financial arms race between...
Spring has arrived! The cold and snow of Winter will soon be a memory as days of increasing sunlight and warmth awaken us. Green growing tips tentatively poke above the thawing ground, and colorful blooms will follow. The garden growing season approaches!
Home gardening to grow our own fresh food...
Village can be
a leader in
sustainability
Letter to the editor,
On April 5 Village Trustees voted unanimously to support the Garden Club’s No Mow May proclamation. Please join the Club’s team by simply not mowing your grass in May. Participating households can pick up free yard signs at the...
“There was an old horseskull in the brush and he squatted and picked it up and turned it in his hands. Frail and brittle. Bleached paper white. He squatted in the long light holding it, the comicbook teeth loose in their sockets. The joints in the cranium like a ragged welding of the bone plates....
Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce Position Statement - Village of Mount Horeb Land Acquisition in North Cape Commons - April 10, 2023:
BACKGROUND
In the summer of 2022, village trustees and staff were approached by a private group to collaborate in the purchase of 5 parcels of land in the North...
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