Here are summaries of a few of the questions or email messages that I’ve received recently. It’s a brief part of a larger correspondence, with no particular theme. I’ve summarized them, but they accurately reflect the questions and my original replies. Why don’t you write much about the school issues? Don’t you realize that schools…

Here are summaries of some of the questions or email comments that I’ve received recently. There is no particular theme to this assortment. They’re summarized, but accurately reflect the questions and my original replies. Why are you publishing drink recipes? Do you drink a lot? No, that’s too funny. I don’t drink much at all.…

I respond to email directly, but sometimes summarize questions and replies in a post. Here are a few summaries, in one of those posts. A question about fees for new construction permits, from the discussion at Common Council Tuesday night. These are positive changes, and it was right to seek a lower and more competitive…

Here’s a post on questions or comments that readers have recently sent along. I’ve responded directly to these inquiries, but I’ll publish excerpts of some questions and replies here. What do you think about the Madison/Capitol/union protests? Lots of questions along these lines. I’m from a movement family, and so I’m favorable toward the right…

Here a sampling of some questions and comments from recent email messages, to which I have responded privately, but will summarize and answer here. For those faraway who once asked me how many cows are in Whitewater I’m tardy in answering that question, as you have reminded me. In fact, I took a cow-searching drive…

I posted summaries of some replies that I made to reader mail, making a virtue of necessity (lack of a regular Internet connection). I listed some topics, and then a summary of my general replies. The Internet’s back up in the House of Dissenting Opinion, but there are a few more topics that I’d like…

Yesterday, in my Daily Bread feature, I linked to a Wired story on the upcoming auction of a T. Rex skeleton. (See, Third Most Complete T. Rex to Be Auctioned in Vegas.) Today, I received a request from a young person, with parental help, for a picture of a triceratops skeleton. (As you can guess,…

I have received email from two readers, asking about the upcoming Walworth County edition of the Gazette. One reminded me that the launch is about a month away. I’ve sent an inquiry to learn more, and I will post any additional information that I receive.