Letters to the Marshfield News-Herald

Editor MNH:  11/02/04

Fragments, Memories of a Childhood 1939-l948 was published in l996. In this book the author, Binjamin Wilkomirski, relates that he was born a Jew in Latvia, was separated from  his parents at age three, was sent to Auschwitz where he endured living hell. The book received numerous awards and was added to the extensive holocaust selection of the M. Senior High School Library.

Is it all a farce? In 2006 the State of Wisconsin had an election combined with a referendum: “Same sex marriage,  or a functional equivalent of marriage: Yes or No?” The people voted: “No.” But  Governor Doyle ignored the will of the people, legislating domestic partnership. In the MNH  (9/29/2009) under the heading:  Domestic partnerships, I found this announcement: “Joyce K Bittner and Barbara K Hagberg, both of Marshfield.” That much for the Wisconsin amended constitution and demography!

Editor MNH:  (6/7/03)

To Editor: MNH

11/25/09

MNH:  6/11/02

Editor MNH:  1/8/05

In front of me is  the article W.W.II veteran’s extraordinary tale makes it onto canvas, video ( M. News-Herald  2/15/2002). Clarence M.,  a sergeant of the U.S. Air Corps stationed in Northern Egypt was shot down  on Sept. 14, l942 by German anti-aircraft fire  while attacking a German air base. His leg was so badly burned that the doctors could pick up his skin like tissue paper. However he does not tell us what doctors. Let me supply the answer. Since he was captured by the Germans they were German doctors.

Editor MNH  8/22/02

7/14/00 Editor, N.H.:

The mothers’ rally for strict. gun control in Washington, D.C, and the subsequent shoe exhibit on the sidewalk leading to the Wildwood Park pavillion were touchy-feely events. Thought was not involved. But without thinking we are like reeds in the wind easily manipulated to act against our own self interest.

8/20/99 Editor N.H.: