Wayne Schilling News Today

The sites can be visited in any order; refreshments will be served at Miller Barn in Valley Creek Park.

In a year we were physically separated, we found community on the opinion page. In my work for The Gazette’s Insight section, I take note of what I call wholesome letters — positive notes, messages of gratitude or opinions about anything other than contentious political issues. They provide a soothing contrast to the bombastic and hyper-partisanship takes that usually fill the page. Here are a few of my favorites from 2020. April Neuendorf of Hiawatha (“What’s that racket out there?” ...