This is a special time of year for children, families, and educators. I know, as an educator and as a parent, that the transition back to scho…
Benjamin Franklin was right about death and taxes, but new taxes only become inevitable when a Democrat is elected president, and here we are.
Where were you the day Elvis died? If you are younger than 44 you were just a gleam in your daddy’s eye, or your momma’s, but back in the day,…
The primary election for lieutenant governor is just under 11 months away. So far, no Democrats are making noise about getting into the race.
It’s hard to imagine more humiliating images than what we’ve seen in Afghanistan in recent weeks, from the hasty evacuation of the U.S. Embass…
“Mistakes were made.” That’s a passive-aggressive phrase that politicians and others have used since time immemorial to deflect blame. Suggest…
State excise tax revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages rose nearly 17% in the 2021 fiscal year, an annual increase that tops any seen …
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We are naturally a hopeful people. It’s one of the qualities of this community I appreciate most. Not that many weeks ago, we had every reason…
Those of you community-minded residents of Sun Prairie who haven’t discovered the Sun Prairie Media Center are missing out.
Americans do love our abbreviations and acronyms. So, when we talk about the FDA, we mean the Food and Drug Administration, not the Foot Dragg…
More than half of the state’s county Republican parties have formally called for a “cyber forensic audit” of the 2020 elections.
A change has been made to the “emergency response” protocol at the old Point Beach nuclear reactors on Lake Michigan, south of Green Bay. The …
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I've always loved Sun Prairie. There is something very special about this place, where residents get on with their daily lives but always paus…
Parks are important places for people to enjoy and nature to exist within a city. They are a visual break, and contribute to people’s physical…
I was reading the Sun Prairie Star's Sports page and was happy for the Sun Prairie girls golf team to take ninth in the University Ridge golf …
We would like to respond to the recent summary that was included in the Friday, Aug. 29 issue of the Sun Prairie Star.
Managing editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to “alderpersons” and sent last week, but also contained an email thread showing ci…
I wanted to share an update about the Home Mission program that was operated by Porchlight out of the Sunshine Place facility.
Our July 13 Blood Drive was successful: 72 donors registered for the drive, including seven power red donors (for 14 units), three first¬time …
The Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry has been partnering with the Sun Prairie Area School District to distribute meals to school age children…
As we face yet another surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, the next steps in how the Dane County Board of Supervisors conducts meetings need to be…
I was flabbergasted by the editorial from the Sun Prairie Star that posited that Act 75 is a "slap in the face to police. . ." Act 75 articula…
As a Sun Prairie resident since 1946, I was elated to read in a recent Star issue that city officials are being urged to create ordinances tha…
Remember when you were a kid and you dreaded going back to school from the summer? Many of you had the joy of picking out your own school supp…
Stuff the Bus, a program of Sunshine Place, will support Sun Prairie families in need by providing backpacks and school supplies for 1,500 stu…
Governor Evers proposed an education budget that offered a road map to closing the gaps for Wisconsin’s children. His budget invested in closi…
