Opinion

Last week, the community of Watertown, Wisconsin, made headlines across the country when their school board voted to ban the Watertown High School Wind Symphony from performing a song …

Recently, gerrymandering has been a near-constant topic of debate as more and more states across the country race to redraw their congressional districts in favor of one party or anoth…

Last week, many across the area were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Eddie Duckart. Eddie was perhaps among the best-known residents of the Maribel-Denmark area and will no…

With baseball season now in full swing, I thought it would be a great time to share a bit of home-team trivia that I picked up over the offseason. Even the most novice Milwaukee Brewer…

On Sunday, much of the Christian world celebrated Easter Sunday with a variety of traditions and rites. In the U.S., Easter means egg hunts, church services, family gatherings and, for…

Last Thursday and Friday, the staff of The Denmark News made their way south to Madison for this year’s Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) Convention at the Madison Concourse Hotel.…

Patricia A. “Mouse” Jurczykowski, 66, Kewaunee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, surrounded by the people she loved most.  She was born on June 7, 1959, and was th…

With Lent now firmly upon us, many of the Catholics among us are forgoing the consumption of any non-aquatic meats every Friday leading up to Easter. As a Catholic myself, this practic…

This week, you may have noticed your copy of The Denmark News is quite a bit heavier than usual. That is because it is once again time for our annual FFA issue featuring 36 pages of al…

Over the past week, you have no doubt seen endless coverage and countless opinions about this year's Super Bowl halftime show. It seems, despite a mountain of much more pressing and im…

On the first page of this week's paper, you will find an article about a new organization of organizations that is taking shape in Denmark. While in its very early stages now, a collec…

While working for The Denmark News, I have frequently come into contact with the great things being done by the Denmark Community Cupboard (DCC) and their associated organizations. Yea…

In early October, I wrote an editorial about the growing problem of AI data centers, outlining why I believe they are a net negative for any community. Over the past two weeks, the iss…

When you are growing up, a neighbor can be a lot of things. A mentor, a role model, a friend. I have always counted myself lucky that I was raised next to a couple as kind, caring and …

Last year, I shared my picks for the best Christmas movies of all time. In a similar vein, this year, I would like to offer my selections for the top Christmas songs. For me, the music…

By this point, you have probably already heard about the despicable incident that took place at the Cinnabon in the Bay Park Square Mall where a now ex-employee unleashed a racial tira…