Rich history
Re: “Madison’s black pioneers” (1/24/2019): My thanks to Muriel Simms for her book, Settlin. I, too, am a native Madisonian and grew up in a neighborhood rich with history. My grandparents are William and Anna Mae Miller (pictured above). They settled on East Dayton Street at the turn of the century and were followers and friends of W.E.B DuBois who frequented their home when he visited Madison. Their story and others are part of “Stoney The Road,” the celebrations and struggles of Madison’s early African American pioneers, a collection of documents and photos.
— Betty Banks, via email
Make pot legal
Re: Off the Square” (1/24/2019): Just legalize it period. Partial [marijuana] legalization would only cost the taxpayers more money.
— Merideth JoAnne Fetting, via Facebook
Poseurs
Re: “Tell All: Privileged millennial sneers at the rich” (1/28/2019): LOL. Madison has always had affluent or solidly middle class [people] doing all their shopping at used clothing stores, trying to look as if they’ve got hard knocks.
— Ro Rosenkranz, via Facebook
I’m more creeped out that this man is obsessed with a girl young enough to be his daughter and can’t stop talking about her body and tattoos.
— Violet Lin, via Facebook
Just STOP with the millennial hate and get off your high horse. You don’t hear them bitching about baby boomers and about the ruined economy. There are shit people in the world, and the date you were born doesn’t dictate that.
— Sarah Goff, via Facebook
