In the 1980s, “Family Feud,” starring Richard Dawson, was traveling around the country looking for families to be on the show. Madison, Wis., was one of the cities they visited in search of one family to bring out to Hollywood.

COVID-19 is real. It's wreaked havoc on society. Like most other industries, agriculture has taken a beating. Dairy processors, farmers and allied companies all have suffered and now face a new world of personal protective equipment, social distancing, self-isolation and other preventative measures.

The politics we're experiencing in today's world are nothing like what our parents' and grandparents' generations lived through. The days of bi-partisanship, compromise and polite regard for differing viewpoints are gone.