Nobody wants to run for the Senate as a Republican in this state.
Every time I hear somebody say that America’s contemporary political climate is uniquely violent, I wonder, “Where were you during the Nixon y…
Of the many people I do not expect to find inside Eau Claire’s Antique Emporium, Susan B. Anthony is near the top of the list. Yet there she i…
On Veterans Day, we come together to honor Wisconsin veterans and give thanks to all those who have worn our country’s uniform.
Wisconsin voting effort ‘outrageous’
Memories are strange things at times because you never know what triggers recollections from the aging gray matter.
I woke around five in the morning with a radiating pain originating in the lower left of my back. I thought two things: 1. my appendix had bur…
Baw boomp ba. Baw boomp ba.
Sept. 11, 2001, started out as a nice, clear Tuesday morning in New York. I was about a month into my first trimester of my sophomore year of …
Ever since journalists started working from home in large numbers, they’ve begun adopting pets and, inevitably, writing about them. No problem…
The debate about former, disgraced President Donald Trump’s influence on the direction of the Republican Party tends to be watched now based o…
Leave fireworks to the pros
The biggest cause of Wisconsin’s workforce shortage isn’t the extra $300 a week the federal government is paying unemployed people, though tha…
School discounts Marshall’s legacy
State, county and city leaders faced a big test in the aftermath of the tragic killing of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old man shot by former Br…
When you think of the NCAA, most people think of March Madness and the thrilling run to the men’s and women’s basketball championships every s…
We’ve been hearing for decades that our immigration system is broken. I’ve been up close and personal with the system in recent years and want…
My days of sitting behind an editor’s desk have passed, but I’ll never lose my newspaper blood. I regularly enjoy my first cup of coffee while…
On March 8, we published the story “Dems propose Wisconsin ERA.”
Read Across America Day was celebrated Tuesday, as it is every year, on the birthday of the late Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Y…
One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about th…
Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the permit allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the border from Canada was dangerous, deliberate and need…
Calls for “judicial reform” have too often been code for seeking changes to the courts for partisan advantage. This is why “reform” is rarely …
Democratic and Republican hypocrisy on display in Washington, D.C., today is mind numbing and emotionally draining.
“It’s the vaccine, stupid.”
We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that i…
Chuck Yeager died last week at 97. It’s amazing that a great movie has never been made of his life. His was a life that, if anything, was larg…
One of the biggest challenges for liberals like myself is bridging the rural/urban divide. Our policies sound great to college-educated libera…