It’s no secret that the Chippewa Valley needs more housing. The market right now is blisteringly hot. We’ve heard of homes in the area selling…
We know this is a little outside what we usually focus on for editorials. Most are local issues, state at the highest. But there’s an internat…
The appointment of William Ramsey as the commissioner who will investigate allegations against Eau Claire County District Attorney Gary King w…
You can expect to hear a lot of talk about water this summer. Concerns about the ongoing drought in the west has experts expecting dramatic re…
A ritual of adulthood encountered by several generations of American men may be coming to an end if supporters of twin House and Senate bills …
It’s not a surprise the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport’s numbers are rebounding this year. It would be difficult indeed to dip lower than wh…
One of our editorial board members had an interesting encounter over the weekend. He went into a convenience store and the person working the …
The story from our sister paper in Ashland about a wave of deaths centered on the Bad River Reservation and Odanah areas is terrifying. While …
The toll for people putting off health concerns last year is becoming clear, and it should be a clear reminder for people to return to routine…
The addition of Roderick Jones to the Eau Claire City Council brings the body back up to full strength. We hope he’s as good as he appears to be.
Bipartisan cooperation is, as we’ve often noted, in short supply in Washington, D.C. But we’re seeing an example of it with the Journalism Com…
Well, the break in the heat we were expecting to arrive by the middle of this week isn’t going to show up. We’re probably looking at daytime h…
This is a hard editorial to write. It’s not one we thought we’d be presenting a few days ago, nor is it one we take any particular pleasure in…
A few weeks ago, after a ransomware attack on an East Coast pipeline caused major disruptions, we said businesses and government need to get m…
Monday was the unofficial kickoff for the summer season. Tuesday was the beginning of meteorological summer. Friday will feel like summer.
The results weren’t what we would have hoped, but was it ever good to see the Express back on the field at Carson Park.
Now that the summer has unofficially begun, there’s a little bit of advice we’ve been hearing that we want to pass along: plan now.
It’s hard to know how to approach Memorial Day sometimes. The basic idea is simple enough: a day set aside to honor those who have died in ser…
We’ve gotten a fair number of comments and complaints since we told people former county treasurer Larry Lokken asked the court for a geriatri…
The anecdotal accounts during the pandemic suggested students weren’t doing nearly as well in virtual classes as they did when they were in sc…
High ticket prices have been the subject of complaints for years. It doesn’t seem to matter what the ticket is for. Whether it’s a concert, a …
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