John Torinus: An empty grave in Kewaskum

It is inappropriate to single out one veteran on Veteran’s Day, but there is a story of one local veteran whose intriguing story bears retelling. It is the story of Captain Edwin James Fickler, a U.S. Marine jet pilot who went missing in the ill-advised war in Vietnam more than half-century ago.

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Dave Zweifel: Thanks, vets; shame on you Janel Brandtjen

On this day scores of restaurants and other businesses honor vets with everything from free meals to discounts on merchandise to say thanks. So it was more than a bit ironic that a cabal of Wisconsin election deniers headed by state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Republican from Menomonee Falls, and none other than the disgraced former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, attempted to delay the counting of absentee ballots by Wisconsin citizens serving in the military.

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Rep. Brandtjen: Military ballots remain unsecure

Madison, Wis. – State Representative Janel Brandtjen, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, responds to the loophole that puts military and active military member ballots at risk: “Last week, two veterans and I, on behalf of our

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John Torinus: An empty grave in Kewaskum

It is inappropriate to single out one veteran on Veteran’s Day, but there is a story of one local veteran whose intriguing story bears retelling. It is the story of Captain Edwin James Fickler, a U.S. Marine jet pilot who went missing in the ill-advised war in Vietnam more than half-century ago.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Thanks, vets; shame on you Janel Brandtjen

On this day scores of restaurants and other businesses honor vets with everything from free meals to discounts on merchandise to say thanks. So it was more than a bit ironic that a cabal of Wisconsin election deniers headed by state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Republican from Menomonee Falls, and none other than the disgraced former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, attempted to delay the counting of absentee ballots by Wisconsin citizens serving in the military.

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Rep. Brandtjen: Military ballots remain unsecure

Madison, Wis. – State Representative Janel Brandtjen, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, responds to the loophole that puts military and active military member ballots at risk: “Last week, two veterans and I, on behalf of our brave military men and women, filed an injunction to give

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