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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has many problems. They’re self righteous, secretive and indignant. Their communications efforts do not offer clarity, they obfuscate. This was on full display in their spokesperson’s response to Dairyland Sentinel’s reporting.
There was a time when the biggest bully in school was a kid with a bad haircut and a mean streak. These days, in too many places, the biggest bully in the school is the school itself.
AB104 would intervene within the privileged, confidential relationship between physicians and pediatric patients, offering no avenue of support for gender-diverse youth at a time when the Lemkin Institute has characterized the erosion of transgender rights in the United States as indicative of the “early stages of genocide.”
Wisconsin Democrats are promoting affordability and economic security, while Republicans’ stonewalling on ACA tax credits results in more suffering and political payback for the GOP in November.
Anyone blindly defending this behavior is as much as racist as Trump. This is not the first time he crossed the line.
I wonder if my old civics teacher would have wanted us to memorize these names?
Inside or outside the church, all of us have a role to play in advocating for social justice.
ELK MOUND, Wis. – Today, Jeremiah Fredrickson, owner of Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, formally announced his candidacy for the 92nd Assembly District. Fredrickson released the following statement: “I am excited to announce my candidacy for the 92nd Assembly District. As
MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, new reporting revealed that ICE crossed the Mississippi and infiltrated Hudson and Baldwin, Wisconsin. Even before ICE put boots down in the state, local residents in St. Croix were calling out their un-American militant campaign that forced multiple
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced approximately $6 million in grant funding to lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments throughout Wisconsin. This grant program provides cost-sharing for projects that restore and protect
At a brief meeting held immediately following the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Annual Meeting, February 5, in Stevens Point, the WPVGA Board of Directors elected Wendy Dykstra of Alsum Farms Inc., Friesland, as its first-ever woman President
In addition to its annual Hall of Fame induction, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) presented several other annual Industry Awards during a banquet on February 4, 2026, in Stevens Point. The WPVGA Associate Division Business Person of
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are working to support a statewide race for governor after both that chapter and Madison DSA voted to endorse DSA member Francesca Hong in her bid for that office. “Working people have seen
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season opening Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, on the Winnebago System. With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has many problems. They’re self righteous, secretive and indignant. Their communications efforts do not offer clarity, they obfuscate. This was on full display in their spokesperson’s response to Dairyland Sentinel’s reporting.
There was a time when the biggest bully in school was a kid with a bad haircut and a mean streak. These days, in too many places, the biggest bully in the school is the school itself.
AB104 would intervene within the privileged, confidential relationship between physicians and pediatric patients, offering no avenue of support for gender-diverse youth at a time when the Lemkin Institute has characterized the erosion of transgender rights in the United States as indicative of the “early stages of genocide.”
Wisconsin Democrats are promoting affordability and economic security, while Republicans’ stonewalling on ACA tax credits results in more suffering and political payback for the GOP in November.
Anyone blindly defending this behavior is as much as racist as Trump. This is not the first time he crossed the line.
I wonder if my old civics teacher would have wanted us to memorize these names?
Inside or outside the church, all of us have a role to play in advocating for social justice.
ELK MOUND, Wis. – Today, Jeremiah Fredrickson, owner of Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, formally announced his candidacy for the 92nd Assembly District. Fredrickson released the following statement: “I am excited to announce my candidacy for the 92nd Assembly District. As a lifelong Wisconsinite, I am proud to call this state
MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, new reporting revealed that ICE crossed the Mississippi and infiltrated Hudson and Baldwin, Wisconsin. Even before ICE put boots down in the state, local residents in St. Croix were calling out their un-American militant campaign that forced multiple businesses to close out of fear. “The chaos, fear, and
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced approximately $6 million in grant funding to lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments throughout Wisconsin. This grant program provides cost-sharing for projects that restore and protect surface water. Surface water is defined as all water open
At a brief meeting held immediately following the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Annual Meeting, February 5, in Stevens Point, the WPVGA Board of Directors elected Wendy Dykstra of Alsum Farms Inc., Friesland, as its first-ever woman President for 2026. Dykstra (District 3) succeeds John Bustamante (District 2)
In addition to its annual Hall of Fame induction, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) presented several other annual Industry Awards during a banquet on February 4, 2026, in Stevens Point. The WPVGA Associate Division Business Person of the Year Award was presented to Penney Hammer of Progressive
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are working to support a statewide race for governor after both that chapter and Madison DSA voted to endorse DSA member Francesca Hong in her bid for that office. “Working people have seen that the system doesn’t work for them,” Milwaukee DSA Co-Chair
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season opening Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, on the Winnebago System. With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of