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Michael Barrett and Pamela Barrett: Green efforts stymied by state bureaucracy

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Our little neighborhood bar, the Harmony Bar & Grill, attempted to work with the state’s energy efficiency program, Focus on Energy, as we upgraded refrigeration, HVAC, insulation and advanced energy controls to maximal EnergyStar standards. At every turn, Focus blocked these Inflation Reduction Act-eligible energy efficiency investments.

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Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: The power and peril of political rhetoric

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Expressing frustration or disappointment is natural, but we must avoid rhetoric that inadvertently undermines our own causes, provides ammunition for those who would use our words against us, and could lead to our own peril.

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: No Democratic circular firing squad

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

On Election Day, voters took a big step toward a Democratic wave in 2026. Democratic unity is essential to winning a Democratic-led Congress.

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: Democrats should just shut up and watch Trump flail

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

It appears many Democrats never heard the adage, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

Read More »

Arthur I. Cyr: Dem gains may not translate to 2026 elections

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Some limited wins are still a long way from decisive victory in next year’s midterm Congressional elections, when the voters will choose the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the members of the Senate.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Johnson should not collect $500,000 for his January 6th actions

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

For Johnson to now have the ability for financial compensation from the very government whose democratic processes he sought to disrupt is completely offensive to the principles of public service.

Read More »

Erik Iverson: 100 years and counting: WARF dollars spurring innovation

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Over the course of our 100 years, through patenting, licensing and investing, WARF has provided more than $4.5 billion in support to the university. That funding has advanced scientific research in every field you can imagine—from life-saving medical treatments to groundbreaking work in energy, engineering, and beyond.

Read More »
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Mark Lisheron: Most UW System schools’ enrollments are stagnant as tech colleges flourish

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

While undergraduate enrollment in most University of Wisconsin System schools trends downward, there has been a dramatic increase in students choosing the state’s technical colleges since the pandemic.

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George Mitchell: DPI dupes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

The Journal Sentinel took DPI’s bait and left its readers with a completely misleading impression of choice school results.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Thank a veteran

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

They sacrificed for our freedoms.

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Portrait of Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm: Dems had the cards, then folded

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Just five days after the party triumph in elections swept across the country, eight members of the Democratic caucus found a way to throw the upper hand away in the 40-day government shutdown.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Was Dem capitulation a blessing in disguise?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Whether Democrats — who lately have had a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory — can turn this stunning change in strategy into midterm success next year is still the big question.

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David Blaska: Were Democrats blinded by the light?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Mesmerized by the Marxist Mamdani mirage.

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H. Carl Mueller: Baby Boomers expected to leave a historic living legacy. Will you?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Legacy giving can provide the support they need for generations to come in the name and living memory of the donor.

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Carl Behr: A life lived in language

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

After five household moves over 90-plus years, my childhood library is still with me.

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Sara Finger: National Kindness Day reminds us of the power of community

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

This National Kindness Day, let’s remember that kindness doesn’t require perfection; it requires participation. It’s checking in on a neighbor. It’s listening with empathy. It’s using your voice to stand up for what’s right, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: The government shutdown is over. Who won?

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

None of the problems that led to the shutdown have been resolved.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Fallout from government shutdown: Justified Democratic anger, GOP’s unhappy marriage to Trump

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

The messy ending to the nation’s longest government shutdown was not to the liking of most Democrats, but it was probably inevitable given the state of play in Washington.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: The SNAP trap

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

The number of Americans who rely on and abuse the SNAP system is a number that continues to grow with no end in sight.

Read More »

David Blaska: Nothing is too big or small for progressives to put under government control

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

Democrats were willing to strand grandma at the airport and take the Thanksgiving turkey off the table. Showing partisan fight was more important than good governance.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Michael Barrett and Pamela Barrett: Green efforts stymied by state bureaucracy

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Our little neighborhood bar, the Harmony Bar & Grill, attempted to work with the state’s energy efficiency program, Focus on Energy, as we upgraded refrigeration, HVAC, insulation and advanced energy controls to maximal EnergyStar standards. At every turn, Focus blocked these Inflation Reduction Act-eligible energy efficiency investments.

Read More »
Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: The power and peril of political rhetoric

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Expressing frustration or disappointment is natural, but we must avoid rhetoric that inadvertently undermines our own causes, provides ammunition for those who would use our words against us, and could lead to our own peril.

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: No Democratic circular firing squad

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

On Election Day, voters took a big step toward a Democratic wave in 2026. Democratic unity is essential to winning a Democratic-led Congress.

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: Democrats should just shut up and watch Trump flail

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

It appears many Democrats never heard the adage, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

Read More »

Arthur I. Cyr: Dem gains may not translate to 2026 elections

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

Some limited wins are still a long way from decisive victory in next year’s midterm Congressional elections, when the voters will choose the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the members of the Senate.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Johnson should not collect $500,000 for his January 6th actions

Monday, Nov 17, 2025

For Johnson to now have the ability for financial compensation from the very government whose democratic processes he sought to disrupt is completely offensive to the principles of public service.

Read More »

Erik Iverson: 100 years and counting: WARF dollars spurring innovation

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Over the course of our 100 years, through patenting, licensing and investing, WARF has provided more than $4.5 billion in support to the university. That funding has advanced scientific research in every field you can imagine—from life-saving medical treatments to groundbreaking work in energy, engineering, and beyond.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Mark Lisheron: Most UW System schools’ enrollments are stagnant as tech colleges flourish

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

While undergraduate enrollment in most University of Wisconsin System schools trends downward, there has been a dramatic increase in students choosing the state’s technical colleges since the pandemic.

Read More »

George Mitchell: DPI dupes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

The Journal Sentinel took DPI’s bait and left its readers with a completely misleading impression of choice school results.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Thank a veteran

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

They sacrificed for our freedoms.

Read More »
Portrait of Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm: Dems had the cards, then folded

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Just five days after the party triumph in elections swept across the country, eight members of the Democratic caucus found a way to throw the upper hand away in the 40-day government shutdown.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Was Dem capitulation a blessing in disguise?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Whether Democrats — who lately have had a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory — can turn this stunning change in strategy into midterm success next year is still the big question.

Read More »

David Blaska: Were Democrats blinded by the light?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Mesmerized by the Marxist Mamdani mirage.

Read More »

H. Carl Mueller: Baby Boomers expected to leave a historic living legacy. Will you?

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Legacy giving can provide the support they need for generations to come in the name and living memory of the donor.

Read More »

Carl Behr: A life lived in language

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

After five household moves over 90-plus years, my childhood library is still with me.

Read More »

Sara Finger: National Kindness Day reminds us of the power of community

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

This National Kindness Day, let’s remember that kindness doesn’t require perfection; it requires participation. It’s checking in on a neighbor. It’s listening with empathy. It’s using your voice to stand up for what’s right, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: The government shutdown is over. Who won?

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

None of the problems that led to the shutdown have been resolved.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Fallout from government shutdown: Justified Democratic anger, GOP’s unhappy marriage to Trump

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

The messy ending to the nation’s longest government shutdown was not to the liking of most Democrats, but it was probably inevitable given the state of play in Washington.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: The SNAP trap

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

The number of Americans who rely on and abuse the SNAP system is a number that continues to grow with no end in sight.

Read More »

David Blaska: Nothing is too big or small for progressives to put under government control

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

Democrats were willing to strand grandma at the airport and take the Thanksgiving turkey off the table. Showing partisan fight was more important than good governance.

Read More »
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