Michael Brickman: How to end the tuition freeze – If we must

A freeze cannot go on forever, especially with costs for materials, labor, and energy headed upwards and fears of broader inflation on the horizon driven by Washington spending. However, a good amount of that spending is going to backstop losses by colleges and universities. That leads us to wonder whether now is the right time to unfreeze tuition.

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Van Mobley: Trump, Ryan and Reagan

The notion that Reagan was universally acclaimed as the statesmanlike exemplar of Republican and/or Conservative values and principles during his own day can only lodge itself inside the head of a person who was politically unaware back in Reagan’s day — or has never studied the period.

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Biden to deliver pre-recorded message to state Dem Party convention

President Biden will deliver a pre-recorded message to the virtual Democratic state convention on Saturday. The recorded message will be part of a Saturday night lineup that includes speeches from Gov. Tony Evers; U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison; and the state’s three House members. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary

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Michael Brickman: How to end the tuition freeze – If we must

A freeze cannot go on forever, especially with costs for materials, labor, and energy headed upwards and fears of broader inflation on the horizon driven by Washington spending. However, a good amount of that spending is going to backstop losses by colleges and universities. That leads us to wonder whether now is the right time to unfreeze tuition.

Read More »

Van Mobley: Trump, Ryan and Reagan

The notion that Reagan was universally acclaimed as the statesmanlike exemplar of Republican and/or Conservative values and principles during his own day can only lodge itself inside the head of a person who was politically unaware back in Reagan’s day — or has never studied the period.

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