Bill Berry: For homeless, lots of challenges, little help

There was a time when homelessness was considered a “big city” problem. These days, small and medium-sized cities across the state and nation have inherited their own homeless populations. And communities are struggling to find answers to a problem that defies simple solutions.

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John Torinus: Trump’s picks: wrong people on the bus?

Anyone who has managed a large organization to success knows that job one is getting the right people on the leadership team. That means people with deep knowledge of the business sector, extensive experience, good judgement, high energy and a strong track record at running previous organizations. Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet posts and other high-level positions mostly lack those qualities.

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Michael Lucas: The original bill of rights

Two things are often overlooked in this important history: first, that there is a Preamble to the Bill of Rights which clearly explains the document’s purpose to restrain federal power, not the states; and second, that today’s Bill of Rights is not what was originally proposed to Congress.

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Madison school shooting is Wisconsin’s deadliest on record

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MISO approves portfolio of transmission projects

The board for the regional transmission group MISO has OK’d a portfolio with dozens of projects, including several in Wisconsin, that will set the stage for further clean energy investments.  The Midcontinent Independent System Operator handles transmission planning and energy

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Wied reflects on first month in D.C.

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Bill Berry: For homeless, lots of challenges, little help

There was a time when homelessness was considered a “big city” problem. These days, small and medium-sized cities across the state and nation have inherited their own homeless populations. And communities are struggling to find answers to a problem that defies simple solutions.

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John Torinus: Trump’s picks: wrong people on the bus?

Anyone who has managed a large organization to success knows that job one is getting the right people on the leadership team. That means people with deep knowledge of the business sector, extensive experience, good judgement, high energy and a strong track record at running previous organizations. Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet posts and other high-level positions mostly lack those qualities.

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Michael Lucas: The original bill of rights

Two things are often overlooked in this important history: first, that there is a Preamble to the Bill of Rights which clearly explains the document’s purpose to restrain federal power, not the states; and second, that today’s Bill of Rights is not what was originally proposed to Congress.

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Madison school shooting is Wisconsin’s deadliest on record

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MISO approves portfolio of transmission projects

The board for the regional transmission group MISO has OK’d a portfolio with dozens of projects, including several in Wisconsin, that will set the stage for further clean energy investments.  The Midcontinent Independent System Operator handles transmission planning and energy and capacity markets for more than a dozen U.S. states

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Wied reflects on first month in D.C.

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