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Richard Moore: The biggest bully in the school just might be … the school

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.

Read More »

Dalia Brasuel: Wisconsin bill echos national legislative assault on trans youth

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.”

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: GOP-Trump, higher health care premiums

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.

Read More »

James Causey: Trump Obama ape video latest in string of unhinged actions

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

Anyone blindly defending this behavior is as much as racist as Trump. This is not the first time he crossed the line.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump’s cabinet full of names we’d like to forget

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

I wonder if my old civics teacher would have wanted us to memorize these names?

Read More »

Michelle Bryant: When the pulpit speaks, communities listen

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

Inside or outside the church, all of us have a role to play in advocating for social justice.

Read More »

Gloria Randall-Hewitt: Big Tech wants Wisconsinites to pay for their data centers. We need to speak up

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

As we prepare for the PSC to make a decision on data centers, we need to make our voices heard to decision makers: Big Tech and We Energies don’t get to decide what’s best for Wisconsin.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Lawmakers should be subject to their own transparency laws

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Maybe it’s got something to do with the air in the state Capitol. But once otherwise ordinary men and women are elected to serve, they develop a belief that they’re above the law.

Read More »

Bill Barth: Your right to information is under attack

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Journalists make mistakes. Plenty of them. Criticism is often deserved. The only time I saw journalism under this kind of relentless attack, though, was at the height of the Watergate crisis. Let’s look at some issues facing journalism today.

Read More »

James E. Causey: Instead of attacking student protesters, we ought to listen

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

No matter what one’s political views are, especially when it comes to adults and children, the grown-up bears responsibility for exercising restraint.

Read More »

John Markson: The real story of the prosecution of Hannah Dugan

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Federal agents derailed a state proceeding, undermining the integrity of our court system.

Read More »

David Blaska: Redefining failure & waste

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Wisconsin employers can’t find literate workers

Read More »

Mike Nichols: Time for UW-Madison to do away with ethnic studies requirement

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Time can be better spent on other things like AI

Read More »

Tom Still: Despite caution signs, state investors aim to follow balanced road

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

While some regions may be more dependent on a single tech sector, it’s reassuring to know Wisconsin is spreading its investment bets. It just needs bigger bets.

Read More »

Katie Kitzerow: Not ‘just an accident’; an elderly driver killed my child

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

We require testing and recertification for many professions where public safety is at stake, yet we place virtually no specialized requirements on elderly drivers.

Read More »

Scott Walker: Happy birthday, Ronald Reagan

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

This week, we celebrate President Reagan’s birthday. Though his last public statements were decades ago, so many of his words still ring true today.

Read More »

H. Carl Mueller: Bader legacy creates example for other families to follow

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

The memories of one generation of Baders is kept alive by current family members to share with others. In Milwaukee, the foundation has a special focus on community and neighborhood development.

Read More »

Ryan Clancy: How do we stay safe from ICE?

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Legislation alone won’t keep us safe from ICE. Because the harm that ICE does is inherent to it, it cannot be reformed or trained to be a positive institution.

Read More »

Jamie Stiehm: Closing Kennedy Center stabs at the heart of D.C. life

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

This could well be a death blow for Washington residents to mix and match beyond politics. The closure will hurt the local economy, with African American seniors a large part of its workforce.

Read More »

Mark Belling: For once, the Wisconsin GOP is united

Thursday, Feb 5, 2026

The falling of two dominoes has left Republicans in Wisconsin, for the first time since the Scott Walker era, with a chance to unite for a year behind a candidate for governor and avoid the intraparty bloodbaths that have been suicidal.

Read More »

Richard Moore: The biggest bully in the school just might be … the school

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.

Read More »

Dalia Brasuel: Wisconsin bill echos national legislative assault on trans youth

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.”

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: GOP-Trump, higher health care premiums

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

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.

Read More »

James Causey: Trump Obama ape video latest in string of unhinged actions

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

Anyone blindly defending this behavior is as much as racist as Trump. This is not the first time he crossed the line.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump’s cabinet full of names we’d like to forget

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

I wonder if my old civics teacher would have wanted us to memorize these names?

Read More »

Michelle Bryant: When the pulpit speaks, communities listen

Monday, Feb 9, 2026

Inside or outside the church, all of us have a role to play in advocating for social justice.

Read More »

Gloria Randall-Hewitt: Big Tech wants Wisconsinites to pay for their data centers. We need to speak up

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

As we prepare for the PSC to make a decision on data centers, we need to make our voices heard to decision makers: Big Tech and We Energies don’t get to decide what’s best for Wisconsin.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Lawmakers should be subject to their own transparency laws

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Maybe it’s got something to do with the air in the state Capitol. But once otherwise ordinary men and women are elected to serve, they develop a belief that they’re above the law.

Read More »

Bill Barth: Your right to information is under attack

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Journalists make mistakes. Plenty of them. Criticism is often deserved. The only time I saw journalism under this kind of relentless attack, though, was at the height of the Watergate crisis. Let’s look at some issues facing journalism today.

Read More »

James E. Causey: Instead of attacking student protesters, we ought to listen

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

No matter what one’s political views are, especially when it comes to adults and children, the grown-up bears responsibility for exercising restraint.

Read More »

John Markson: The real story of the prosecution of Hannah Dugan

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Federal agents derailed a state proceeding, undermining the integrity of our court system.

Read More »

David Blaska: Redefining failure & waste

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Wisconsin employers can’t find literate workers

Read More »

Mike Nichols: Time for UW-Madison to do away with ethnic studies requirement

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Time can be better spent on other things like AI

Read More »

Tom Still: Despite caution signs, state investors aim to follow balanced road

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

While some regions may be more dependent on a single tech sector, it’s reassuring to know Wisconsin is spreading its investment bets. It just needs bigger bets.

Read More »

Katie Kitzerow: Not ‘just an accident’; an elderly driver killed my child

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

We require testing and recertification for many professions where public safety is at stake, yet we place virtually no specialized requirements on elderly drivers.

Read More »

Scott Walker: Happy birthday, Ronald Reagan

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

This week, we celebrate President Reagan’s birthday. Though his last public statements were decades ago, so many of his words still ring true today.

Read More »

H. Carl Mueller: Bader legacy creates example for other families to follow

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

The memories of one generation of Baders is kept alive by current family members to share with others. In Milwaukee, the foundation has a special focus on community and neighborhood development.

Read More »

Ryan Clancy: How do we stay safe from ICE?

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Legislation alone won’t keep us safe from ICE. Because the harm that ICE does is inherent to it, it cannot be reformed or trained to be a positive institution.

Read More »

Jamie Stiehm: Closing Kennedy Center stabs at the heart of D.C. life

Friday, Feb 6, 2026

This could well be a death blow for Washington residents to mix and match beyond politics. The closure will hurt the local economy, with African American seniors a large part of its workforce.

Read More »

Mark Belling: For once, the Wisconsin GOP is united

Thursday, Feb 5, 2026

The falling of two dominoes has left Republicans in Wisconsin, for the first time since the Scott Walker era, with a chance to unite for a year behind a candidate for governor and avoid the intraparty bloodbaths that have been suicidal.

Read More »
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