Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Is Tommy Thompson too old? Never!

The thing to understand about Tommy Thompson is that he doesn’t accept conventional measures of aging. At age 84, he’s still operating businesses, working on his farm near Elroy and, as has been widely noted in recent months, at least mildly entertaining the prospect of mounting a fifth bid for governor of Wisconsin.

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WI remains No. 1 state for cranberries with 4.8M barrels in 2025

Wisconsin remains the No. 1 state for cranberries with 4.8 million barrels produced in 2025, though that’s below forecasted levels and the prior year’s “near-record” harvest of more than 6 million barrels.  The Wisconsin State Cranberries Association yesterday announced the harvest total for last year based on the Wisconsin Cranberry

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Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Is Tommy Thompson too old? Never!

The thing to understand about Tommy Thompson is that he doesn’t accept conventional measures of aging. At age 84, he’s still operating businesses, working on his farm near Elroy and, as has been widely noted in recent months, at least mildly entertaining the prospect of mounting a fifth bid for governor of Wisconsin.

Read More »