Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 11

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review Tuesday’s election results and look ahead to Gov. Tony Evers’ second term and the upcoming legislative session.

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John Torinus: An empty grave in Kewaskum

It is inappropriate to single out one veteran on Veteran’s Day, but there is a story of one local veteran whose intriguing story bears retelling. It is the story of Captain Edwin James Fickler, a U.S. Marine jet pilot who went missing in the ill-advised war in Vietnam more than half-century ago.

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Dave Zweifel: Thanks, vets; shame on you Janel Brandtjen

On this day scores of restaurants and other businesses honor vets with everything from free meals to discounts on merchandise to say thanks. So it was more than a bit ironic that a cabal of Wisconsin election deniers headed by state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Republican from Menomonee Falls, and none other than the disgraced former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, attempted to delay the counting of absentee ballots by Wisconsin citizens serving in the military.

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Panelists point to mistakes that led to losses for Barnes, Michels

The losing statewide campaigns in the Nov. 8 election each made key mistakes that led to incumbents Tony Evers and Ron Johnson winning reelection, according to a panel of journalists and political strategists. Dem consultant Sachin Chheda at a WisPolitics.com luncheon hosted by UW-Milwaukee Nov. 10 said Barnes failed to

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 11

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review Tuesday’s election results and look ahead to Gov. Tony Evers’ second term and the upcoming legislative session.

Read More »

John Torinus: An empty grave in Kewaskum

It is inappropriate to single out one veteran on Veteran’s Day, but there is a story of one local veteran whose intriguing story bears retelling. It is the story of Captain Edwin James Fickler, a U.S. Marine jet pilot who went missing in the ill-advised war in Vietnam more than half-century ago.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Thanks, vets; shame on you Janel Brandtjen

On this day scores of restaurants and other businesses honor vets with everything from free meals to discounts on merchandise to say thanks. So it was more than a bit ironic that a cabal of Wisconsin election deniers headed by state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Republican from Menomonee Falls, and none other than the disgraced former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, attempted to delay the counting of absentee ballots by Wisconsin citizens serving in the military.

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