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Miryam Rosenzweig: Hatred of Jews led to 6 million deaths in Holocaust. Now new antisemitism takes root.
As Jewish students are taunted on campus, as protesters shamelessly call for peace while chanting for intifada, as protesters harass students with visible Jewish clothing and symbols, I can no longer remain silent about what our students have been experiencing on Milwaukee’s campuses, and I can no longer accept the silence of university administrations.

John Shutske: Growing safely: Rethinking Wisconsin’s youth farm safety mandate
Leaders who serve Wisconsin agriculture should spend some time carefully discussing and perhaps rethinking the risk connected to the state’s mandate that requires training and certification for 12- and 13-year-olds who operate tractors and their implements and large self-propelled machines on public roads.

Dave Zweifel: Norway offers a recipe for happiness in Wisconsin
Eric Dregni, an English teacher at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., noted that Norway had been named the “happiest country in the world” and wondered that since Wisconsin’s has a similar population and climate, whether it could somehow become the United States’ happiest state.

Spencer Black: GOP attack on Stewardship Fund indefensible
Appearing before the Supreme Court to oppose the governor’s suit, the Legislature’s lawyer was flummoxed trying to defend the undemocratic tactics of the Republican Legislature.

Dean R. Dietrich: Voices of democracy in times of change
“Voices of Democracy” is the American Bar Association’s theme for Law Day (May 1, 2024). This year, the theme encourages Americans to participate in the 2024 elections by deepening their understanding of the electoral process; discussing issues in honest and civil ways; turning out to vote; and, finally, helping to move the country forward after free and fair elections.

Mark Belling: SE Wisconsin has historic opportunity to get tougher on crime
DAs in five local counties are quitting and will be replaced in this year’s election.

John Torinus: Wisconsin summit needed ASAP on bird flu
H5N1 virus has spread worldwide through bird populations and has caused 442 confirmed human cases and 262 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

Andrew Hanson & Zackary Hawley: The cost of outlawing fossil fuel heat in Wisconsin
Switching to heat pumps in a northern climate will prove much more expensive.

Bill Barth: ‘The Evil Empire’ and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson
Safe bet: Reagan would have sided with defending Ukraine.

Brian Reisinger: What my drinking problem taught me about mental health and my Wisconsin roots
Whether it’s pursuit of Wisconsin’s best beer, too many liquor store runs, or white claws out of control, the deeper issue is mental health.

Bruce Murphy: MIAD faces huge shortfall, staff cuts
Decisions on $2.8 million budget shortfall made with lack of transparency, some complain.

Mark Lisheron: What Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment means for big government spending
If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators have authority over major federal funding allocations, according to a Badger Institute review of several government data sites.

Ruth Conniff: Time for AG Kaul to hold Wisconsin’s fake electors accountable
We need our state’s top law enforcement officer to join his colleagues in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada in cracking down on the election fraud perpetrated by Republican officials.

John Nichols: Haley still racking up votes from anti-Trump Republicans
Trump remains so unappealing to a substantial portion of the Republican base that Haley continues to win votes almost two months after dropping out of the race.

Matthew DeFour: 24 Wisconsin news organizations partner for a national convention first
For the first time, the RNC has created a local media area as part of what is known as Media Row, where hordes of politicos, delegates and maybe even a few celebrities flock to connect with radio and TV broadcasters, internet podcasters and social media influencers.

Dave Cieslewicz: At Columbia, cut off the oxygen
It’s a tough call but I suspect the best strategy is to leave them alone. Let them howl into the night. Drama is the oxygen of protest. Cut it off and eventually everybody drifts back to study for finals or they go off to the summer job on Wall Street or — this is Columbia — to the Hamptons.

Owen Robinson: Don’t let your regrets be found on a path untraveled
Graduation season is upon us. Our youngest two children will accept their college diplomas this year along with thousands of others across the country. As these graduates embark upon the sea of adulthood, I offer five pieces of advice that will serve them well.

Steven Walters: Evers vetoes GOP bills at record rate
In one year he vetoed 32% of all legislative bills, compared to 3.7% for average governor.

Bill Kaplan: Mississippi surpasses Wisconsin on expanding Medicaid
The baffling refusal by the Wisconsin GOP-led legislature to expand Medicaid has bedeviled Wisconsin since 2014. It’s the epitome of fiscal irresponsibility and wrong-headedness, defying both common sense and math.

Dave Cieslewicz: In praise of pork
Why Tammy Baldwin will win in November.

Miryam Rosenzweig: Hatred of Jews led to 6 million deaths in Holocaust. Now new antisemitism takes root.
As Jewish students are taunted on campus, as protesters shamelessly call for peace while chanting for intifada, as protesters harass students with visible Jewish clothing and symbols, I can no longer remain silent about what our students have been experiencing on Milwaukee’s campuses, and I can no longer accept the silence of university administrations.

John Shutske: Growing safely: Rethinking Wisconsin’s youth farm safety mandate
Leaders who serve Wisconsin agriculture should spend some time carefully discussing and perhaps rethinking the risk connected to the state’s mandate that requires training and certification for 12- and 13-year-olds who operate tractors and their implements and large self-propelled machines on public roads.

Dave Zweifel: Norway offers a recipe for happiness in Wisconsin
Eric Dregni, an English teacher at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., noted that Norway had been named the “happiest country in the world” and wondered that since Wisconsin’s has a similar population and climate, whether it could somehow become the United States’ happiest state.

Spencer Black: GOP attack on Stewardship Fund indefensible
Appearing before the Supreme Court to oppose the governor’s suit, the Legislature’s lawyer was flummoxed trying to defend the undemocratic tactics of the Republican Legislature.

Dean R. Dietrich: Voices of democracy in times of change
“Voices of Democracy” is the American Bar Association’s theme for Law Day (May 1, 2024). This year, the theme encourages Americans to participate in the 2024 elections by deepening their understanding of the electoral process; discussing issues in honest and civil ways; turning out to vote; and, finally, helping to move the country forward after free and fair elections.

Mark Belling: SE Wisconsin has historic opportunity to get tougher on crime
DAs in five local counties are quitting and will be replaced in this year’s election.

John Torinus: Wisconsin summit needed ASAP on bird flu
H5N1 virus has spread worldwide through bird populations and has caused 442 confirmed human cases and 262 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

Andrew Hanson & Zackary Hawley: The cost of outlawing fossil fuel heat in Wisconsin
Switching to heat pumps in a northern climate will prove much more expensive.

Bill Barth: ‘The Evil Empire’ and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson
Safe bet: Reagan would have sided with defending Ukraine.

Brian Reisinger: What my drinking problem taught me about mental health and my Wisconsin roots
Whether it’s pursuit of Wisconsin’s best beer, too many liquor store runs, or white claws out of control, the deeper issue is mental health.

Bruce Murphy: MIAD faces huge shortfall, staff cuts
Decisions on $2.8 million budget shortfall made with lack of transparency, some complain.

Mark Lisheron: What Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment means for big government spending
If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators have authority over major federal funding allocations, according to a Badger Institute review of several government data sites.

Ruth Conniff: Time for AG Kaul to hold Wisconsin’s fake electors accountable
We need our state’s top law enforcement officer to join his colleagues in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada in cracking down on the election fraud perpetrated by Republican officials.

John Nichols: Haley still racking up votes from anti-Trump Republicans
Trump remains so unappealing to a substantial portion of the Republican base that Haley continues to win votes almost two months after dropping out of the race.

Matthew DeFour: 24 Wisconsin news organizations partner for a national convention first
For the first time, the RNC has created a local media area as part of what is known as Media Row, where hordes of politicos, delegates and maybe even a few celebrities flock to connect with radio and TV broadcasters, internet podcasters and social media influencers.

Dave Cieslewicz: At Columbia, cut off the oxygen
It’s a tough call but I suspect the best strategy is to leave them alone. Let them howl into the night. Drama is the oxygen of protest. Cut it off and eventually everybody drifts back to study for finals or they go off to the summer job on Wall Street or — this is Columbia — to the Hamptons.

Owen Robinson: Don’t let your regrets be found on a path untraveled
Graduation season is upon us. Our youngest two children will accept their college diplomas this year along with thousands of others across the country. As these graduates embark upon the sea of adulthood, I offer five pieces of advice that will serve them well.

Steven Walters: Evers vetoes GOP bills at record rate
In one year he vetoed 32% of all legislative bills, compared to 3.7% for average governor.

Bill Kaplan: Mississippi surpasses Wisconsin on expanding Medicaid
The baffling refusal by the Wisconsin GOP-led legislature to expand Medicaid has bedeviled Wisconsin since 2014. It’s the epitome of fiscal irresponsibility and wrong-headedness, defying both common sense and math.