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James Perry: Loss of two-year campuses hits low-income families

The low-cost, high-quality university education provided by the most highly educated professors who have been dedicated to classroom performance is disappearing from the Wisconsin landscape. If we were really concerned about quality and affordability, we would invest in these former two-year campuses rather than shedding them.

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Dave Cieslewicz: Trouble ahead for GOP

Democrats are over-stating the importance of their defeat of two Republican backed constitutional amendments in this week’s primary. It doesn’t mean everything they want to think it does, but it doesn’t mean nothing.

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David Blaska: Making sense of Tuesday’s elections

We were ready to say the voices of moderation — scratch that — the voices of sanity had prevailed except that in that Green Bay congressional district, guy named Tony Wied defeated two solid Republican legislators: former state Senate president Roger Roth and State Sen. Andre Jacque.

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Gregory Humphrey: If not weird, what do we call GOP in 2024?

We would call them laughable if the danger to our nation was not so great. Therefore, it seems the word that best can be used with co-workers, at family cookouts this summer, and at sporting venues is the one that so easily rolls off the tongue because it is so accurate. Everyone understands it. Weird.

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Dave Zweifel: With child care mess, only rich can afford kids

The government — that is, we the people — could devise a way to help, but those in political control would rather send a few dollars to cut taxes — $5 off a $100 worth of diapers anyone? — then throw a lifeline to struggling parents, which could help put more people to work, not to mention helping the children.

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James Perry: Loss of two-year campuses hits low-income families

The low-cost, high-quality university education provided by the most highly educated professors who have been dedicated to classroom performance is disappearing from the Wisconsin landscape. If we were really concerned about quality and affordability, we would invest in these former two-year campuses rather than shedding them.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Trouble ahead for GOP

Democrats are over-stating the importance of their defeat of two Republican backed constitutional amendments in this week’s primary. It doesn’t mean everything they want to think it does, but it doesn’t mean nothing.

Read More »

David Blaska: Making sense of Tuesday’s elections

We were ready to say the voices of moderation — scratch that — the voices of sanity had prevailed except that in that Green Bay congressional district, guy named Tony Wied defeated two solid Republican legislators: former state Senate president Roger Roth and State Sen. Andre Jacque.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: If not weird, what do we call GOP in 2024?

We would call them laughable if the danger to our nation was not so great. Therefore, it seems the word that best can be used with co-workers, at family cookouts this summer, and at sporting venues is the one that so easily rolls off the tongue because it is so accurate. Everyone understands it. Weird.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: With child care mess, only rich can afford kids

The government — that is, we the people — could devise a way to help, but those in political control would rather send a few dollars to cut taxes — $5 off a $100 worth of diapers anyone? — then throw a lifeline to struggling parents, which could help put more people to work, not to mention helping the children.

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