I don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance because I think this country is perfect; I say it because I am committed to making it better.

Through humor, contextualization, and historical anecdotes, Kevin Boyle weaves the story of a once idealistic, patriotic, America who loses her innocence.

Dane County’s median home is now $420,000.

The inside story of how the county exec and mayor helped pass state legislation to save Milwaukee.

Even as Trump snubs the Republican Party by refusing to attend the debate in Milwaukee this week, his corrosive influence continues to permeate Wisconsin.

The future of American republic as a free and representative democracy is the defining issue, and none of them will touch it.

With the beginning of another school year bursting with hope and promise, it is sobering to pause and reflect on just how bad Wisconsin’s schools are.

As the school terms begin across Wisconsin there are many reminders in the press that teachers are not only a vital spoke in our society’s wheel, but all too often an undervalued and underpaid one.

Through flawed or biased algorithms, datasets and default camera settings not optimized to capture darker skin, Black people have run into problems with AI facial recognition software and the justice system.

Introduced by state lawmakers earlier this year, Assembly Bill 51 would allow local law enforcement agencies to hire DACA recipients if they choose to do so.

That Wisconsin politicians like Scott Fitzgerald, Bryan Steil and Ron Johnson would seek to destroy it speaks volumes about who they really represent.

They’re so bold in their lawlessness that they figure no one can or will hold them accountable, but I think that they will find themselves wrong on that count.

One in five local election officials nationwide have left or are considering leaving their posts before 2024 election.

Calling rural people rednecks or hillbillies or a dozen other things remains not only allowable but commonplace in Democratic circles. … This is noticed in small towns and out on the farm. It is recognized as hypocrisy. As it should be.

Brewers are now interested in a “generational lease extension,” well beyond 2040.

The 2020s are now calling for a new foreign policy to deal with a cold war that’s been going on for a decade.

It’s been many decades since I competed in youth sports, but I still distinctly remember that the kid we all hated was the cheater. That memory comes to mind because of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ draconian reaction to the possibility that the new Supreme Court majority may review legislative gerrymandering.

A few weeks ago, I was attending a breakfast meeting with a friend. As the meeting began, we were asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. She rolled her eyes, a gesture which I don’t think anyone else in the room noticed.

I do not need to remind readers that a relentless war on reporters and the working press continues in our nation. If a politician does not like the reporter or the news article the label ‘fake news’ gets branded on the news source and the journalist.

The future of American republic as a free and representative democracy is the defining issue, and none of them will touch it.