The assertion of tribal sovereignty, combined with building alliances with the non-Native communities in the watersheds at risk from ecologically destructive mining projects, has proven to be an effective strategy.

As word of explosions in Israel shook many of us to our core, the conservative members of Congress remained steadfast in their in-party fighting. While there has been some movement, it shouldn’t take a war abroad to put the fire under their feet.

Jimmy Carter, the American president who most successfully advanced the cause of peace in the Middle East, has always recognized the challenges of this pursuit.

To this day, the name Michael Levin is spoken with reverence, and his story is shared widely to keep alive forever the heroism and sacrifice of a skinny kid from Pennsylvania who gave everything to become Israel’s Lone Soldier.

With right-wing media central to people like this killer, they eat up the lies, conspiracy theories, and racial messaging via the foghorns of their media empires.

It’s no wonder that former Justice David Prosser told Assembly Speaker Robin Vos there aren’t any grounds to impeach new Justice Janet Protasiewicz for calling the state’s districting maps “rigged.” According to former Assembly Rep. and Superintendent of Public Instruction Herbert Grover, Prosser did virtually the same thing when he was running for reelection back in 2011.

Two parties that can’t seem to agree on the time of day can come together on one thing: handing over a half billion dollars in the taxpayers’ hard-earned money to billionaires.

Americans must stand with Israel against Hamas terrorism and supply Israel with what it needs for its defense. America and Israel are allies, requiring honest dialogue throughout.

I could not in good conscience vote in favor of a resolution that was linguistically one-sided and did not acknowledge the plight of innocent Palestinians who were also harmed.

Pocan condemned “the heinous attacks by Hamas on Israel,” and declared that, “Any hostages should be released immediately and the violence must end.” At the same time, Pocan counseled that the Israeli response to the attack must seek to avoid more death and dislocation for the 2.4 million Palestinians living in Gaza.

I am encouraged and optimistic about the opportunities ahead of us on the Mississippi River. This river has played a role in commerce throughout history and I believe we are on the precipice of an exciting new era.

The House Speaker vacancy with Israel and Hamas at war spurred outrage. Meantime, Wisconsin priorities like the farm bill languish.

The American tradition of free speech runs up against rage at colleges, but there are signs of hope.

We should be concerned about ensuring that all our schools succeed in giving children a good start in life. We should teach them how to think clearly and thoroughly and how to engage in reasonable discussion, but we shouldn’t worry about whether they agree with our views. We can’t control that anyway.

During my time milking cows and picking oranges in Israel, my friends taught me peace can be an answer to the decades of terrorism and war, that military might is a necessity but not a solution.

Weakness opens the door to evil. President Biden’s weakness over the past two years has invited many of the problems we see in the world today.

Republican chaos may help Democrats some in 2024. But if they want to win, they really need to help themselves.

Voters see no other way to stop a corrupt government betraying the nation.

Steve Vavrus, director of the State Climatology Office, looks back on how Wisconsin’s climate has changed since the 2011 WICCI assessment report.