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Bruce Thompson: Trump, Evers and urban ‘cesspools’
Trump’s hatred of cities might help explain how metro area residents voted in November.

Dave Zweifel: Pence shows the world that he’s still a lickspittle
Hopefully, this latest spurt of publicity and the self-aggrandizing book he’s written won’t get him anywhere near the presidential nomination in 2024.

David Blaska: Gerry Manders
The problem, former Democrat Jonathan Barry notes, is that “Democrats are increasingly concentrated in Madison and Milwaukee, while, at the same time, unable to carry much of more rural Wisconsin because of their perceived ‘extreme’ policies.

Dave Cieslewicz: The next crucial election
That next most consequential election of our lifetimes (well, at least here in Wisconsin) will be the race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Richard Moore: Wisconsin budget surplus surges to more than $6 billion
The dirty little secret why Republicans won’t eliminate the state income tax: they’re big spenders.

M.D. Kittle: Another deadly record for Milwaukee
Two days before Thanksgiving, Milwaukee had recorded its 195th homicide of 2022, according to police. The violence-plagued city had posted another homicide record for the third straight year.

Bruce Murphy: Will Republicans legalize marijuana?
Gov. Evers and two-thirds of voters support it. How long will legislators resist?

Scott Walker: Proud to be an American
Thanksgiving is a great time to think about the things we are thankful for this year. Now, more than ever, I am thankful to live in the United States. I am proud to be an American.

LaKeshia Myers: Just be thankful for what you got
As a society, we can become so enveloped in our personal wants and desires that we don’t take the time to stop and give thanks for all of the things we already have.

John Nichols: FDR served up a critique of capitalism with his Thanksgiving proclamations
FDR used his Thanksgiving Proclamations to speak not just of bountiful harvests and prayers of gratitude but moral certainties that were at odds with unrestricted capitalism.

Julian Emerson: Honoring our food – and those who grow it – this holiday season
As I sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, I will not only be thankful to enjoy the day with family and friends, I will also appreciate the people who grew that food, who raised those animals and for the animals who gave their lives so I can sustain mine.

Gary Hebl: Be thankful this holiday
Though partisan differences may divide in Madison, through it all, there is much to be thankful for this holiday season.

LaKeshia Myers: Every day is a day of thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving holiday, I am asking everyone to truly take stock of their blessings.

Matthew Rothschild: Three things to be thankful for
On this Thanksgiving weekend, I’ve got three things to be thankful for, as far as the pro-democracy prospects go here in Wisconsin.

M.D. Kittle: Fentanyl taking greater toll
Wisconsin hit another deadly record in 2021, with more than 1,400 people dying of opioid overdoses.

Ruth Conniff: Stability or disruption for Wisconsin schools?
A big battle is brewing over what’s best for kids.

Tom Nelson: Surplus a chance to shore up UW System
The Legislature ought to allocate $1 billion of the surplus to rebuild UW infrastructure, attract and retain quality faculty and staff and make two- and four-year degrees more affordable to students.

Dave Cieslewicz: Hispanics could save the GOP
It wasn’t so long ago that Democrats saw America’s growing Hispanic population as their ticket to long-term majorities.

M.D. Kittle: Budget surplus nears $6.6 billion, Evers itchy to spend
Republicans who hold the purse strings are putting Big Government Gov. Tony Evers on notice: The money belongs to taxpayers, not for growing his bloated bureaucracy.

Bill Kaplan: South Dakota expands Medicaid
What is Wisconsin waiting for?

Bruce Thompson: Trump, Evers and urban ‘cesspools’
Trump’s hatred of cities might help explain how metro area residents voted in November.

Dave Zweifel: Pence shows the world that he’s still a lickspittle
Hopefully, this latest spurt of publicity and the self-aggrandizing book he’s written won’t get him anywhere near the presidential nomination in 2024.

David Blaska: Gerry Manders
The problem, former Democrat Jonathan Barry notes, is that “Democrats are increasingly concentrated in Madison and Milwaukee, while, at the same time, unable to carry much of more rural Wisconsin because of their perceived ‘extreme’ policies.

Dave Cieslewicz: The next crucial election
That next most consequential election of our lifetimes (well, at least here in Wisconsin) will be the race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Richard Moore: Wisconsin budget surplus surges to more than $6 billion
The dirty little secret why Republicans won’t eliminate the state income tax: they’re big spenders.

M.D. Kittle: Another deadly record for Milwaukee
Two days before Thanksgiving, Milwaukee had recorded its 195th homicide of 2022, according to police. The violence-plagued city had posted another homicide record for the third straight year.

Bruce Murphy: Will Republicans legalize marijuana?
Gov. Evers and two-thirds of voters support it. How long will legislators resist?

Scott Walker: Proud to be an American
Thanksgiving is a great time to think about the things we are thankful for this year. Now, more than ever, I am thankful to live in the United States. I am proud to be an American.

LaKeshia Myers: Just be thankful for what you got
As a society, we can become so enveloped in our personal wants and desires that we don’t take the time to stop and give thanks for all of the things we already have.

John Nichols: FDR served up a critique of capitalism with his Thanksgiving proclamations
FDR used his Thanksgiving Proclamations to speak not just of bountiful harvests and prayers of gratitude but moral certainties that were at odds with unrestricted capitalism.

Julian Emerson: Honoring our food – and those who grow it – this holiday season
As I sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, I will not only be thankful to enjoy the day with family and friends, I will also appreciate the people who grew that food, who raised those animals and for the animals who gave their lives so I can sustain mine.

Gary Hebl: Be thankful this holiday
Though partisan differences may divide in Madison, through it all, there is much to be thankful for this holiday season.

LaKeshia Myers: Every day is a day of thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving holiday, I am asking everyone to truly take stock of their blessings.

Matthew Rothschild: Three things to be thankful for
On this Thanksgiving weekend, I’ve got three things to be thankful for, as far as the pro-democracy prospects go here in Wisconsin.

M.D. Kittle: Fentanyl taking greater toll
Wisconsin hit another deadly record in 2021, with more than 1,400 people dying of opioid overdoses.

Ruth Conniff: Stability or disruption for Wisconsin schools?
A big battle is brewing over what’s best for kids.

Tom Nelson: Surplus a chance to shore up UW System
The Legislature ought to allocate $1 billion of the surplus to rebuild UW infrastructure, attract and retain quality faculty and staff and make two- and four-year degrees more affordable to students.

Dave Cieslewicz: Hispanics could save the GOP
It wasn’t so long ago that Democrats saw America’s growing Hispanic population as their ticket to long-term majorities.

M.D. Kittle: Budget surplus nears $6.6 billion, Evers itchy to spend
Republicans who hold the purse strings are putting Big Government Gov. Tony Evers on notice: The money belongs to taxpayers, not for growing his bloated bureaucracy.

