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We’re tired of being celebrated for being resilient for how much harm we can withstand. We want to be celebrated for our accomplishments without having to prove ourselves every step of the way.
The joy in the room at the mayor’s election night party was powerful. Plus: five takeaways from the race for mayor of Milwaukee.
What we are witnessing in too many communities with hollowed-out newspapers is really sad. Is it any wonder there are fewer newspaper readers?
It was gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s husband, former state Rep. Joel Kleefisch, who proposed a hunting season on sandhills several years ago, calling them the “rib-eye” of the sky. His campaign mercifully failed. But the proposal is back again.
Kids are the ultimate losers when this reality is ignored.
A brutal war in Ukraine rages, inflation is infectious, and a cold, wet April has largely lived up to poet T.S. Eliot’s branding as “the cruelest month.” Perhaps some updates on recent missives will warm things up.
Two of my friends who are both long-time voters ran into a new barrier for this spring’s election as a result of a recent court ruling.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin, silly!
Republican Kelly Ruh — who served as a fake elector with nine other members of WISGOP in the state as part of a plot to upend the Electoral College and overturn the 2020 presidential election — lost to Democrat Pamela
Maybe we can learn from them?
When he was Vice President, officials in the Obama White House would excuse his comments by saying, “that’s just Joe.” As President of the United States, however, Mr. Biden’s gaffes have much larger consequences around the world.
The federal government’s Department of Transportation is warning states to use federal infrastructure money to build bicycle paths, roundabouts and pedestrian paths instead of more traditional uses such as highway projects.
If we are ever going to have the kind of politics that is consequential, that excites voters for the right reasons, it must have at its core a recognition of what government can and must do to free people from
Both among top members of Congress in getting earmarked federal spending for this state
“If parents want to ‘have a say’ in their child’s education,” Democratic Wisconsin Representative Lee Snodgrass sneeringly tweeted in February, “they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their own budget.”
Last month, an informational hearing in the Assembly Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee shed light on a reality that many people who have tried obtaining or renewing a professional license are already familiar with: Wisconsin is in a licensure crisis…. Please log in
My colleague John Nichols notes in his latest book, “Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers,” that much of corporate America has a long track record of taking advantage of crises to maximize profits.
Illicit fentanyl overdoses are the leading cause of death for individuals aged 18 to 45.
The respectful thing to do is to honor our land, homes and way of life by ending the operation of the Line 5 pipeline.
No matter how much Buttigieg or any of the Biden administration officials think we can drive our electric cars out of today’s high gas prices, the clear solution lies in easing the regulatory burden, encouraging production and opening opportunities for new and safe development.
We’re tired of being celebrated for being resilient for how much harm we can withstand. We want to be celebrated for our accomplishments without having to prove ourselves every step of the way.
The joy in the room at the mayor’s election night party was powerful. Plus: five takeaways from the race for mayor of Milwaukee.
What we are witnessing in too many communities with hollowed-out newspapers is really sad. Is it any wonder there are fewer newspaper readers?
It was gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s husband, former state Rep. Joel Kleefisch, who proposed a hunting season on sandhills several years ago, calling them the “rib-eye” of the sky. His campaign mercifully failed. But the proposal is back again.
Kids are the ultimate losers when this reality is ignored.
A brutal war in Ukraine rages, inflation is infectious, and a cold, wet April has largely lived up to poet T.S. Eliot’s branding as “the cruelest month.” Perhaps some updates on recent missives will warm things up.
Two of my friends who are both long-time voters ran into a new barrier for this spring’s election as a result of a recent court ruling.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin, silly!
Republican Kelly Ruh — who served as a fake elector with nine other members of WISGOP in the state as part of a plot to upend the Electoral College and overturn the 2020 presidential election — lost to Democrat Pamela
Maybe we can learn from them?
When he was Vice President, officials in the Obama White House would excuse his comments by saying, “that’s just Joe.” As President of the United States, however, Mr. Biden’s gaffes have much larger consequences around the world.
The federal government’s Department of Transportation is warning states to use federal infrastructure money to build bicycle paths, roundabouts and pedestrian paths instead of more traditional uses such as highway projects.
If we are ever going to have the kind of politics that is consequential, that excites voters for the right reasons, it must have at its core a recognition of what government can and must do to free people from
Both among top members of Congress in getting earmarked federal spending for this state
“If parents want to ‘have a say’ in their child’s education,” Democratic Wisconsin Representative Lee Snodgrass sneeringly tweeted in February, “they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their own budget.”
Last month, an informational hearing in the Assembly Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee shed light on a reality that many people who have tried obtaining or renewing a professional license are already familiar with: Wisconsin is in a licensure crisis…. Please log in
My colleague John Nichols notes in his latest book, “Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers,” that much of corporate America has a long track record of taking advantage of crises to maximize profits.
Illicit fentanyl overdoses are the leading cause of death for individuals aged 18 to 45.
The respectful thing to do is to honor our land, homes and way of life by ending the operation of the Line 5 pipeline.
No matter how much Buttigieg or any of the Biden administration officials think we can drive our electric cars out of today’s high gas prices, the clear solution lies in easing the regulatory burden, encouraging production and opening opportunities for new and safe development.
