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Dan O’Donnell: The summer of drag
Adult content—gay, straight, trans or otherwise—is never acceptable when performed in front of extremely young audiences, and it is imperative that the public continues to fight its constant incursion into highly inappropriate settings.

Dan Shelley: Judge was wrong to bar recordings of trial
Circuit Court Judge Ellen Berz decided to prohibit any live or recorded broadcast coverage in the trial of Khari Sanford, accused (and ultimately convicted) of killing his then-girlfriend’s parents.

Kurt Karbusicky: I worked at the Medical Examiner’s Office, and I can tell you there’s a problem
Contrary to the accusation that they are some sort of rabble-rousers, union leaders themselves are simply responding to the ongoing trickle of complaints from employees that has been going on for many years.

Ruth Conniff: Gableman’s contempt and the destruction of democracy
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s contempt for the rule of law and the institutions of our democracy, which he demonstrated in his bombastic, sarcastic performance in Dane County circuit court on Friday, is the same style of demagoguery practiced by Donald Trump.

Dave Cieslewicz: Some good news for Evers
It’s possible that national Democrats could get crushed while Democratic Gov. Tony Evers could win a second term and a Democrat might beat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

M.D. Kittle: PowerUp podcast with Rep. Tony Kurtz on ‘unsustainable’ farm costs
The circle of destruction from Democrat polices is hitting farmers particularly hard. From soaring diesel prices and historic fertilizer costs to supply shortages, life has gotten a lot tougher down on the farm.

Tom Still: Chancellor Blank reflects on her nine years at UW-Madison
Still shares highlights from a recent interview with Blank, who will become president of Northwestern University this fall.

Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: Eric Toney refused to join the John Doe probe into Scott Walker
Misleading criticisms do not help anyone … except Democrat Josh Kaul.

David Blaska: Donald Trump lost the election to Donald Trump
Blaska shares excerpts from former Attorney General and Trump loyalist William P. Barr’s book, “One Damn Thing After Another.”

John Nichols: Derrick Van Orden seems to want voters to forget what he was doing on Jan. 6
Republicans are nominating participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol for major offices across the country.

Bill Berry: A nut can buy a gun, but adults with health problems still can’t buy weed
Maybe Wisconsin will wake up one day. Until then, people with legitimate health conditions will continue to buy cannabis underground or travel to dispensaries across state lines.

Cailey Jamison: The case for car-free urban planning
Madison has options to plan a more sustainable, equitable transit system that doesn’t require a personal car.

Stan Milam: Honoring those who fought and the lessons of D-Day
Hitler led Germany into a humiliating defeat but not after the senseless killing of millions of soldiers and civilians. Will Putin be compared to Hitler?

Gregory Humphrey: World must not cede Russia ‘sphere of interest’
The West did not bluster or threaten, provoke or prod Russia. Instead, the various peoples of the former Soviet Union, when given a chance to make their own way in the world, looked West.

Bruce Murphy: Remembering Stuart Carlson
One of the great editorial cartoonists, who became too controversial for Journal Sentinel, dies at age 66.

Bill Kaplan: The moral collapse of the GOP
The Grand Old Party has collapsed morally at all levels.

John Nichols: Call Jan. 6 what it was: a coup attempt
For too long, pundits and political leaders adopted cautious language in describing the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.

Dan O’Donnell: Back to reality
Democrats tried use the January 6th hearing to distract America from the disastrous way they have handled the economy. That ended the second the new inflation number was released.

Lena Taylor: Graduation season: Hope springs eternal
I am inspired and convinced, with each student that crosses the stage and moves that tassel from the right to the left that hope springs eternal.

Fred Koontz and Adrian Treves: Conserving — not killing — wildlife should drive Wisconsin’s natural resources strategy
DNR needs to shift priorities.

Dan O’Donnell: The summer of drag
Adult content—gay, straight, trans or otherwise—is never acceptable when performed in front of extremely young audiences, and it is imperative that the public continues to fight its constant incursion into highly inappropriate settings.

Dan Shelley: Judge was wrong to bar recordings of trial
Circuit Court Judge Ellen Berz decided to prohibit any live or recorded broadcast coverage in the trial of Khari Sanford, accused (and ultimately convicted) of killing his then-girlfriend’s parents.

Kurt Karbusicky: I worked at the Medical Examiner’s Office, and I can tell you there’s a problem
Contrary to the accusation that they are some sort of rabble-rousers, union leaders themselves are simply responding to the ongoing trickle of complaints from employees that has been going on for many years.

Ruth Conniff: Gableman’s contempt and the destruction of democracy
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s contempt for the rule of law and the institutions of our democracy, which he demonstrated in his bombastic, sarcastic performance in Dane County circuit court on Friday, is the same style of demagoguery practiced by Donald Trump.

Dave Cieslewicz: Some good news for Evers
It’s possible that national Democrats could get crushed while Democratic Gov. Tony Evers could win a second term and a Democrat might beat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

M.D. Kittle: PowerUp podcast with Rep. Tony Kurtz on ‘unsustainable’ farm costs
The circle of destruction from Democrat polices is hitting farmers particularly hard. From soaring diesel prices and historic fertilizer costs to supply shortages, life has gotten a lot tougher down on the farm.

Tom Still: Chancellor Blank reflects on her nine years at UW-Madison
Still shares highlights from a recent interview with Blank, who will become president of Northwestern University this fall.

Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: Eric Toney refused to join the John Doe probe into Scott Walker
Misleading criticisms do not help anyone … except Democrat Josh Kaul.

David Blaska: Donald Trump lost the election to Donald Trump
Blaska shares excerpts from former Attorney General and Trump loyalist William P. Barr’s book, “One Damn Thing After Another.”

John Nichols: Derrick Van Orden seems to want voters to forget what he was doing on Jan. 6
Republicans are nominating participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol for major offices across the country.

Bill Berry: A nut can buy a gun, but adults with health problems still can’t buy weed
Maybe Wisconsin will wake up one day. Until then, people with legitimate health conditions will continue to buy cannabis underground or travel to dispensaries across state lines.

Cailey Jamison: The case for car-free urban planning
Madison has options to plan a more sustainable, equitable transit system that doesn’t require a personal car.

Stan Milam: Honoring those who fought and the lessons of D-Day
Hitler led Germany into a humiliating defeat but not after the senseless killing of millions of soldiers and civilians. Will Putin be compared to Hitler?

Gregory Humphrey: World must not cede Russia ‘sphere of interest’
The West did not bluster or threaten, provoke or prod Russia. Instead, the various peoples of the former Soviet Union, when given a chance to make their own way in the world, looked West.

Bruce Murphy: Remembering Stuart Carlson
One of the great editorial cartoonists, who became too controversial for Journal Sentinel, dies at age 66.

Bill Kaplan: The moral collapse of the GOP
The Grand Old Party has collapsed morally at all levels.

John Nichols: Call Jan. 6 what it was: a coup attempt
For too long, pundits and political leaders adopted cautious language in describing the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.

Dan O’Donnell: Back to reality
Democrats tried use the January 6th hearing to distract America from the disastrous way they have handled the economy. That ended the second the new inflation number was released.

Lena Taylor: Graduation season: Hope springs eternal
I am inspired and convinced, with each student that crosses the stage and moves that tassel from the right to the left that hope springs eternal.
