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James Rowen: Mark Born offers a history lesson
Republican representative and Joint Finance leader suggests small glass case of exhibits is quite enough Black history.

Bruce Murphy: Sickle cell excuses killings by police?
3 of 47 such deaths nationally were in Milwaukee, but county medical examiner defends his decisions.

Dave Zweifel: With Dave Mahoney, we had America’s best sheriff
Dave Mahoney set a new standard during the 14-plus years he commanded the department.

Adam Jarchow: Toney is unfit to lead
Toney used his law degree, government salary and authority to serve as Tony Evers’ handmaid by prosecuting small business owners who were just trying to survive. It’s sad. It’s despicable. It’s disqualifying.

Melissa Agard: Let the people petition the Legislature for a public hearing
Under the People’s Voice Act, people would be allowed to petition their government to give a bill a public hearing.

James Wigderson: Time for Evers to stop blocking the school house doors
We agree with Governor Tony Evers that children, regardless of their zip code, should have access to a quality education. Unfortunately, Evers’ policies do not match his rhetoric.

John Nichols: Pocan’s advocacy for Palestinian human rights is in the Wisconsin progressive tradition
Like Robert M. La Follette, he is prepared to call out U.S. allies, and to object to U.S. policies that fail to uphold the human rights of all peoples.

Howard Marklein: Dialing-in funding for broadband
We need to fund broadband expansion. But we need to do it in a meaningful way that reaches the communities that are unserved and disconnected.

Lena Taylor: Police reform vs policing reform
There is a difference between individual and organizational behavior.

Bill Christofferson: Enough is never enough for gun zealots
Senate and Assembly bills would make Wisconsin a Second Amendment sanctuary state.

Scott Walker: Biden needs to reward workers and not punish them
Public assistance should be a trampoline, not a hammock.

Debra Cronmiller: Don’t play politics with Wisconsin’s courts
It’s time to make clear that not everything has a price and that Wisconsin courts won’t be bought off.

Julie Grace and Jenna Bottler: Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly support criminal justice reform
In a state where voters split on nearly everything, we can all agree on the need for criminal justice reform.

Dave Cieslewicz: How woke might end
The intolerance of the hard-left will go out of fashion soon enough.

Dominique Paul Noth: How Israel over 7 decades lost its grip on US thinking
Recent polls confirm a drop in allegiance, even among American Jews, where two-thirds of those over 65 still admit an emotional attachment to Israel while it drops to under 50% for younger generations of American Jews.

M.D. Kittle: Evers administration fundraiser: Is it a ‘shakedown’?
Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan’s “special guest” status next Tuesday at Sen. Brad Pfaff’s posh fundraiser in Madison is a departure from the days of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who forbade his secretaries from shilling for political campaigns.

Neil Kraus: Special interests, not educators, continue push for online learning
COVID-19 is the gift that elites seeking to sell online education could not possibly have imagined.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss clash between Evers, GOP lawmakers over federal relief funds
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the political tussle between Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislators to mesh billions in federal COVID relief funds with the state budget.

Paul Fanlund: Truth is the pre-eminent issue; the rest is secondary
The critical divide is not between the progressive and establishment wings of the Democratic Party, or even between Democrats and Republicans, but between those who stand for truth and those who do not.

Reggie Jackson: Second-class citizens
The myth of racial integration in America.

James Rowen: Mark Born offers a history lesson
Republican representative and Joint Finance leader suggests small glass case of exhibits is quite enough Black history.

Bruce Murphy: Sickle cell excuses killings by police?
3 of 47 such deaths nationally were in Milwaukee, but county medical examiner defends his decisions.

Dave Zweifel: With Dave Mahoney, we had America’s best sheriff
Dave Mahoney set a new standard during the 14-plus years he commanded the department.

Adam Jarchow: Toney is unfit to lead
Toney used his law degree, government salary and authority to serve as Tony Evers’ handmaid by prosecuting small business owners who were just trying to survive. It’s sad. It’s despicable. It’s disqualifying.

Melissa Agard: Let the people petition the Legislature for a public hearing
Under the People’s Voice Act, people would be allowed to petition their government to give a bill a public hearing.

James Wigderson: Time for Evers to stop blocking the school house doors
We agree with Governor Tony Evers that children, regardless of their zip code, should have access to a quality education. Unfortunately, Evers’ policies do not match his rhetoric.

John Nichols: Pocan’s advocacy for Palestinian human rights is in the Wisconsin progressive tradition
Like Robert M. La Follette, he is prepared to call out U.S. allies, and to object to U.S. policies that fail to uphold the human rights of all peoples.

Howard Marklein: Dialing-in funding for broadband
We need to fund broadband expansion. But we need to do it in a meaningful way that reaches the communities that are unserved and disconnected.

Lena Taylor: Police reform vs policing reform
There is a difference between individual and organizational behavior.

Bill Christofferson: Enough is never enough for gun zealots
Senate and Assembly bills would make Wisconsin a Second Amendment sanctuary state.

Scott Walker: Biden needs to reward workers and not punish them
Public assistance should be a trampoline, not a hammock.

Debra Cronmiller: Don’t play politics with Wisconsin’s courts
It’s time to make clear that not everything has a price and that Wisconsin courts won’t be bought off.

Julie Grace and Jenna Bottler: Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly support criminal justice reform
In a state where voters split on nearly everything, we can all agree on the need for criminal justice reform.

Dave Cieslewicz: How woke might end
The intolerance of the hard-left will go out of fashion soon enough.

Dominique Paul Noth: How Israel over 7 decades lost its grip on US thinking
Recent polls confirm a drop in allegiance, even among American Jews, where two-thirds of those over 65 still admit an emotional attachment to Israel while it drops to under 50% for younger generations of American Jews.

M.D. Kittle: Evers administration fundraiser: Is it a ‘shakedown’?
Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan’s “special guest” status next Tuesday at Sen. Brad Pfaff’s posh fundraiser in Madison is a departure from the days of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who forbade his secretaries from shilling for political campaigns.

Neil Kraus: Special interests, not educators, continue push for online learning
COVID-19 is the gift that elites seeking to sell online education could not possibly have imagined.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss clash between Evers, GOP lawmakers over federal relief funds
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the political tussle between Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislators to mesh billions in federal COVID relief funds with the state budget.

Paul Fanlund: Truth is the pre-eminent issue; the rest is secondary
The critical divide is not between the progressive and establishment wings of the Democratic Party, or even between Democrats and Republicans, but between those who stand for truth and those who do not.
