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Last week two amazing advocates and grieving mothers, Bonnie and Bev, brought Faces of Addiction and Hope, a story quilt, to the state Capitol during our last session day of the year. It was a stark reminder we still have more work to do in the opioid crisis.
A law signed by Gov. Scott Walker Saturday will allow children and their parents to do some of the same things my father and I did as a boy. It’s plenty controversial: the legislation allows children of any age to hunt if a trained adult is within arm’s reach.
Let’s stop treating adults like children. Set the drinking age where it belongs; at the age of majority.
There is a surprising 38th parallel in politics that routine candidate ads are not supposed to cross even if third parties do. The line is using legally unproven crimes and scandals from the past against an opponent in last minute ads — despite their availability in news stories.
Millennials — identified as those born roughly between 1980 and 2000 — represent the generation that will be the political, governmental and business leaders of the future.
As President Donald Trump combines threats to unchain the dogs of war with attacks on freedom of the press and on dissent by citizens, it is more important than ever to recall what was said in 1917 by Robert M. La Follette.
While there is still time for other candidates to enter the race, the voters of the 58th Assembly District are already presented with two quality candidates — Steven Stanek and Tiffany Koehler — from which to choose.
Hampered by state revenue limits, counties are often forced into costly borrowing to cover the costs of transporting and housing Wisconsinites caught up in this epidemic in other parts of the state. And property taxpayers are forced to pick up the cost.
Keep a sharp lookout for any and all numbers he throws out on the 2018 campaign trail – – from jobs to Foxconn spending to any data point in between – – because there will be a good chance his numbers are wrong but somehow make him look great again.
Madison has a lot to offer Amazon. But Amazon won’t take it and Madison shouldn’t have bothered.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, handicap Gov. Scott Walker’s chances of re-election as he launches his bid for a third term. The “Two-Minute Take” is sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
When I hear some segment of white voters being maligned as clueless, my first thought runs to backers of Donald Trump, those people who actually believed he intended to help the working class. Author Joan C. Williams sees the opposite: It is college-educated white liberals who are the clueless ones.
In an interview with Edge Messaging President Brian Fraley, state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, reflects on his service this Veterans Day weekend.
In recognition of Veterans Day on November 11, I want to recognize the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are part of University of Wisconsin–Madison’s heritage and its future.
We must indeed remember the millions of Americans who have been and continue to be sent to foreign lands to fight for dubious causes and imperial crusades. One day, let’s hope that the last war fought will seem like a distant memory, and that the veterans who pass away will not be replaced by new ones returning from foreign occupation.
Without the Supreme Court ruling in our favor this year, Wisconsinites will continue to find themselves without equal representation in their state government, which will inevitably fall hardest on the backs of communities of color.
The campaign against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t even have a final opponent and yet the leading primary contenders, Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir, are attracting gobs of secret money in a battle for bucks more important to them than any ideological position they take.
It was supposed to assure his reelection. Not anymore.
Some are head scratchers. Many have gotten little attention.
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Last week two amazing advocates and grieving mothers, Bonnie and Bev, brought Faces of Addiction and Hope, a story quilt, to the state Capitol during our last session day of the year. It was a stark reminder we still have more work to do in the opioid crisis.
A law signed by Gov. Scott Walker Saturday will allow children and their parents to do some of the same things my father and I did as a boy. It’s plenty controversial: the legislation allows children of any age to hunt if a trained adult is within arm’s reach.
Let’s stop treating adults like children. Set the drinking age where it belongs; at the age of majority.
There is a surprising 38th parallel in politics that routine candidate ads are not supposed to cross even if third parties do. The line is using legally unproven crimes and scandals from the past against an opponent in last minute ads — despite their availability in news stories.
Millennials — identified as those born roughly between 1980 and 2000 — represent the generation that will be the political, governmental and business leaders of the future.
As President Donald Trump combines threats to unchain the dogs of war with attacks on freedom of the press and on dissent by citizens, it is more important than ever to recall what was said in 1917 by Robert M. La Follette.
While there is still time for other candidates to enter the race, the voters of the 58th Assembly District are already presented with two quality candidates — Steven Stanek and Tiffany Koehler — from which to choose.
Hampered by state revenue limits, counties are often forced into costly borrowing to cover the costs of transporting and housing Wisconsinites caught up in this epidemic in other parts of the state. And property taxpayers are forced to pick up the cost.
Keep a sharp lookout for any and all numbers he throws out on the 2018 campaign trail – – from jobs to Foxconn spending to any data point in between – – because there will be a good chance his numbers are wrong but somehow make him look great again.
Madison has a lot to offer Amazon. But Amazon won’t take it and Madison shouldn’t have bothered.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, handicap Gov. Scott Walker’s chances of re-election as he launches his bid for a third term. The “Two-Minute Take” is sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
When I hear some segment of white voters being maligned as clueless, my first thought runs to backers of Donald Trump, those people who actually believed he intended to help the working class. Author Joan C. Williams sees the opposite: It is college-educated white liberals who are the clueless ones.
In an interview with Edge Messaging President Brian Fraley, state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, reflects on his service this Veterans Day weekend.
In recognition of Veterans Day on November 11, I want to recognize the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are part of University of Wisconsin–Madison’s heritage and its future.
We must indeed remember the millions of Americans who have been and continue to be sent to foreign lands to fight for dubious causes and imperial crusades. One day, let’s hope that the last war fought will seem like a distant memory, and that the veterans who pass away will not be replaced by new ones returning from foreign occupation.
Without the Supreme Court ruling in our favor this year, Wisconsinites will continue to find themselves without equal representation in their state government, which will inevitably fall hardest on the backs of communities of color.
The campaign against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t even have a final opponent and yet the leading primary contenders, Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir, are attracting gobs of secret money in a battle for bucks more important to them than any ideological position they take.
It was supposed to assure his reelection. Not anymore.
Some are head scratchers. Many have gotten little attention.
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