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David D. Haynes: Needless to say, Donald Trump is no Boy Scout

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first of many presidents to address the Scouts at their National Jamboree. He told them: “Scouting revolves around not the mere theory of service to others but the habit of service to others.” Trump had a different message — he talked about himself and belittled his enemies.

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Owen Robinson: Protecting the right to Pokémon Go

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge J.P. Stadtmueller issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Milwaukee County from enforcing its ordinance requiring permits for virtual and location-based augmented reality games in county parks saying that it likely violates the First Amendment.

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James Rowen: WI dismisses climate science as roads, farms and lives suffer

Many Western Wisconsin roads and other infrastructure washed out in 2016 floods are still not rebuilt; one NW local official says he has seen a dozen 100-year-storms in the last 30 years, while a state official says road-building standards have not caught up with “evidence … pointing towards increasing frequency of large” storm events.

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David D. Haynes: Needless to say, Donald Trump is no Boy Scout

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first of many presidents to address the Scouts at their National Jamboree. He told them: “Scouting revolves around not the mere theory of service to others but the habit of service to others.” Trump had a different message — he talked about himself and belittled his enemies.

Read More »

Owen Robinson: Protecting the right to Pokémon Go

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge J.P. Stadtmueller issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Milwaukee County from enforcing its ordinance requiring permits for virtual and location-based augmented reality games in county parks saying that it likely violates the First Amendment.

Read More »

James Rowen: WI dismisses climate science as roads, farms and lives suffer

Many Western Wisconsin roads and other infrastructure washed out in 2016 floods are still not rebuilt; one NW local official says he has seen a dozen 100-year-storms in the last 30 years, while a state official says road-building standards have not caught up with “evidence … pointing towards increasing frequency of large” storm events.

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