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Jenna Piwowarczyk: Why my generation won’t move on from Charlie Kirk’s death
We still feel the loss heavy on our hearts, but the majority of us are ready to get back out there on the battlefield.

Lee Rasch: Staying silent amid chaos has its own cost. People must be willing to speak up.
Most of us don’t live in political extremes hogging the mic. We trust our neighbors and local leaders. We help one another without hesitation when tragedy strikes. We show up for one another.

John Torinus: Please: More love, less hate from our CEO
What kind of tone is set for the country when our CEO — President Trump -– says with vehemence: “I hate my opponent”?

Gregory Humphrey: Witnessing a betrayal of American ideals with Trump’s military on city streets
We must remember Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s horror. We must remember the Bonus Army. And we must remember that when the government turns its weapons on its own people, it is not protecting the nation. Instead, it is desecrating it.

Bob Lindmeier: Climate denial by the Trump administration is costing lives
Before the government shutdown, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was moving forward with a plan to revoke its longstanding position that climate change is indeed a threat to human health.

Dave Cieslewicz: Kaul’s Catch 22
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that he won’t run for governor after all. This makes him the best qualified candidate.

Jessica McBride: Kaul’s record as attorney general
Crime Lab mess, botched victims’ audit & angry mom

Lauren VanDeHey: Wisconsin should mandate coverage for fertility services
One in six people will experience infertility, and the cost of one unsubsidized IVF cycle can exceed $20,000. Furthermore, some may need multiple cycles to achieve a single pregnancy.

Will Flanders and Kyle Koenen: DPI changes on school report cards reflect moving goalposts, not better scores
Before we get into this solution or that, or the debate over more funding or less, let’s start with an honest assessment of the status quo.

Patrick J. Wood: Not them. Us.
On October 10, we observe Homelessness Awareness Day—not to feel good about our awareness, but to commit to action.

James E. Causey: Lee Hawkins’ family history book shows depth of harm from slavery and Jim Crow
The pressing question we must confront is whether America will seek to rectify its historical transgressions by taking tangible steps to ensure the well-being of those still living.

Judith Davidoff: Why the attacks on free speech are working
UW-Madison journalism ethics conference explores the question

David Blaska: Woke just got canceled in prime time
Heading up CBS News, Bari Weiss may make legacy media — if not Must Watch TV — at least less insufferable.

Eileen Harrington: The slash-and-burn approach to government reform
A government reform effort led by Vice President Al Gore, starting in 1993, was ambitious, focused and successful. DOGE has been the opposite.

Dave Zweifel: ICE fiasco plays out in Chicago
Individual circumstances don’t matter. There are quotas to fill, campaign promises to keep. Everyone is fair game.

David Couper: Local police must resist federal overreach on immigration
For policing to remain legitimate in a free society, it must be rooted in trust, fairness, the Rule of Law and respect for all people. It’s time for all of us to step up and resist.

Gabriel Shapiro: Data centers not worth the cost
Choosing to invest in data centers means losing progress in our transition to renewable, locally produced energy, by raising electricity prices and keeping coal and natural gas plants open.

William Osmulski: How to live like a king on welfare in Wisconsin
Keeping your income below 200% FPL is not hard to do, and it qualifies you for tens of thousands of dollars of public benefits. If done strategically, you can live at a much higher standard of living than you ever dreamed possible.

Mark Lisheron: School-bus Wi-Fi finally gets reined in while pandemic-era home internet subsidies only now dribble out
Two more ways government manages to screw up subsidies

Kristin Brey: I owe my livelihood to social media. I’m still trying to limit my screen time.
Research has repeatedly tied heavy social media use to worse mental health. And yet, millions of us stay. It’s like cigarettes in the 90s, we know it’s bad for us. Yet we keep inhaling.

‘The Insiders’ debate the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s impact on Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 26
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Republican Bill Berrien dropping out of the governor’s race, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany launching his campaign for guv, Planned Parenthood halting abortions in Wisconsin, competing election bills from Dem and GOP Assembly lawmakers and more.