This was a difficult editorial to write. I prefer to write about important issues and offer my opinion about them. But today, it is about me,...
Casting a ballot used to be so simple. Now we have to jump through hoops to exercise our democratic right. In Wisconsin, absentee ballot drop boxes...
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on at least one thing. Both want to change the rules and get rid of filibusters. But both are wrong....
It sounds good. Perhaps too good to be true. But the state of Wisconsin is reporting a marked increase in student’s test scores across the state....
In baseball, you wouldn’t pull the starting pitcher before the reliever is warmed up and ready to go. You probably wouldn’t throw away an old wallet...
Just months after Wisconsin voters were asked to approve a statewide referendum, yet another referendum awaits voters in November. On election day, voters statewide will be...
It didn’t draw a huge crowd, but an important discussion was held last week in La Crosse. Former members of Congress from both sides of the...
Way to go Mom. My mother is once again a registered voter, and despite some struggles, has already cast her absentee ballot. She realizes the importance...
After talking with friends recently, it became clear that there is some confusion about the upcoming La Crosse school district referendum. Not just how they will...
Political debates can be an important tool for helping voters get to know candidates for office and learn their views on the issues important to them....
Wisconsin’s state representatives seem better at providing funding than actually spending it. We’ve seen that with our groundwater, polluted with PFAS. The legislature allocated more than...
Happy Oktoberfest La Crosse! This is for many the biggest weekend of the year, and a chance to show off our fine city and welcome our...
Will La Crosse voters get to decide once again? The La Crosse City Council is expected to vote, perhaps as early as next week, whether to...
Wisconsin is once again a magnet for the candidates for President. Donald Trump will speak in Prairie du Chien this weekend, just weeks after a town...
Here we go again. Just like clockwork, the federal government is poised to shut down in just a few weeks if Congress doesn’t come up with...
When Donald Trump was President, he tried several times, unsuccessfully, to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Now he may have given up the fight. Trump admitted...
I have shared many stories here at WIZM, but none are more difficult than this. My friend, a friend to everyone, the man with the gift...
What is the best way to run the city of La Crosse? That question is up for debate again, a dozen years after voters said they...
It was July when, after much legal wrangling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that ballot drop boxes are legal in the state once again. Predictably, that...
I find it shocking more people don’t run for the Wisconsin Legislature. The job certainly has its perks. Good pay, a staff, reimbursements for food, travel...