I’ve heard it said many times since Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas. There is nothing we can do to prevent these tragedies. Some friends of mine...
Can we at least agree that it is unacceptable for innocent, young children to be killed by a crazed gunman? Or is even that without common...
Whose fault is it? And more importantly, what can be done about it? Inflation continues to take more of our hard-earned pay, in everything from gas...
It is good to know they are listening. The La Crosse School District says it will change its plan to eliminate another school resource officer. Amid...
Perhaps the news has always been bad. What we need to know about what is happening in the world is rarely a pretty picture. But doesn’t...
The heinous murders carried out in Buffalo was the work of a white supremacist who killed 10 black people. But some of our political leaders continue...
Congratulations Minnesota. You’ve shown what can be accomplished when people work together to solve a common problem. Minnesota lawmakers had spent months trying to reach agreement...
There are no shortage of efforts to solve the problem of homelessness in La Crosse. But are those efforts helping? That is a difficult question to...
How about zero? That is how much Wisconsin taxpayers should be handing over to efforts to find fraud in the 2020 election. Instead, Assembly Speaker Robin...
The search for a new La Crosse County Administrator will get underway soon. That is a good thing. Administrator Steve O’Malley plans to retire later this...
It is not uncommon for politicians to be accused of being out of touch with their constituents. When a politician votes in a way that those...
Without question, emotions are running high on both sides of the abortion issue. Those emotions have gotten stronger since the leak of a draft of a...
La Crosse’s waterways are much cleaner thanks to hundreds of volunteers. On Saturday, those concerned about pollution in the Mississippi and other rivers collected thousands of...
We don’t know yet what the final word will be on the contentious issue of abortion. That will be up to the ruling of the Supreme...
There is plenty of sticker shock these days. Prices have been rising rapidly as a result of historic inflation levels. The costs of the most everyday...
Those who have attended college know how expensive a higher education can be. A four-year degree can easily cost in excess of $100,000 these days, and...
We can’t seem to agree on much these days. On just about every issue, Americans seem to be split down the middle. But one thing on...
If you’re like most people, you probably have some old medicine laying around. Old prescriptions you got years ago but have just left them in the...
They say you can’t fight City Hall. Turns out trying to work with them isn’t that easy either. I recently got a letter from the La...
Who knew judges were so judgey? Judges are paid to determine guilt or innocence, but one former judge apparently likes to judge people over how they...