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As I See It is Wisconsin’s only daily radio editorial, a staple on WIZM since 1971. Hosted by WIZM’s Scott Robert Shaw, the feature has won numerous awards from the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association as the best editorial in Wisconsin. Feel free to share your comments. Tell us how you see it!

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Who wants to be La Crosse’s mayor?

Just when it felt like we had put the big campaign season behind us, and had started to prepare for the holidays, there’s another political campaign to talk about…at La Crosse City Hall. Time for the next election for mayor, and we’ve just learned it’s going to be another open race. Our former WIZM co-worker, […]

Shutdown of Department of Education long overdue

For over 40 years, the U.S. Department of Education has been a blackhole for taxpayer dollars. We’ve thrown billions into the system, yet reading and math scores are plummeting, literacy rates are barely hanging on, and we’re lagging behind other countries in STEM. How much money would you throw into a rusty old car before […]

92% of us are still doing this after all these years

As a reminder as you start or end your day today… Today is National Seat Belt Day in the United States.  As technology has advanced, we have progressed from standard lap belts to the new harnesses and airbags.  Back then, we were told and told others to buckle up but we didn’t have the buzzing […]

Did Wisconsin voters still love Lucey, 50 years ago?

In November of 1974, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke in the new North Hall of UW-L, now called Wimberly Hall. Democrat Lucey was seeking a second term, and told students he could not support a tuition cut approved by the Board of Regents, because that would put more burden on taxpayers to fund the colleges, […]

The Coulee Region had a high jobless rate, 50 years ago, Yesterday in La Crosse

A newspaper story in November of 1974 called the jobless rate in La Crosse County “chronically high.” The rate was around 8-10% with thousands of people unable to find work.  The story blamed labor walkouts and plant closings for the bad local economy, specifically pointing to the closings since the late 50s of three La Crosse […]

A near record spring snowstorm, and a deadly crash, 50 years ago

In April of 1973, the immediate La Crosse area received 16 inches of snow in just 36 hours. It was the third biggest snowstorm on record in the city, behind snowfalls in 1959, and 1971. In Prairie du Chien, three cars collided on snow-covered Highway 18, near the Old Rock School. Six people from the […]