The La Crosse Queen paddlewheeler was being introduced in 1965. Roy Franz of the Big Indian Boat Lines said the new excursion boat could hold as...
Even for politics, this is a new low. United States Senate hopeful Leah Vukmir of Wisconsin hopes to replace incumbent Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin. And apparently...
A new Wisconsin law is about as clear as the mud in which farmers are planting hemp seeds. Wisconsin lawmakers removed a ban on hemp farming...
Finally, the nation’s longest standing judicial vacancy could be filled. But it should have been done long ago, and it shouldn’t be done this way. The...
“This…is London” was a familiar opening to Edward R. Murrow’s radio reports from England during 1942. Murrow and other CBS reporters, including Charles Collingwood and Eric...
Wisconsin’s open records laws are pretty clear. The public has a right to see the communications of our public officials when they are conducting official business....
In 1962, the La Crosse City Council was offered the chance to convert an old station wagon into an ambulance, and turned it down. Police chief...
In May of 1968, the Catholic Diocese of La Crosse named Monsignor John Paul its temporary administrator, while Bishop Frederick Freking was recovering from an illness. ...
Many great men and women have served this nation proudly by putting on a military uniform. But apparently only some of them deserve our respect. While...
In May of 2012, the La Crosse park board was told by tree specialists that about five thousand ash trees might have to be removed from...
Could they be more cruel? That is the best description I can think of for a debate in Washington about curtailing the federal food stamp program....
There are only six states now that don’t have their own lotteries, but In early 1982, fewer states ran those games of chance. A lottery proposed...
A big neon sign on La Crosse’s skyline was replaced in 1968. The Hotel Stoddard replaced its rooftop sign with a group of individual signs, each...
Here we go again. Governor Walker and the legislature opened a Pandora’s Box when they promised billions of dollars in our tax money to Foxconn in...
When sitting at the airport waiting for a flight, there may be plenty of things to worry about. Whether my bags will make it to my...
It is appropriate that Friday’s Crosby Stills Nash and Young tribute concert proved a case of Déjà vu. The show was a fundraiser, and it reminded...
It is a pretty good gig being a member of the Wisconsin legislature. They draw a handsome salary, they can claim expenses for their meals and...
The numbers are staggering. La Crosse, like the rest of the nation, is seeing an increase in the number of overdose deaths. In 2017, there were...
It could be argued that it is good for our democracy that so many people want to run for Governor of Wisconsin. Clearly there is an...
In 1967, potential presidential candidates were spending time in Wisconsin preparing for the ’68 April primary. The Badger State had the first major primary after New...