Sometimes when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That is what is happening in Wisconsin, as our lawmakers work to pass a law to allow...
In 1980, leaders of the La Crosse School District found themselves in a tight spot. They had to give 15 days public notice before scheduling budget...
What are we to make of the recent results of a special state senate election in Wisconsin? Probably not much. But that doesn’t stop all the...
In January of 1967, a million-dollar grant was approved for Viterbo College’s new fine arts center. The state higher educational aids commission said yes to the...
Sometimes our government create programs that actually work. Such was the case in Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Conservation Corps. This program employed young people to do...
Thirty-five years ago, the city of La Crosse was getting ready to replace the Green Acres overhead…the bridge on State Road that passed over railroad tracks...
The war of words keeps escalating in the feud over whether La Crosse County’s judges are soft on crime. Now it has reached new heights. La...
January 22nd of ’73 was the first Monday in Richard Nixon’s second term as president. Nixon had been inaugurated two days before, after winning 49 states...
In 1960, the La Crosse building inspector and the health officer said many houses didn’t have indoor toilets or running water, and were using wells and...
The controversy over sexual misconduct allegations continues to dog the Wisconsin legislature. Milwaukee state representative Josh Zepnick is accused of sexual misconduct by two women, but...
The city of La Crosse has had plenty of cold weather this winter. The weather service says the two weeks right after Christmas marked the coldest...
Here we go again. After passing a series of recent stop-gap spending bills to keep the federal government operating, a potential government shutdown looms once again....
The second Super Bowl game was played 50 years ago this week at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The name “Super Bowl” was not formally used...
The quest to help people safely cross the street has taken many forms. Cities paint white lines to denote safe crossing points at intersections. In La...
Technically, the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is non-partisan. In reality, the race has become one of the most partisan of any...
In the spring election of 1983, La Crosse County voters chose District Attorney Michael Mulroy to succeed retiring Judge Eugene Toepel. Mulroy defeated Maureen Kinney in...
In January of 2008, a company called Riverview had the biggest overdue tax bill in the county…about $91, 000. Riverview had owned the Hampton Inn and...
In January of 1995, La Crosse attorney Ramona Gonzalez was busy campaigning for circuit judge. Gonzalez was hoping to succeed retiring La Crosse County Judge Peter...
It has become an issue seemingly everywhere. Sexual harassment in the workplace. It is happening in politics, including in Wisconsin. But the state still hasn’t properly...
Shouldn’t we know about a candidate’s fitness for public office? Certainly when it comes to those vying to become President of the United States. President Trump’s...