On New Year’s Day of 1958, six babies were born in La Crosse hospitals. The very first one, delivered at 8:19 a.m., was Scott Denny, born...
Happy New Year. Welcome to 2018. A new year. A chance for new beginnings. I’m not much for resolutions, but there are things I hope we...
The money has to come from somewhere. $1.5 trillion dollars worth. That is how much the federal deficit is expected to increase a a result of...
Just before New Year’s Eve of 2004, the Vatican appointed Jerome Listecki to become bishop of the La Crosse Diocese. Listecki was a Chicago native named...
Can anyone beat Scott Walker? Lots of people are willing to try. The list of potential democratic candidates continues to grow, with Madison Mayor Paul Soglin...
They were stars in 1964, and left us in 2017… Mary Tyler Moore and Don Rickles were among the comedy legends who died this year. In November...
The headline in U.S. News and World Report says it all. “Wisconsin Legislature Not Expected to Do Much in 2018.” Isn’t that great news? We probably...
In December of 1980, the State Bank of La Crosse was foreclosing on its 4th Street neighbor, the Hotel Stoddard. The Stoddard had been in business...
Christmas of 1965 was the first holiday season that K-Mart was open in La Crosse, at Losey Boulevard and State Road. The big box store had...
Congratulations Congress. You’ve managed to do it again. The bare minimum. Once again, Congress waited until the very last minute to avoid a shutdown of the...
Some encouraging news out of Madison when it comes to paying for our roads. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants fellow republicans to “get serious” about raising...
Men went into orbit around the moon for the very first time on Christmas Eve of 1968. The Apollo 8 spacecraft circled the moon until Christmas...
Its goal is to protect the environment. Its name, after all, is the Environmental Protection Agency. So it makes sense that those working there be committed...
There is much debate in La Crosse about public displays of art. And it seems no matter what is decided about the future of the Hiawatha...
On one day in February of 1959, La Crosse got 8 inches of snow. It was called the worst winter storm of that season…until another storm...
Three billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially when it comes out of our pockets. I assumed that $3 billion would be enough to get...
In late 1990, the La Crosse park department was discussing plans for building a boardwalk in Riverside Park. The department wanted to install 32 boat slips...
During December of 1963, Americans were still adjusting to the November assassination of President John-F Kennedy, and to the new president, Lyndon Johnson. Don Medinger of...
It often seems like the politicians just don’t listen to us. They are tone-deaf to the desires of their constituents. But sometimes, our outcry can make...
In December of 1967, the Marching Chiefs band from La Crosse State was getting ready for nationwide exposure. According to a story in the campus newspaper,...