In October of 1957, La Crosse State president Rexford Mitchell announced that construction of a new union building would start in the winter or spring. The...
Working together can be difficult when having conflicting goals. But it can also be ultimately beneficial and rewarding for those who put aside their differences to...
In October of 2000, a special committee in La Crosse held a hearing on the future of the “Big Indian” statue in Riverside Park, nicknamed “Hiawatha.” ...
This seems fair. Two members of Congress, Wisconsin democrat Tammy Baldwin and Arizona republican John McCain are joining together to introduce what they call the F.A.I.R....
In October of 1977, Judge James Rice of Monroe County launched a bid for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Rice said the main issue of his campaign...
It is the biggest government giveaway in the state’s history, and the largest government subsidy to a foreign company by any state ever. But we still...
In the month before the 1960 presidential election, both major candidates campaigned in La Crosse. Vice President Richard Nixon spoke at the Sawyer Auditorium one day...
The La Crosse city council took up a public consumption ordinance in 1975. The ordinance would prohibit drinking on the streets of the city, or the...
When was the last time you looked at a map? An actual map. The ones all folded up nice and neat that you can never seem...
In the fall of 1992, the La Crosse County Republican Party had a meeting shortly after the election in which President George Bush had been defeated...
As far as I can tell, there isn’t a lot of rioting going on in Wisconsin. At least what most of us would consider to be...
In 1966, a ‘La Crosse Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation’ bought a newspaper ad claiming that a ‘propaganda’ piece in the West Salem newspaper led voters there...
Just when we thought the mistakes made by the Veterans Administration couldn’t get much worse. The VA hospital system has been under fire in recent years...
In November of 1981, La Crosse tried an experiment to keep shoppers coming downtown, after the opening of the Valley View Mall. The city council considered...
At least it’s a start. The University of Wisconsin System is unveiling a plan to become leaner. Under the plan to be presented to the Board...
In 1968, the La Crosse City Council was on its second round of bids for a new building to replace the city hall at 6th and...
The fight is on for clean air and water. Despite Wisconsin’s long history as a national leader in protecting our water, air and land, the state...
In 1973, the organizers of Oktoberfest made a scheduling move to cut down on the public drunkenness and crowds on 3rd Street of previous years. The...
In 1985, Onalaska tennis pro Tom Gullikson won his first singles title in 11 years on the Grand Prix circuit. Gullikson took the championship at the...
The Wisconsin Board of Regents apparently wants us all to get along. And will expel those students who dare to disagree. The Regents have adopted a...