Drunk driving remains a serious problem in Wisconsin. Yet, repeatedly, efforts to strengthen the state’s drunk driving laws have failed. So those who think Wisconsin needs...
In 1970, baby doctor Benjamin Spock was becoming known as a political activist. Dr. Spock drew a crowd of about 1700 to Mitchell Hall at the...
Just before Labor Day of 1965, a new K-Mart store opened on State Road in La Crosse, across from the Village Shopping Center. K-Mart advertised itself...
Parking in La Crosse parking ramps has been the subject of much discussion. In the news, in these editorials, and between the barstools. Much of it...
In 1967, 12 students at La Crosse State were suspended for their roles in a couple of demonstrations. including an apparently spontaneous food “riot” in a...
Leaders of a La Crosse protest against coal mining led Mayor Matt Harter, Chancellor Joe Gow, and others in a chant of “Coal stinks” in the...
Fifty years ago tonight, in 1967, a record-setting audience for a regular TV series watched the final episode of “The Fugitive,” with David Janssen as Dr....
In the summer of 1969, Mrs. Mauree Applegate Clack of La Crosse died. She had taught education at La Crosse State for 21 years. Later that...
It looks like a wall brawl is inevitable. President Trump continues to call for the construction of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. At...
In the summer of 1960, Pastor Burdett W. Wakeman of the First Church of Christ at 8th and Cass was giving up his ministry there after...
Way to go downtown La Crosse! The city’s downtown is shining brighter than ever before. And what a turnaround it has been. Like many city’s, La...
Music legend Bob Dylan played at the La Crosse Center in October of 2001, just weeks after the 9-11 attacks. A review in the Tribune noted...
Serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is no doubt a difficult job. It can be hard to get lawmakers of divergent political...
The UW-L football Eagles took the NCAA Div. III championship in the fall of 1992, seven years after becoming national champions in the NAIA. Coach Roger...
If Foxconn comes to Wisconsin, it could provide a huge boost to the Wisconsin economy. But the word “could” needs to be spelled with a capital...
The headline reads, “New bill would require Donald Trump to undergo mental health evaluation.” It isn’t like to pass and become law, but what if there...
The states of Wisconsin and Illinois may be neighbors, but not always friendly neighbors. Soon after taking office, Governor Walker ratcheted up the rhetoric when he...
In 1964, local radio stations broadcast lots of high school sports. WKTY in La Crosse was broadcasting the WIAA basketball playoffs at all four levels, from...
It is potentially the biggest deal in the state of Wisconsin’s history. Lawmakers are trying to formalize a $3 billion incentive package to lure Foxconn, and...
Raymond Burke returned home to La Crosse in the summer of 1975, just after being ordained as a priest in Rome by Pope Paul VI. Father...