In the summer of 1983, Assemblyman John Medinger introduced a bill to require anyone between the ages of 18 and 21 in Wisconsin to get a...
In August of 1992, Governor Bill Clinton launched his fall campaign for president after the Democratic convention by taking a bus tour through the Midwest with...
The state of Wisconsin doesn’t have an unlimited amount of money to spend. We see that with the billion dollar hole in the state’s transportation budget...
President Trump is right about one thing. The federal government spends too much money. And much of that spending is a waste of our tax dollars....
Nine years ago, in the fall of 2008, a new traffic signal was installed at the intersection of West Avenue and Pine Street. The signal had...
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It took five months, but they finally got it done. Governor Scott Walker called a special session of the legislature back in January to tackle the...
In July of 1968, the La Crosse County Board chose to postpone the planned retirement of blacksmith Hjalmer Overson for a year. Overson was about to...
La Crosse has a long history of saying no. Whether it is a baseball stadium or a new road, development deals, or a roundabout, or even...
In July of 1963, Mayor Milo Knutson vetoed an addition for Logan Junior High School, which would have included an indoor-outdoor swimming pool. It was the...
It may sound crazy on the surface. And it no doubt is a longshot. But it also may be the answer to a number of problems...
At Riverfest is 2006, the Freight House was selling prime rib sandwiches. Drugan’s Castle Mound had hamburgers and ‘chatwiches.’ Ciatti’s offered chicken cappellini and a chicken...
The rift between La Crosse police and the county’s judicial system continues to grow. Police have become increasingly frustrated with local judges, suggesting openly and publicly...
In early 1969, the La Crosse Tribune told readers that proper lighting could ‘spice up the bath,’ and add ‘decorating flair’ to a bathroom. Lighting options...
Today is July 13th. Two weeks past the deadline for passing a new state budget in Wisconsin. The new budget was due June 30, but two...
In July of 1967, leaders of La Crosse’s Oktoberfest carried on the tradition of representing the city at the Minneapolis Aquatennial. The local group would board...
Governor Walker has been busy raising money. He is a politician after all. Walker has not yet officially announced his intentions to seek a third term...
In the summer of 1988, Australian Alan Bond had owned La Crosse’s Heileman Brewery for just about a year…completing a hostile takeover the previous fall. Bond...
Wisconsin remains the only state in the nation where drunk driving is not a crime. And despite the repeated efforts of some lawmakers, that is not...
In the summer of 1985, Madison’s Freedom from Religion Foundation launched its first effort to have a 10 Commandments marker removed from La Crosse’s Cameron Park. ...