In 1972, the 4th of July fell on a Tuesday, and the La Crosse Tribune suggested that Independence Day become a Monday holiday, for the sake...
The lower limit on Losey leads to lament. Many drivers are upset that the city has chosen to lower the speed limit on Losey Boulevard. The...
The CB radio fad may have been done by 1984, but special radios were still popular…especially police scanners, for people to listen to squad-car radios. Wettstein’s...
We have complained about it for years, but now Wisconsin legislators may finally be willing to do something about it. Cracking down on cell phone use...
In July of 1964, Bangor attorney John Bosshard was driving his family to San Francisco, where he was going to serve as a delegate to the...
The U-S Supreme Court decided to settle a dispute over the drawing of political districts in Wisconsin…in June of 1962. The La Crosse Tribune ran an...
It is good that Wisconsin lawmakers are concerned about free speech. But it makes no sense to protect free speech by limiting free speech. But that...
In the spring of 2005, Evan Zimmerman earned the chance at a retrial on a murder charge for which he had gone to prison. The Wisconsin...
My Dad taught me a long time ago, that if something is worth doing, it is worth taking the time to do it right. That should...
In June of 1994, O.J. Simpson was arrested for a double murder after the infamous “white Bronco” chase in California. The Simpson case broke the same...
In June of 1990, former La Crosse Central principal Robert Bulthaus was sentenced to a month in jail, and apologized for misusing student activity funds during...
Voters across Wisconsin have been approving school referendums at a rapid rate. More and more school districts in the state have turned to voters in the...
It is a historic decision, which could go a long way to putting power back in the hands of the people. The U.S. Supreme Court has...
In the summer of 1985, Earl Karr was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a Minnesota judge, for possessing an explosive device. Karr actually planted...
In early 1971, La Crosse Education Association members walked off the job for a day, shutting down all 20 schools in the district. The strike capped...
It is an epidemic, but progress is being made in the fight against opiod addiction. We have seen the dangers, and the overdose deaths. It is...
In April of 1959, the introduction of America’s first seven astronauts was front-page news around the country, and especially for the La Crosse Tribune, which touted...
We are still waiting for answers following yesterday’s shooting of a member of Congress. But some think they already have all the answers they need. It...
In 1973, the La Crosse Park Department wanted the city to buy the site of the Old Central High School, at 15th and Cass, to use...