You probably haven’t spent much time thinking about the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. But this independent body does important work, serving as the watchdog over our judicial...
In April of 1967, Milo Knutson woke up on a Sunday morning with chest pains and checked into St. Francis Hospital. Knutson was only 49, and...
A delegation from La Crosse took part in the St. Paul Winter Carnival of 1969. Two hundred persons from La Crosse took a train to...
It is the kind of thing that should be illegal. But apparently it is not in Wisconsin. It seems that when running for public offices, it...
Nobody likes paying taxes. People like paying higher taxes even less. But La Crosse county is asking voters to approve an additional sales tax, that would...
We need to do better. That is the overall assessment of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and it comes from the new boss at that state...
In early 1976, a La Crosse council committee turned down a master plan for the university which would involve building a new sports stadium in the...
There has been enough troubling news coming out of the VA system. Nationally, we learned of the long wait times for veterans seeking medical care. Then...
People are sick of politics-as-usual. Seldom does a day go by when there’s not some political scandal that highlights corruption, greed, graft, or straight-up political favoritism....
Donald Trump is right. The media is not his enemy. But the media certainly is not the enemy of the American people. For some reason, our...
A bill to spend more on rural broadband access doesn’t involve more tax money collected. State Senator Howard Marklein tells us more. {mp3}29566{/mp3}
Congressman Ron Kind was in town, and stopped in to speak with Mike Hayes. {mp3}29542{/mp3}
There is much to like in Governor Walker’s budget proposal unveiled this week. Unfortunately, plans for fixing our roads is not one of them. For years...
It was like Christmas in Madison yesterday, as government and state agencies hoped the big present under the tree would have their name on it. They...
On February 9th, 1964, the Fab Four made their famous first live appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ sandwiched on Sunday night TV between ‘My Favorite...
What could be wrong with letting the people decide? Two Wisconsin lawmakers are introducing legislation calling for a statewide advisory referendum on the issue of medical...
In Wisconsin, it is not uncommon for students to still be in school in early June. Especially with our winter weather causing a number of school...
This is unacceptable on so many levels. The state of Wisconsin has done a poor job providing justice to victims of sexual assault. A backlog of...
It is time for a reboot on the idea of a marsh road in La Crosse. The state Department of Transportation has long called for building...
It doesn’t seem possible, but it is worse than we thought. A new report finds Wisconsin roads to be the fourth worst in the nation. And...