In January of 1967, the La Crosse Chamber of Commerce entered a contest for the National Cleanest Town Achievement Award. The contest had been in existence...
In January of 1976, La Crosse District Attorney Ed Nix complained that the county courts were being clogged with too many cases waiting to be resolved. ...
It has become more than just a problem, it has become an epidemic. That is true across Wisconsin, and in La Crosse. That’s why it is...
Health care is a complex subject. Dr. Michael Dolan from Gundersen Health has insights. {mp3}29252{/mp3}
We all want to ensure integrity in our elections. We want to make sure every legally cast ballot is properly counted. But we don’t need major...
In September of 2001, Oktoberfest organizers were speaking publicly about plans to enlarge the southside festgrounds. Those plans included a cultural arts building, and extending the...
Three prisoners in the Monroe County jail were caught hiding saw blades which they used to try cutting through a door to a fire escape. The...
Let the swamp draining commence. The 115th Congress has now been sworn in. What can we expect with this new Congress? from the 114th Congress, which...
In January of 1972, the Marcus Theater group, which owned the Rivoli, was planning to build a twin-screen theater on Ward Avenue between the Pizza Hut...
Don’t we deserve better? In the most recent presidential election, voters were again left with only two real choices. But we didn’t really like either of...
Sometimes, when you shout from the mountain tops long enough, and no one bothers to listen, you lose your voice and have to stop shouting. That...
Yesterday 12/28/16 Rotary Lights gets an extension…10 years ago, Yesterday in La Crosse. By 2006, the Rotary Lights display in Riverside Park had...
The headline reads “Wisconsin is still one of the easiest places in the country to vote.” That quote comes from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who has...
Yesterday 12/23/16 Simon says, only 10 gallons for you. Yesterday in La Crosse. Just before Christmas of 1973, America’s new ‘energy czar,’ William...
Yesterday 12/26/16 The Marching Chiefs party in California…47 years ago, Yesterday in La Crosse. The La Crosse State band went west at the...
Why such a fascination with who pees where? Politicians across the country, including Wisconsin, remain intent on trying to determine which bathrooms public school students can...
What is it like to be white? That is a question that will be attempted to be answered by some students at UW-Madison. A course entitled...
Mission accomplished. Those involved in the effort to end homelessness in La Crosse have already completed the first stage of that ambitious project. The La Crosse...
Fights among inmates. Inmates abused by guards. Intimidation. Staff shortages. The problems at Wisconsin’s youth prison have been well documented. But Wisconsin is not alone in...