At least they finally did something. Unfortunately, it wasn’t something meaningful. The Wisconsin Assembly passed a series of bills to deal with the pandemic last week,...
It may seem like 12 years ago, but it was only 12 months. In January of 2020, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat gave a ‘state of...
This is proof that words matter. What we saw at the U.S. Capitol should not be a surprise. Although it apparently was a surprise to Capitol...
Historic preservation was not a priority in La Crosse during the 60’s and 70’s. In those two decades, the city replaced its turn of the century...
We knew we weren’t likely to get final results on election night. We didn’t know it would take this long, or get this ugly. Two months...
They’ve already tried nearly every trick in the book, but its possible we haven’t seen the tip of the iceberg yet. Today, the United States Congress...
It is back to work for our state representatives in Madison. Although their definition of work isn’t like ours. The previous legislature essentially took 2020 off,...
So much for a sense of urgency. Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, the calls...
Imagine, your college marching band playing the song “The Stripper.” Not hard to imagine in 1967, yesterday in La Crosse. The Stripper was included in the halftime...
It certainly was a trying year. Thankfully, 2020 is about to come to a close. And while it is tempting to spend these final moments of...
Are more changes needed to La Crosse’s alternate-side parking law? The city forces people to move their cars each night to park on the odd or...
In 1982, the La Crosse School District was considering more school closings because of declining enrollment. Two elementary schools on the north side, Roosevelt and Franklin,...
It is that time of year when we often look back at the year that was. And what a year it was. One we would not...
It is too late to turn back now. President Trump so far is refusing to sign a $900 billion aid package, delaying much-needed, long-awaited help for...
NASA was busy with two manned space flights in December of 1965, and you could say they sneaked a band aboard one of the capsules. ...
Happy holidays? This is typically the most joyous time of the year, but this is 2020. So we’re being told not to gather at Grandma’s house...
Perhaps the next U.S. Congress will do better. As they continue many months of negotiations over another coronavirus relief package, members of Congress were finally able...
The 2004 presidential election was won by Bush…George W. Bush. He won his first term in 2000 through the electoral college, after narrowly losing the popular...
Through rain, sleet and snow, the mail will be delivered, they tell us. But what about during a perfect storm? That seems to be what the...
There is plenty of blame to go around. But we are still awaiting a solution. The state of Wisconsin failed to process unemployment claims in a...