It is likely too early to tell. But it appears we may be making some progress in the fight against the coronavirus. And that is largely...
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 has now been five weeks since the coronavirus first reared its ugly head in Wisconsin. Finally, our state lawmakers in Madison are preparing to meet...
It seems clear that Wisconsin’s spring primary election couldn’t have gone much worse. But turns out it did. In addition to the uncertainty over whether there...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly in Georgia on April 12th of 1945. We didn’t have TV networks then, but the news spread quickly on radio....
First they called it “Environmental Day” in La Crosse. The 22nd of April in 1970 was a big day for ecological awareness in the U.S., so...
Even before the ballots from Tuesday’s election have been counted some Wisconsin lawmakers are already proposing changes to make our election system more fair, and more...
Staying cooped up at home isn’t a lot of fun. In fact, it is getting more depressing by the day. The number of coronavirus cases continue...
In fact, in the spring of 1969, the Selective Service said burning or throwing away a draft card practically guaranteed that you would be drafted, because...
It was, as expected, a mess. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, and despite the clear safer at home order, Wisconsin plowed ahead with an election yesterday. It...
On April 8th and 9th of 1973, La Crosse saw one of its biggest snowstorms on record to that time. The 16-inch total easily beat the...
In April of 1980, the management of the new Radisson Hotel at Harborview moved into the uncompleted building. They had been working out of Gateway Foods...
It is election day. That was anything but certain until yesterday afternoon. Governor Tony Evers announced a postponement of today’s election, a decision quickly overturned by...
We sure are a resilient bunch. The coronavirus outbreak is likely the greatest challenge the world has faced. The economy is in shambles. Schools are closed,...
In the two weeks leading up to the 2016 Wisconsin primary, most of the leading contenders for president campaigned in La Crosse County. There were three...
What will Wisconsin’s election look like? It will most likely be a mess, with both political parties likely to cry foul. Wisconsin’s presidential preference and spring...
Five-day-a-week soap operas were introduced on radio in the 1930’s, and then moved to television. An episode only lasted 15 minutes, until April of 1956. That’s when a pair of...
We need to do better. Many of us have been diligent about the new social distancing rules. But not everybody. Local police have been kept busy...
Do they not recognize the urgency of this crisis? It seems it is all hands on deck as we battle the coronavirus pandemic. But Wisconsin state...
It may not seem all that important right now, given all that is going on. The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to impact La Crosse’s share of...