Is it time to start bringing our own bags with us when we shop? It has become a trend across the country for people to bring...
In early 1974, the La Crosse area had two drive-in theaters…Starlite on the south side, and the North Star near I-90. The town of Medary had...
It is time to speak up, Mr. Speaker. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is being ordered to testify in the long-running legal battle over how Wisconsin’s...
In 1966, Dairyland Power built offices on East Avenue, near South Avenue, for $200,000. Newburg and Associates spent $65,000 for a building at 6th and King...
It would be nice to have a new car. The hard part is always how to pay for it. Most people thinking of making such a...
In early 1992, the La Crosse School Board approved a plan to balance elementary school populations based on family income, and also to fill two new...
It is almost as if they can’t help themselves. Wisconsin governors have a long history of using their budget proposal for things other than outlining the...
One Wisconsin lawmaker has a unique idea for fixing our roads. Dump lottery proceeds into the potholes. Senator Tim Carpenter plans to introduce a bill to...
In the spring of 1956, 8th grader Duncan Lloyd became the state champion speller in the Badger Bee, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal. It was...
In the spring of 1969, the Selective Service said burning or throwing away a draft card practically guaranteed that you would be drafted to fight in...
It sounds like a good idea, on paper. But a state program in Wisconsin has grown beyond its intended purpose, and is costing taxpayers dearly. Lawmakers...
In 1990, the TV show ‘WWF Superstars of Wrestling’ featured bouts from the La Crosse Center three weeks in a row. On one episode, Brutus Beefcake...
The costs of overtime can really add up. Especially for Wisconsin state employees. The costs of overtime for state workers has been on the rise, and...
You may imagine that if you won the lottery, you wouldn’t have anything to worry about anymore. That is not true for a variety of reasons,...
What does flexibility mean? We don’t know yet what that means to the Foxconn Technology Group, but leaders of the company working to open a huge...
In 1972, La Crosse city leaders made plans to buy the Pius X Catholic School for about $600,000. Eventually, it would become a public school called...
In the spring of 1968, the La Crosse School Board reluctantly approved a study of whether the former Central High on Cass Street could be remodeled...
It isn’t so much what they did but how they did it. La Crosse’s city hall stepped in it this week when they sent out notices...
In 1983, there was a plan before Congress to extend Daylight Saving Time in America by two extra months. In ’83, the period of later sunlight...
This year, the city of La Crosse vows to get it right when it comes to collecting fallen leaves. The city each year sends vacuum trucks...