In 1959, Assemblyman Hugh Harper of Grant County proposed dropping the state voting age to 18, arguing that by the time high school graduates get to...
In his eight years as Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker did not make one visit to the state’s juvenile prison, the Lincoln Hills School for boys....
One year before the 1972 presidential election, South Dakota Senator George McGovern visited La Crosse during Oktoberfest. At the time, McGovern was one of several Democrats...
Finally, we may see action to toughen Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws. Sure, we’ve heard that before, but legislation designed to do that went no where. Representatives...
Sixteen years ago, the La Crosse Public Library decided to continue its “Read One Book” program. The project urged city residents to all read the same...
When the city of La Crosse first rolled out plans to charge to park on the streets in certain neighborhoods, we wondered how long it would...
In 1968, the city council was on its second round of bids for a new building to replace the existing La Crosse City Hall at 6th...
Typically, when businesses have a job opening, they post the opening, conduct interviews, and hire the person they think has the best qualifications. But it doesn’t...
In our democracy, our public officials are there to serve us. And the law says we have the right to keep tabs on how they are...
Decades ago, presidential candidates dropped in a lot on local TV stations before primaries. On the night before the Wisconsin primary of 1972, Minnesota’s Eugene McCarthy...
In 1969, UNICEF encouraged American colleges to raise money to help the starving children of Biafra, which had seceded from Nigeria two years earlier. The La...
It is increasingly clear that we shouldn’t expect much in the way of compromise when Wisconsin’s new Governor takes office next week. He still will have...
Turns out La Crosse is not alone in a battle over how to treat those who are accused of breaking the law. In fact, the controversy...
In July of 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at a lavish wedding seen on TV around the world. That same day, the Hotel Stoddard...
We are barely into the new year, but it already appears that the 2019 word of the year may well be gridlock. We are seeing that...
In March of 1991, the La Crosse County courthouse and jail were getting crowded. The building had been open only 26 years. It replaced a 60-year-old...
Here we are already. The final day of 2018. What a year it was. As we reflect on the past year, it can be easy to...
In December of 1967, members of the La Crosse State College band, the Marching Chiefs, were getting ready for nationwide exposure. The campus newspaper, the Racquet,...
At the end of 1971, La Crosse County board members were fighting over redistricting, with much of the battle over how many seats the board would...
Talks over a wall have hit a wall. We are now entering the seventh day of the U.S. government shutdown, with no end in sight. All...