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...
Sometimes, you just can’t win for losing. You try to follow the rules but someone tells you you’re doing it wrong. For example, I recently purchased...
In December of 1912, the president of the United States was preparing to leave office, after losing the November election. William Howard Taft was finishing his...
It is hard to feel sorry for the politicians when the voters reject them. Sure, they suddenly find themselves out of a job, but typically not...
As 1966 came to a close, workers were completing construction of the new I-90 bridge at Dresbach. The center span of the bridge had been installed...
On the night before Christmas in 1968, astronauts in the Apollo 8 spacecraft were circling the moon. That day, they had become the first humans to...
This holiday, we hope everyone gets what they want under the tree. Not just the children who are eagerly awaiting Santa’s arrival tonight. For those who...
Forget for a minute the debate over whether laws passed in Wisconsin’s lame-duck legislative session are right, or just. One thing for sure is that the...
In early 1982, an Assembly committee in Madison proposed a lottery for Wisconsin. Fifteen states already had them, and one estimate predicted $30 million a year...
It doesn’t happen often, so when it does, it is worth taking note. Republicans and Democrats in the nation’s capital actually agree on something. They worked...
In November of 1976, voters in the town of Medary passed referendums to put in sewer and water lines at a Highway 16 side where the...
Here we go again. A court fight is about to get underway over restrictions Wisconsin lawmakers have put on our right to vote. The lame duck...
In January of 1997, the Green Bay Packers made it back to the Super Bowl for the first time since Coach Vince Lombardi retired…a drought of...
One particular day in January of 1973 was historic in more ways than one…yesterday in La Crosse. January 22nd of ’73 was the first Monday in Richard...
It is almost as if he is eager to do it. President Donald Trump isn’t backing off his pledge to shut down the federal government if...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, down to his final days as Governor, hopes one of his final acts as Governor will serve as his legacy. Walker has...
It wasn’t going to be an easy Christmas for America in 1963. The holiday season began just after the November assassination of President Kennedy. A new...