The right to vote is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. In fact, our system works best when everyone has a voice. But still many...
In the fall of 1968, La Crosse was getting ready for a referendum to place fluoride in the city tap water. Opponents of the plan bought...
The warning is stark and dire. Unfortunately, it seems despite the clear warning, little is likely to change. The Intergovernmental Panel on climate change is a...
“How’s it goin’, La Crosse?” That’s how presidential candidate Barack Obama greeted an outdoor audience between the Holiday Inn and the La Crosse Center on October...
How much is too much? With more than three weeks remaining until election day in Wisconsin, candidates for Governor, and the groups that support them, continue...
In 1980, the Wisconsin Transportation Commission granted the wishes of La Crosse city leaders by approving two bridges over the railroad tracks near the Amtrak depot. ...
We have heard plenty about allegations of assault and abuse at Wisconsin’s youth prison. That has led to personnel changes for prison administrators and prompted an...
Former Congressman Robert Taft Junior of Ohio told a GOP dinner in La Crosse in October of 1965 that more Republicans needed to be elected the...
La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat wisely read the tea leaves when he pulled the plug on a proposed wheel tax in the city of La Crosse....
It is easy to criticize the DNR. Longtime critics like to refer to the state agency as “damn near Russia” because of its many regulations. But...
The Maple Leaf Parade of 1988 in La Crosse fell just a month before a presidential election, and it drew a frequent presidential contender. Republican Sen....
In late 1967, La Crosse State College bowler Jack Connaughton went to Paris for the International Masters Bowling Championship. Connaughton defeated a Japanese bowler, 195 to...
It is an interesting campaign strategy for Governor Scott Walker. He has proclaimed himself as the education Governor in his race against Tony Evers, a man...
The deadline has passed, but Governor Walker still hopes to be able to provide more corporate welfare. Kimberly Clark announced it would be closing its plant...
The #1 song on the week before Halloween of 1962 was “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. In 1991, Pickett performed the song at an outdoor...
In 1951, La Crosse city leaders were discussing an improvement plan with a total cost over $10 million. A new high school to replace Central on...
If you are like most employees, if you have a lot of work to do, you may have to stay later, or perhaps come in on...
Sometimes it is good to press the pause button. The contentious hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, designed to determine whether Brett Kavanaugh should...
In the fall of ’79, Michael’s Cerise on Ward Avenue was advertising that customers could “learn how to disco in 3 lessons.” The lessons in the...
The Brett Kavanaugh controversy of 2018 has been compared to the charges made against Clarence Thomas, when he was being considered for the Supreme Court in...