One of the greatest powers of the President of the United States is the ability to nominate people to the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump’s term...
Midwesterners really are a hearty sort. Of course, our mettle gets tested every year at this time as the winters seem to get longer. But we...
Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to ban something that doesn’t even exist. The Wisconsin Assembly voted this week to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory. Critical...
Americans have long had a right to protest. The right of a person to air grievances without fear of retribution is fundamental to our democracy. It...
This is what things look like when democracy unravels. When the lines are blurred, and we are no longer governed by the rule of law. Former...
They are one of the hallmarks of our presidential elections. Candidates from the two major parties meet to answer questions from moderators and sometimes the public...
There are many laws regulating the employment of children. Maybe too many. Both federal and state governments have laws regulating how many hours, and how late,...
When will it end? A partisan investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin was begun last year at taxpayer expense. The search for fraud was...
Our lawmakers in Madison have been hard at work this week debating important topics, conducting important meetings and holding important public hearings. All on the issue...
Our political parties don’t agree on much, but bipartisan support appears to be growing for banning members of Congress from stock trading. This comes on the...
We have said it many times. Our democracy functions best when more people vote. That premise has taken a hit when a Wisconsin judge ruled last...
We all have a hard day at work sometimes. Those days when we can’t seem to get everything done, when the day lasts longer than we...
It is the end of an era in local radio today. Longtime Mid-West Family DJ Samantha Strong officially retires at the end of her show today....
Sometimes things just don’t line up. That is certainly true on some La Crosse streets. Take one of the city’s most recently improved road, Second Street...
I recently read an article that posed an interesting question. What if politicians couldn’t lie? What if they were required to tell the truth? We aren’t...
When there is a big job to tackle, it’s best to get a head start. That is why it is good that the city of La...
One year later and the scars still haven’t healed. In fact, one year after we watched the biggest threat to our democracy in our lifetime, the...
There is no dispute that police departments are having a hard time attracting recruits. It is hardly a new issue. In fact, there have been fewer...
Those pushing audits of the recent presidential election argue that such doublechecks are needed to “restore integrity to our elections.” In fact, according to the National...
The common logic in politics is that it is easier to run for an open seat than to take on an incumbent. That may not be...