Carrots are a healthy snack. And can be an effective tool for changing behavior, at least when compared to the stick. The Wisconsin legislature is finally...
Efforts to allow La Crosse county to adopt a special tax are moving along in Madison. Unfortunately, those efforts are misguided. La Crosse County is seeking...
It’s happening again. To the surprise of no one, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is running for a third term. After all, Walker has been running for...
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again. Those who are working to approve that huge deal to bring Foxconn to Wisconsin need to read...
Our founding fathers were pretty smart when the wrote the U.S. Constitution. But they could never envision that people would communicate in 140 characters or less....
Homelessness remains a problem in La Crosse. But much is being done in our community to put an end to the problem. Already, the La Crosse...
More concern over Foxconn. Members of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation are still working to finalize the deal that calls for the manufacturer of flat screens...
President Trump is right when he calls the opioid epidemic the worst drug crisis in American history. It is important that the highest level of federal...
Working together can be difficult when having conflicting goals. But it can also be ultimately beneficial and rewarding for those who put aside their differences to...
This seems fair. Two members of Congress, Wisconsin democrat Tammy Baldwin and Arizona republican John McCain are joining together to introduce what they call the F.A.I.R....
It is the biggest government giveaway in the state’s history, and the largest government subsidy to a foreign company by any state ever. But we still...
When was the last time you looked at a map? An actual map. The ones all folded up nice and neat that you can never seem...
As far as I can tell, there isn’t a lot of rioting going on in Wisconsin. At least what most of us would consider to be...
Just when we thought the mistakes made by the Veterans Administration couldn’t get much worse. The VA hospital system has been under fire in recent years...
At least it’s a start. The University of Wisconsin System is unveiling a plan to become leaner. Under the plan to be presented to the Board...
The fight is on for clean air and water. Despite Wisconsin’s long history as a national leader in protecting our water, air and land, the state...
The Wisconsin Board of Regents apparently wants us all to get along. And will expel those students who dare to disagree. The Regents have adopted a...
In the wake of fatal shootings by police across the country, police body cams are becoming more popular. Many police departments, including La Crosse, are outfitting...
We have seen it after every mass killing. Democrats call for tighter restrictions on guns, and Republicans in control in Congress look the other way. It...
My recollection of college, so many years ago now, was that it was a time and place to learn new things, meet new people, many with...