In the month before the 1960 presidential election, both major candidates campaigned in La Crosse. Vice President Richard Nixon spoke at the Sawyer Auditorium one day...
The La Crosse city council took up a public consumption ordinance in 1975. The ordinance would prohibit drinking on the streets of the city, or the...
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...
In the fall of 1992, the La Crosse County Republican Party had a meeting shortly after the election in which President George Bush had been defeated...
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...
In 1966, a ‘La Crosse Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation’ bought a newspaper ad claiming that a ‘propaganda’ piece in the West Salem newspaper led voters there...
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...
In November of 1981, La Crosse tried an experiment to keep shoppers coming downtown, after the opening of the Valley View Mall. The city council considered...
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...
In 1968, the La Crosse City Council was on its second round of bids for a new building to replace the city hall at 6th and...
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...
In 1973, the organizers of Oktoberfest made a scheduling move to cut down on the public drunkenness and crowds on 3rd Street of previous years. The...
In 1985, Onalaska tennis pro Tom Gullikson won his first singles title in 11 years on the Grand Prix circuit. Gullikson took the championship at the...
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...
Just after the 1963 Oktoberfest, organizers claimed the crowd that attended the 3rd annual festival was the largest ever in La Crosse. Festgoers drank 1000 half-barrels...
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...
In the fall of 1965, Dale Rudy got a building permit to build a second A&W restaurant in La Crosse. The original A&W in town is...
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...
Just before the 1974 election, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke in the new North Hall of UW-L, now called Wimberly Hall. Democrat Lucey was seeking a...
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...