No fiery exchanges. No angry tweets. No insults. No bruised feelings. No problem.
As promised on the campaign trail, Democrats included a phased increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour in the pending COVID relief bill. …
On March 1, I received my first vaccine dose at Ballweg Pharmacy. I just want to express my heartfelt thank you to the people working and volu…
It’s one of the most basic questions of the U.S. Capitol riot investigation: What was the rioters’ plan? What did they think was going to happ…
I am concerned about the anti-democratic tilt the majority party of the Wisconsin legislature has taken in 2021. You should be concerned too.
This week’s wolf hunt happened without public input, without science and with very little legally required consult with the tribes. Many don’t…
Vaccine makers reassured Congress on Tuesday they will boost production and provide an additional 140 million doses in the next five weeks, ov…
Vaccine makers reassured Congress on Tuesday they will boost production and provide an additional 140 million doses in the next five weeks, ov…
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline has been an on-again, off-again proposition for several years, and it’s currently off again after President …
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is like the dawn of a new day for a lot of people.
Marcy Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in the current Congress.
Joe Biden promised to lower the temperature of America’s partisan hothouse, but some of his nominations have not lived up to that promise. One…
A mob riled up by a demagogue storming the seat of government and forcing elected leaders inside to flee is the stuff of the Third World. It i…
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It’s one of the most basic questions of the U.S. Capitol riot investigation: What was the rioters’ plan? What did they think was going to happ…
Wisconsin Democrats had a dilemma on their big night Feb. 16. President Joe Biden made his first appearance in Wisconsin with a CNN Town Hall …
Opinion: I have never met a kind person I disliked, even if I disagreed with their politics or we had no interests in common.
Episode 8: Also discussed is whether boycotts are an effective tactic to get companies to change their policies and why we should consider inc…
Patience has been praised by philosophers, poets and religions, but it has taken a year of pandemic to have its virtuous qualities really sink in.
It’s February. It’s cold. To fend off the winter blahs, I dream of one day retiring to a warm beach, where I’ll stand in the surf, sipping bev…
You know you’re old when you struggle to stay up until Saturday Night Live comes on and then you don’t recognize any of its guests. Then, when…
The Feb. 18 article on Michael Eisenga was noteworthy, because it was such an accurate depiction of the state of our society. The personal val…
The Democratic Party and the liberal media have no credibility for telling the truth and are such sore losers that they lied and made up false…
A Feb. 14 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story showed that some of our state legislators took advantage of the COVID relief Paycheck Protection Pl…
The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a bill that would give local governments the option to stop publishing a summary of their a…
Would you eat a worm for a million dollars? When Wisconsin politicians refuse federal tax dollars for Medicaid expansion because the feds may …
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Thank you wonderful benefactors in Beaver Dam and Dodge County for helping to establish a true community foundation. Through our general fund …