MILWAUKEE — I’m not the most political guy.
JANESVILLE — I wouldn’t consider myself a political person but over the past week I have found myself closer to politics than I have ever been…
JANESVILLE — The Boys & Girls Club of Janesville says it’s hit the halfway point in fundraising for a new facility.
JANESVILLE -- MacFarlane Pheasants, of Janesville, this week shared the extent of its losses from a tornado that struck its farm on the city’s…
Hilario Deleon, chairman of Milwaukee County’s Republican Party, apologized but had to take another call. A New York correspondent for a Catho…
With 2,429 delegates to the Republican National Convention coming to Milwaukee, joining thousands of journalists and national and internationa…
All too often, people in our community pass away with little or no notice. They were not elected officials or sports stars or famous entertain…
The Fourth of July weekend celebrates community — local as well as national. Parades featuring people in uniform — scouts, firefighters and po…
For the second time in two years, an abortion-related decision from the Supreme Court has appeared before its due date. Unlike the Dobbs decis…
The State Bar Association of Wisconsin estimates that there are about 16,800 lawyers in Wisconsin. Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler…
My bride and I were out for an enjoyable dinner downtown with friends on Saturday night to celebrate an upcoming vacation week when the clouds…
“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
While Germany, France and Italy represent the largest populations, allegiances in the Parliament are formed on ideological grounds, less so na…
Janesville has always been blessed with a large volunteer pool who enjoy sharing their time and talents with various organizations throughout …
When cameras show the 41 Wisconsin delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in five weeks, who are they?
The paved trail system in Janesville is entering three decades of use. What started as a few miles segment in Palmer Park now stretches to all…
Poll numbers put in context the plea of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, the Wisconsin Republican Party’s top elected official, for Republicans to set a…
The Olympics, those weeks-long extravaganzas of athletic competition that happen every four years, have long been more than just games.
Voting is not a privilege. It’s a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. But one group of citizens has been long denied that right in part…
My friend Jim Wiskow died earlier this month at age 70. He succumbed to esophageal cancer after a lifetime of multiple health challenges.
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It’s not unique to readers of this column to know I was born, raised and still live in Janesville. The amount of multi-generation families who…
The fight over who draws new legislative district maps after the 2020 Census - judges or Republican legislators and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers…
After months of delay, U.S. aid is again flowing to Ukraine. Yet the war’s trajectory remains uncertain. Russia is determined to win a protrac…
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, we must remember that too much is at stake to walk away.
It’s a familiar dance for incumbents who have run for the Legislature before, but dozens of first time candidates are learning about the many …
There are certain areas of the workforce where I know I wouldn’t thrive and the biggest one is food service…specifically a waiter or server. I…
I’m hoping the council and administration are working through "first meeting bumps" as they get to know the new council structure and not find…
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 73 bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, and rewrote four spending bills with partial vetoe…
It’s hard to keep track of ever-increasing stamp prices. This month, the U.S. Postal Service proposed hiking stamp prices in July from 68 cent…
Wisconsin residents’ concerns about PFA-contaminated drinking water is another election-year issue, although elected officials deadlocked agai…
Every Tuesday night at New Life Assembly of God cars line up two-by-two for weekly food pantry. Ten years ago, a dozen cars out front would ha…
In the Capitol’s election-year calendar, a very important deadline - May 24 - is only five weeks away.
You had to love message-sending Wisconsin primary voters last week. With the two major-party choices for President already been decided - Demo…
In early March, President Joe Biden signed a $460 million spending bill that funded about half of the federal government and averted a governm…
Wisconsin’s presidential preference primaries are April 2. Should we care? As usual, primary voters in earlier primaries have already chosen: …
Janesville’s seven-member Plan Commission (five appointed citizens, two council members) is an active group that meets the first and third Mon…
April 2 is an important day. The spring primary is fast approaching and local residents have an opportunity to select the leaders who will set…
With the Brewers opening the season against the Mets next week, let’s use baseball terms to score the 2023-24 session of the Wisconsin Legislature.
I’ve been a bit anti-social this year. It’s not that I’ve ignored people. I’ve actually had some wonderful conversations with old and new frie…
The first in-depth analysis of last year’s historic change that raised state aid to cities, towns and villages and promised them one-fifth of …
My curiosity was satisfied on Jan. 30 when I learned the address would be the morning of the Jan. 31 at the Janesville Country Club. Sadly, br…
Last week, I was reminded that it only takes a few moments to turn a mundane Tuesday into a special one. Moments of kindness that set my week …
I can’t believe I’m 52 years old. In my mind, I’m still a pre-teen getting into mischief on Beacon Hill Drive.
Donald Trump is carving into a surprising traditional Democratic constituency – Black voters – that could spell troubling news for Joe Biden in 2024.
In his sixth State of the State speech, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promised to veto three specific changes Republicans are pushing:
Many local restauranteurs just finished their best week of January business. Thanks to those who spearheaded and promoted Janesville’s first r…
After Iowa and New Hampshire, the odds that Donald Trump will win his party’s nomination for the presidency have evolved from merely possible …
Republican legislators are more restless than they have been in years. Less than 10 months away from having to seek re-election, they don’t kn…
Two Republican senators - Mary Felzkowski and Romaine Quinn - represent northern Wisconsin districts that are larger than some states.
We’re a few weeks into 2024 and thousands of resolutions have already been forgotten. I’ve never been much of a New Year’s Resolution person b…
A discussion to determine who is the greatest Wisconsin athlete of all time could get heated, but before any discussion a few rules need to be…
North Korea has decided to bring in the New Year with a Bang, The Pyongyang regime over several days has fired sizable artillery barrages near…
Cocaine babies don’t vote and they don’t contribute to political campaigns. Same thing for hungry children and kids whose deadbeat parents don…
I have lived through the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the War on Terror, the Great Recession and the corona virus. I have never seen a scarier t…
Why did Republican legislators win their fight with the Universities of Wisconsin, which was supported by Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic legis…
If that holiday party gets boring, here are eight state government trivia questions you can ask between drinks. Or not.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was hell on earth.
Women still face more challenges running and getting elected to public office and are subject to more criticism and social media insults than …
Numbers and political pedigree suggest that Brad Schimel is no Dan Kelly.
Thanksgiving means actual, not contrived, inclusiveness. President Abraham Lincoln profoundly demonstrates this fundamental point.
In my military career, I was frequently deployed on the U.S. Navy’s massive nuclear-powered aircraft carriers into combat and on more routine …
With the world seemingly teetering between democracy and authoritarianism, you might feel overshadowed by gloom this Thanksgiving.
We all come from families. We all have family stories we don’t repeat in public. But we live our lives knowing we have family.
Exactly three years after his surprise choice as the state Senate’s new leader, Republican Sen. Devin LeMahieu has grown into his role as majo…
In his book titled “12Ways to Save Democracy in Wisconsin” Matt Rothschild called for banning gerrymandering by adopting the Iowa model for dr…
Last week was the anniversary of the most dangerous confrontation in history, yet the media and public paid little heed. During October 22-28 …
Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. House members generally kept low profiles during their party’s three-week public struggle to elect a House speaker…
This spring I wrote about the Birds coming back. Not robins or orioles but the scooter variety.
No matter where we live, we all deserve and need clean drinking water.
In a 47-page encyclical, Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz refused to withdraw from a lawsuit challenging Assembly and Senate district …
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission filed a major complaint in federal district court alleging that Amazon is an illegal monopoly. The FT…
Republicans who control the state Senate fired the first appointee of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers four years ago, voted to fire the top electio…
I spent two years in Israel, resulting in lifelong friends, my wife and an extended family I love dearly.
We understand the political reasoning behind President Joe Biden joining the United Auto Workers picket line in Michigan on Tuesday: Michigan …
On Saturday, $39 billion in federal child-care funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act are set to expire. As a result, close…
On September 21, in a magnificent military ceremony, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the Defense Staff of France, laid a wreath at the Tomb…
State Public Defender Kelli Thompson, who will soon leave the job she has held for almost 13 years, won’t have to rework her resume.
We live in a border county, a short drive to Illinois. Along with the political division are the sports-fan divisions along that border: Cubs-…
Capitol politicians never stop surprising you.
It’s never too late to do the right thing. In that spirit, I would like to highlight a national day of observance last month honoring those wh…