April is Autism Acceptance Month, so please keep in mind autistic adults, like my son, who work in our communities.
We Americans should all be concerned that we are fast becoming a rogue nation.
A vote for Susie Tatone for the Sauk County Board in District 28 will be a vote for a fresh voice and community-focused solutions.
"And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head" -- Matthew 27:29.
Our rights, freedoms and democracy need protection. Our country is maliciously under attack by a power-hungry president and a majority party that bows to his every demand. Behind the scenes is Project 2025, an authoritarian blueprint formulated by wealthy conservatives to dismantle our democ…
I read with alarm about a young person who crashed riding a scooter. These fast scooters can race along with a motor vehicle, and the kids riding them aren't paying attention to traffic.
Politically extreme leftists try to portray themselves as caring moderates whenever elections come around.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and all of President Donald Trump's sycophants continue to insist we need the SAVE Act to protect against unauthorized voting and that our voting process is rife with fraud. I challenge them to produce even one piece of credible evidence that supports that claim.
Our local schools face serious financial challenges.
When entering the U.S. through customs at an airport, you now just look into a camera. It is quick and easy. Their system recognized my face and cleared me in a split second.
My heart aches when I see people suffer from pointless violence and aimless wars, no matter who is the perpetrator or the victim.
President Donald Trump voiced his displeasure with the next leader in Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying, "We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran."
Wisconsin's governor has called for a special session of the Legislature to begin the process of amending the Wisconsin Constitution to ban partisan gerrymandering.
I understand that the Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature submitted a bill that would call for the death penalty in cases against people who commit sex crimes against children under 13 years of age.
Iran basically declared war on the United States in 1979 by taking its embassy, keeping America hostage for over a year, and then by attacking America's assets by proxy for almost 50 years. The Iranian government professes “death to America.” Are we really going to allow Iran to get nuclear weapons?
Recently, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced with pride, “I only speak American.” This statement caused me to pause and ask myself, what is Secretary Hegseth saying?
Apparently, the strain on UW-Madison's athletic department is so great that some sports programs may need to be cut. According to Jim Polzin's March 6 column in the Wisconsin State Journal, Athletic Director Chris McIntosh says that without an additional $14.6 million from the state Legislature, they will have to "reevaluate ... how many of them exist."
Interestingly enough, President Donald Trump back in 2011 decried and criticized President Barack Obama over the prospect of starting a war with Iran for political reasons so that he could get reelected in 2012. Also, Trump suggested Obama would start the war because of his inability to negotiate, electioneering or a weak attempt from a president to "show how tough he is."
The U.S. has now begun a war with Iran. This follows attacks on Venezuela and alleged drug boats in the Caribbean.
Millions of Americans are reaching out to their friends, neighbors and needy strangers. They are:
I am a family physician in rural Wisconsin.
The April 7 Supreme Court election doesn't have an incumbent because Justice Rebecca Bradley announced she wouldn't seek reelection.
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It is becoming readily apparent that the Trump administration is only interested in glorifying and enriching itself, destroying the rule of law, promoting con artists, protecting pedophiles, alienating our allies and degrading the Earth as fast as possible.
After serving more than three decades in the Air Force, I’ve lived in places across the country and around the world. Everywhere I went, I saw how a home team can unify a community.
The state Assembly last week passed Assembly Bill 1034 on a 95-1 vote. The bill provides $14.6 million in taxpayer funds to UW-Madison, ostensibly for maintenance and debt service on athletic facilities. But it is described as a "name, image and likeness" bill because it frees up money for NIL and permits the university to remain quiet on its NIL payments to athletes.
Hyperscale data centers are a hot topic in Wisconsin, especially since the Wisconsin Legislature passed tax incentives for them in 2023. Controversy stems from the scale of the energy and water they use, as well as noise, air and light pollution. To add insult to injury, after providing tax exemptions (coming from taxpayer dollars), these projects have a history of spreading their costs and risks across existing ratepayers.
What is fear doing to us and the boundaries we expect government to respect?
Regarding the state Legislature's plan to adjourn early this year, I would like to remind our representatives that we elected them to be the voice of the people in Wisconsin.
Because the "name, image and likeness" system has made college athletics into a minor league system for professional teams, I suggest that a compensation system to colleges should be established.
The United States has about 14,000 public school boards, including about 400 in Wisconsin. Locally elected representatives use these influential entities to govern school districts. Contentious elections trigger seismic shifts in administrative style and policy.