No other group has shown as much contempt for its own work during the coronavirus crisis as teachers.
President Donald Trump was in one of his whiny moods. He was talking about Dr. Anthony Fauci, who's been the head of the National Institute of…
In ancient history — that is, before TV — there was a gentleman’s agreement that the presidential electioneering didn’t really get underway un…
In this summer of Republican discontent, a handful of GOP House members have identified what’s ailing the party: Liz Cheney.
The gap between the increasing diversity of Wisconsin’s K-12 student population and the lack of diversity in its teacher workforce has widened…
Let's suppose Donald Trump and his family, the Trumpettes, really go down in flames on Election Day, and let's suppose their last-minute despe…
The Biden campaign has been lucky most of all, but it’s also been smart, at least smart enough.
The problem is that young people are love-starved, or whatever term you would like to substitute. As soon as the bars, beaches and swimming po…
If only the rest of the country could handle COVID-19 as well as New York.
If nothing else, President Donald Trump's July Fourth speech at Mount Rushmore clarified the battle lines of our culture war.
Over the Independence Day weekend, two professional sports teams were finally forced to deal with names that offend people who were here way b…
I’ve had community members ask me: “How does the council keep track of everything going on in the City?” We have commissioners, board members …
Even as state sales tax collections overall slipped 10% for May amid the COVID-19 crisis, internet sales have shot upward as consumers flocked…
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden agree on one thing — the other side is trying to steal the election.
Many of you dismiss the “Defund the Police” movement as merely rhetorical excess, designed to get everyone’s undies twisted in knots. And you’…
I received a call the other day from a resident saying the Lake Mills City Council is doing some funny stuff on the south end of town. I was t…
They’re coming for Thomas Jefferson.
If the owners of Aunt Jemima syrup can phase out a brand that’s been around since 1889 because it’s racist, certainly the Washington NFL team …
Here at the Leader we traditionally present a showcase paper, which goes to all the addresses in Lake Mills, during the last full week of June…
He might be correct: Donald Trump has influenced the lives of African Americans as much as any president, with the possible exception of ... J…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had big news last week — the city is opening up its iconic Lakefront Trail after months of being closed off as pa…
In twenty-eight years as a country veterinarian, I have seen my mom’s dinner table doctrine confirmed on a daily basis.
Back during the pandemic (remember that?), nearly every corporate advertiser rushed out TV commercials stating, “We’re all in this together.”
Confronted by a clear and present fascist threat, the staff of The New York Times rose up to humiliate and punish quislings in its ranks.
My name is Mike Foster and I was elected by the City Council as the Council President this year. I look forward to the challenge and appreciat…
"No justice, no peace." Surely we have all heard that chant for decades at various protests ... well, all but the most cloistered in their whi…
Restoring order to America’s cities isn’t a complicated proposition.
It’s June in Wisconsin, and that means June Dairy Month. From my days working in a cheese plant, I’ve never missed the chance to support our s…