Last week we wrote about the legacy of Cliff Topel and the Topel family as the family is in the process of making changes to their property on…
A rule of thumb: If you have to say that you're a tough guy, you're not, and you're certainly not "invincible" either. But that's the fantasy …
Amy Coney Barrett has accomplished many things in her career. Becoming an authority or a policy maker on health care isn’t one of them.
The way this administration has handled the public disclosure of President Donald Trump’s condition will become a case study on mismanaging a …
The Supreme Court fight of the century is, so far, a fizzle.
Two of the three justices from the Wisconsin state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conserv…
Let's make some wobbly assumptions and look to the future. Suppose the country survives the onslaught of lies -- or "alternative facts," as Ke…
For many progressive opinion-makers, the only way to save the Supreme Court is to destroy it.
Wisconsin’s gross property tax levies saw their largest percentage increase in more than a decade on last December’s bills, but robust growth …
Constitutional revolution is going mainstream.
Every year a friend of mine swims around Rock Lake. This year, I accompanied him in my kayak from Korth Bay to Sandy Beach. I was supposed to …
There’s a giant scheme afoot to disenfranchise voters in November — it’s called mail-in balloting.
I have a great idea for Joe Biden’s campaign slogan! I’m surprised no one has thought of it before. Are you ready? How about “Make America Gre…
What goes into the tax levy for property taxes in the City of Lake Mills WI? Well it can be complicated so let’s try to simplify this a little.
Per-pupil spending on public education in Wisconsin grew by 15% from 2008-2018, compared to 23% nationwide, ranking Wisconsin 38th among the s…
Here is why I believe the gist of the Atlantic magazine article that President Donald Trump called American troops “losers,” “suckers” and muc…
Hollywood is accommodating a new era of McCarthyism, imposed this time by Red China.
The 2020-21 school year will have a different look and feel because of the current reality of living and operating in a COVID-19 environment. …
Donald Trump took over the Republican Party, but it’s still discernibly the Republican Party.
I know, I know. You’re really bummed out that the party conventions are over. Either that, or you’re so disgusted that you want to “throw all …
QAnon is getting its first congresswoman.
“There’s a sucker born every minute.” There’s some question about whether P.T. Barnum really said that first, but it’s attributed to him. And …
If our great state is going to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic poised for growth, we will need to renew the Wisconsin Idea for the 21st c…
Strong schools are paramount to the health of a community, and teachers are the backbone of any school. Lake Mills is fortunate to have amazin…
In a gradual but far-reaching shift, the state government in recent years has accounted for a much larger share of public spending in Wisconsi…
"Phony Kamala and Slow Joe." That was President Trump giving nicknames to the opposition after Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris to share the Dem…
At this rate, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will be lucky if he isn't arrested and tried for treason before a people's tribunal.
Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to issue a statewide mask mandate could set up another legal bill over the extent of his powers to combat COVID-19. …
