By Wisconsin Policy Forum
Dreading virtual parent-teacher conferences? In this week's column, Grandma gives parents motivation to communicate and check in with our chil…
Wisconsin state schools superintendent candidates are arguing for a more equitable school system, more funding and less focus on standardized …
The 911 center does not receive your name or home address on wireless 911 calls. It receives device GPS coordinates and/or cellular tower loca…
Milton Food Pantry’s Christmas distribution, on Dec. 19, ran extremely smoothly this year. It was different this year. Clients “drove through”…
The warnings have been circulated since last spring from state and federal agencies including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. …
If you heard a scream as you started reading this column, don’t get upset. It’s just me, trying to vent some of the frustration that has consu…
Editor’s Note: ”Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?” is a 1967 book by African-American minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and so…
Gov. Tony Evers says his two-year budget plan due to be delivered in mid-February will again propose accepting federal money to expand the Med…
Continuing a year-end tradition launched by one of our predecessor organizations more than a decade ago, we announce our top five research fin…
With fire and emergency medical services (EMS) departments in the La Crosse region facing a host of challenges, collaborative action by local …
“Hope is the thing with feathers
When you’re in pain, you can easily find yourself in hypersensitive mode. That’s how straws break camels’ backs. Kind of.
The following editorial is from the Chicago Tribune.
As we draw near the end of 2020 (thank goodness), I would like to reflect on a few things the City of Milton was able to accomplish despite th…
By Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considering the legality of an Evers administration order to limit indoor capacity even though it has exp…
Amid a pandemic and global recession, school districts are increasing property taxes for the coming year by 3.3% — lower than last year’s 4.5%…
At Christmas this year, many of us will be unable to be with the people who are closest to us. This situation brings to mind a Christmas from …
On Tuesday, December 15, I received an email from the Milton High School athletics department. Subject: “WINTER SPORTS ATHLETE REGISTRATION.” …
When it comes to Christmas and newspapers, nobody did it better than the classic response to a letter that appeared in The New York Sun.
The University of Wisconsin System and its flagship are falling behind their peers in key financial metrics, as a tuition freeze, declining en…
When I decided to cut cable a few years ago, I knew there were a few things I would miss. Mainly, I’d miss holiday movie and TV marathons like…