Go deeper into the fight over more than 200,000 “movers”—voters who gave new addresses to the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Post Office and voters a conservative law firm want removed from the list of registered voters statewide—and you learn why the political stakes are so high.
We live in a nation where food is plentiful but millions of children experience hunger and food insecurity.
America is living large on the credit card.
I began my monthly radio interview with Tim Bremel on WCLO on Jan. 15 and quickly realized there was some confusion about the recently approved city ordinance mandating replacement of approximately 221 private lead water laterals within our community. After some explanation, there was more u…
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday can reliably be counted on for two phenomena: an outpouring of commitment to the ideal of nonviolent social change and a “revelation” that Dr. King was a Republican.
Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned portions of a federal law that empowered government to dictate how Americans who were not connected to any candidates and political parties could practice their inherent right of free expression. It was one of the greatest free speech decision…
This week marks 75 years since Soviet troops stormed the gates of hell.
Janesville residents know better than to get too excited over recent talk of turning the former Monterey Hotel into apartments. But this time could be different. Here are five reasons to become optimistic about the Monterey Hotel's future.
Please get that ’57 Chevy off your property. It’s leaking motor oil, of which minute amounts are being dumped into the storm sewer whenever it rains, making it dangerous for other residents.
Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, one of our country’s greatest state-led conservation initiatives, is vulnerable.
I will never grow tired of the incredible beauty and diversity of our farm.
I would like to see more coverage concerning the abuse of health workers. This remains a little-known subject that deserves a platform. There is an outdated belief system that violence against medical staff just naturally comes with the job. That needs to change.
If you’ve got more money than you can spend, you can spend your extra wealth on… guarding your extra wealth.
As the Senate impeachment trial unfolds, we’re witnessing an alarming dual justice system whereby Democrats accuse the president and the Republican Party of criminal wrongdoing and foul play while giving themselves a pass for the very same acts of which they accuse others.
In a column on the eve of the 2016 election, I warned that if Donald Trump were to inexplicably occupy the White House, he would wreak havoc on American values, and his “authoritarian sensibility” would precipitate “a systematic breakdown of our democratic institutions.” I was merely stating…
When he signed off from his long and excellent broadcasting career, Jim Lehrer was still the same sort of journalist that he started as. He was, as he put it, a newspaperman.
In his State of the State message, Gov. Tony Evers announced a plan to create a nonpartisan commission to look at redistricting. The existing district maps are drawn with an advantage to Republican candidates. The response from Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald was to call…
The more federal authorities investigate dangers associated with vaping, the more we discover how much we do not know about the dangers of this suddenly popular habit.
Marshall Middle School Principal Synthia Taylor's paid leave is a great deal for her. Not so much for taxpayers.
The shift from red to blue is more than a Doppler effect in science. It appears in politics, too. We see it in the retirement of many Republicans: 25 GOP House members and four senators so far. Why so many?
On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, sat for a discussion with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. She dropped a number of shocking statements—statements that elicited nothing but murmurs of agreement from Coates. AOC claimed: “No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.”
Bernie Sanders’ campaign recently stabbed Elizabeth Warren in the back. She was the Vermont senator’s comrade in arms. It also threw a pack of lies at Joe Biden, tarring him as corrupt with zero evidence. As former Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin told Politico, Sanders “will play dirty.” The Demo…
The significance of the moment wasn’t lost on officials who unveiled at a news conference Monday a new system for dispatching fire and ambulance services. They realize this technology is no ordinary upgrade.
Sadly, Monday's headlines told of the shooting death of two law enforcement officers in Hawaii. First responders face life threatening situations in so many ways. Fire, floods and the fury of crime scenes are challenged by these public servants daily.
I am in total agreement with Daniel Atwood’s letter Saturday. Law enforcement is puzzled by the number of road fatalities? Obviously, the penalties for drunken driving and the enforcement thereof are not working, or people wouldn’t repeat the behavior six, 10 or 12 times.
It's the morning news, and here's what we want you to think: Don't criticize the Democrats for impeaching President Trump. They've been working for almost three years to impeach him on a phone call from seven months ago. It's OK to be outraged over the death of Qasem Soleimani, but keep quie…
As a concerned citizen, I believe we need to demand a fair and impartial impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. It is essential that the trial allow open press coverage, relevant public documents and witness testimony from John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, Mick Mulvaney, Rick Perry and Mike Pompeo,…
The New York Times provided lessons in both journalism and television Sunday night, by way of bad examples.
Make that six Republican lawmakers who now support the good-government bill to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin.
Thumbs up to reopening of the Fulton Store, signing of "phase one" deal. Thumbs down to paying for common sense, Trump conflating violent criminals and illegal immigrants.
More than 55% of voters in three counties represented by Democratic Rep. Don Vruwink, of Milton, voted for President Trump—a Republican—in 2016. Vruwink was elected with 54% of the vote that year.
Any discussion about downtown Janesville eventually gets around to the future of the Monterey Hotel.
