When Amazon chose a Queens neighborhood across from Manhattan for one of its new headquarters, James Corden remarked on "The Late Late Show," "I gotta say, I really think this could be the thing that finally puts New York on the map."
It has been long rumored that the Republican Party has a woman problem, so much so that a few years ago GOP congressmen sent aides to classes on how to talk to and about women.
It's a terrible idea to make too much of the campaign victory of any politician, but an exception is in order now that New York has elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress: It's time to drop the snarky jabs about millennials.
When did "compromise" become a dirty word?
STEM--science, technology, engineering and mathematics--is the government program to promote interest, understanding and involvement in these subjects.
Milton School District officials woke Nov. 7 probably wishing Milton, like several surrounding districts, had put a referendum question on the ballot.
Feeling lonely or depressed? Get off of social media to start your journey toward better mental health, particularly during the holiday season.
A White House in open warfare with the press. A president insulting a reporter to his face. Journalists denied access to press room. The White House last week? Actually, it’s the White House for at least 100 years.
On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. There, he took the opportunity to slam President Trump’s “America First” nationalism. “Patriotism,” Macron said, “is the exact opposite of nationalism: Nationalism is a be…
With Democrats set to take over the House, it’s easy to get the sense that they have only one goal: to go after President Donald Trump and his administration. Using their subpoena powers, they will hold oversight hearings and investigate corruption, as they should.
The city of Janesville provides a wealth of methods for citizens to obtain information and conduct business online.
Amid the brouhaha over senate and gubernatorial voting, there was clarity here in the Sunshine State about one thing: Floridians are fed up with the cruel practice of organized dog racing.
So we have yet another attempt to delay the decision on a referendum for the Milton School District by School Board member Brian Kvapil. The request for more information on details of the proposed school addition designs delays any progress and increases the costs. The design of any large bu…
President Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pushed the capital into new and more perilous terrain. What the president desires—protection from the special counsel’s investigation and its consequences—seems clear enough. What’s unknown is whether Congress and the Depa…
If there was one place where the moderate Republican could make a brave last stand, it was at the Metropolitan Republican Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. New York County (Manhattan) was one of the few counties outside Ohio to prefer John Kasich over Trump in the 2016 primaries.
City of Janesville leaders have spent the past three months on one of our most important tasks, drafting the city’s annual budget.
Alas, no surprise here: A 5-year-old Galion, Ohio, boy who tested positive for methamphetamine after trick-or-treating was not given drug-laced candy by a stranger, the police now report. Instead, his father has been charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug tampering.
Thumbs down to post-election shenanigans, village of Darien referendum passing. Thumbs up to Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson, Delavan-Darien referendum passing.
“The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw in character.”—Lyndon Johnson
Notes from a fascinating midterm Wisconsin election:
While stoners spark up joints in celebration of several counties, including Rock, passing advisory referendums on legalizing marijuana, we call on the sober minds of this state to be leaders on this issue.
In liberals’ imaginations, there are only four ways to lose elections—and none has to do with their leftist turn, their hysterics or their one-dimensional identity politics. Democrats say they lose because of gerrymandering, voter suppression (sometimes known as asking for ID), Russian mind-…
What happens to the Monterey Hotel I do not know. One thing is for sure. If it’s demolished, I will miss it.
We chose to serve our country in the Armed Forces because we love what our nation stands for. An important part of the American heritage is the access to our nation’s public lands and great outdoors, which are important to us for hunting, fishing and hiking but also are important to veterans…
This editorial will not mention the name of the man who allegedly opened fire in a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Instead, we’d like readers to remember the name Matt Wennerstrom. The 20-year-old is a weekly regular at the Borderlilne Bar & Grill and says he thinks of other r…
In the aftermath of this week’s midterm elections, in which Democrats gained 34 House seats and lost an additional three Senate seats, an odd emotional disconnect took place. Democrats, who had just won control of the House, seemed disappointed in their victory; they had expected a sweeping …
On Election Day, I went on behalf of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin to be a poll observer at the First Lutheran Church in Janesville. Three wards vote at this church. Managing the flow requires someone to greet each person in line and direct him or her to the appropriate check-in desk. A …
In a far-reaching special report this week, journalists from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe found that the leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church are far better at covering up child sexual abuse than stopping it.
Not so much a blue wave Tuesday. More like lightning strikes.
A few weeks before the election, a roomful of Wisconsinites gathered to share some of the stories that are often left out of political campaigns. At a Racine gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, visitors shared real-life stories about poverty in the state.
My high school letter jacket adorned with volleyball medals, which my grandma attached with black thread, hangs in our back-hall closet. While I do not anticipate wearing this jacket daily again, I like to see a flash of it as I grab a new coat when the seasons change.
Perspective through examination of history is always helpful, as long as we perceive the past accurately. Extreme, overwrought rhetoric has now become commonplace, within the media as well as from political candidates.
In recent months, the political leadership of two neighboring countries with large immigration programs issued very different messages. They would be the United States and Canada.
Charles Dickens wrote this about the French Revolution:”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was…
Here's a shout-out to fellow gray-hairs who learned math the "old-fashioned" way, by memorizing simple formulas along with facts about addition and multiplication. This technique is anathema in today's classrooms.
