Tuesday’s election showed the coronavirus is not the only disease we are fighting. Partisanship is a disease, too, and it caused Democrats and Republicans alike to put politics ahead of public safety.
What is wrong with our Wisconsin system? We have been told there is a pandemic, and we must practice safer-at-home actions and use masks in order to limit the death toll caused by the virus.
Our governor, just before the election, hastily decided that the election must be postponed. He therefore called a special session of the Legislature, knowing full well that he lacks the constitutional authority to act on his own, which the Legislature flatly rebuffed. Why did he wait so long?
Wisconsin went ahead with its primary on Tuesday, illustrating in the process how voting is an actual hardship during a global pandemic.
If you have visited a grocery store or another essential business in recent days, you perhaps noticed most people in Janesville still aren’t wearing face masks. Maybe you’re one of these people and think masks aren’t necessary.
I talk to our officers about COVID-19, what we can do to keep them safe and how we can help our citizens. The officers speak of being trained to fight a threat, a threat that you can see. It was hard for the officers to conceive fighting a threat one cannot see, an invisible threat.
How sad it is that people in Donald Trump's circle are afraid of him. We have a president who rejects facts and has an endless need for praise. He behaves as a demagogue who treats people as commodities. He has gone from saying, "I alone can fix it" to "I don't take responsibility at all." G…
The coronavirus crisis is producing scams, gouging and economic problems. The USA Today reports 33 attorneys general have demanded companies such as Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Facebook and Walmart stop their price gouging in regard to critical supplies needed to treat the coronavirus pandemic.
Mike Stearns' Friday story (Page 1B), “No review needed,” is the best I have read in The Gazette in years. Thank you for the belly laugh both myself and my wife had in reading the tale of your moment in eighth grade that is forever etched in the archives of the Edgerton/Milton rivalry. It is…
Everyday partisan differences are irrelevant in matters of science.
During times of crisis, it is normal to want as much information as possible. This feeling is magnified by the fact that the coronavirus is unlike any crisis that we have seen in our lifetimes. Given recent discussions about the amount of information shared by the Rock County Public Health D…
Hospitals struggling to treat waves of very sick people now face a new threat: millions of uninsured Americans pounding at their gates. How can the hospitals afford to treat them, even if they have the beds?
So, here’s something you might not have heard of: post-traumatic growth. I promise I am not making this up just to cheer anybody up. But I hope it does cheer you up because it’s real.
We still have a few states that have not put in place emergency orders to stay at home or shelter in place. All of them have Republican governors.
Thumbs down to UW-Madison spring breakers, Steil's Kennedy Center bill, to price gougers. Thumbs up to Republican push for COVID-19 transparency.
The state budget passed only 10 months ago gave the Department of Workforce Development a spending increase of 0.8%. In a booming economy with record low unemployment, that was no problem.
The coronavirus outbreak has reshaped the Janesville City Council race more so than perhaps any other local race.
The Rock County Health Department needs to start serving the public, not the lawyers and bureaucrats who would prefer the county continue withholding information about the coronavirus' spread in our community.
Why are the people of Rock County not notified as to where the people with the virus are located? We need to know so we can protect ourselves and families. Other counties are releasing the information and are even on TV news. Rock County Public Health Department needs to get on the ball. We …
The Olympics have been rescheduled. But one country, Cuba, is fielding teams proudly parading their flag to other nations. The teams are COVID-19 medical brigades deployed to Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Suriname and Grenada.
Wisconsin Democrats rushed to attack Congressman Bryan Steil for voting against Nancy Pelosi’s initial reactionary bill March 14. Turns out the bill was incredibly flawed and would have hurt the very people it intended to help.
Amid some of the darkest days in our history, there is a ray of light shining on the nation.
It’s nice to see so many people out walking and riding bicycles. We have a lot to enjoy in the city of Milton. Trails at Crossridge Park, Schilberg Park and the dog park. Then there is Milton’s portion of the National Scenic Ice Age Trail. It goes from Vincent Street to Storrs Lake, featurin…
Ironic, isn’t it, how an invisible enemy can make a chronic weakness so plainly apparent?
Milton School Board candidates who showed a willingness in interviews to learn from mistakes during the tumultuous era of former Superintendent Tim Schigur have earned the Gazette Editorial Board's endorsements.
President Trump talks of social distancing. Well, when I watch the special reports on TV, I notice the task force team does not do that; they stand side by side at the podium. Shouldn’t they be setting an example of the social distancing like we are supposed to do? The president and task for…
My editor groaned when I told her the subject of this column. In a moment, you’ll be groaning, too.
Dan Kelly is all for the rule of law when he and his party agree with it. When the law or the Constitution are inconvenient, he ignores it. He has ruled multiple times in favor of former clients and contributors when the law and precedent say he must recuse himself. He is a strong supporter …
the Gazette Editorial Board is endorsing Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky for state Supreme Court. Her opponent, Justice Daniel Kelly, is too closely tied to the scheming that gave rise to today's hopelessly flawed district maps.
I'm Ryan Schroeder and am running for mayor of the city of Delavan. As a seventh-generation resident of Delavan, some know me, but I want to introduce myself to those who don’t. I live here with my wife, Natalie, and our sons. I currently serve as alderman and have for nearly 20 years. I am …
I, Jerry Grant, have worked hard to earn your vote for Walworth County Board, District 4 on April 7. I have lived a life of service to the public, serving and protecting as a police officer for 33 years, the Whitewater School Board for 15 years and completing 16 years on the county board whi…
Five years ago, I moved to the city of Delavan. One of the first people I met was Tommy Purcell because of vehicle issues with my son’s car. Tommy was kind, considerate and respectful toward me and in fixing the vehicle. I was so impressed with his work that I continue to use Hunter’s Auto S…
Then-Attorney Daniel Kelly represented Republicans in a federal lawsuit challenging the 2011 redrawing of the legislative district boundaries, better known as gerrymandering. In 2012, Republicans won 60 of the 99 seats in the Assembly, despite winning only 48.6% of the two-party statewide vo…
A hearty “amen” to William R. Greene for his March 25 letter to the editor regarding the “narrow-minded, bigoted” diatribes of Leonard Pitts. Why does The Gazette continue to print this hate speech? I do enjoy hearing different political points of view. But Mr. Pitts only spews his antipathy…
There’s BV (before virus) and AV (after virus) time, and those BV days seem so long ago. Do you remember them? What do you miss most about the good ol’ days? That’s our poll topic for this week. Participate at GazetteXtra.com. The results are not scientific.
The United States held a presidential election during World War II. It held one during the Civil War. It held an off-year election during the worst of the influenza pandemic in 1918.
With all the “sheltering in place," many of us are making time to walk or ride bikes on our city’s great trail system. (Perhaps establishing this habit will be a good thing to come out of this experience!) With so many new people on the trails, here are a couple suggestions:
