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Opinion | View From the Right: Transparency dispels falsehoods. Why stop it?

Opinion | View From the Right: Transparency dispels falsehoods. Why stop it?

Dec 3, 20215 min read
To have productive conversations about controversial topics, citizens have a right to open meetings, data and government
Perspective | Great Lakes Spirituality Project: Science and religion ask different questions, but both are needed

Perspective | Great Lakes Spirituality Project: Science and religion ask different questions, but both are needed

Nov 24, 20215 min read
A regional look at how Wisconsin’s famed bodies of water connect people to a higher power
Opinion | Forward Thinking: Please teach my white child about race

Opinion | Forward Thinking: Please teach my white child about race

Nov 18, 20215 min read
Legislation and panic surrounding teaching race and history are circulating throughout the state and country. What’s the harm in teaching children tough, necessary lessons?
Opinion | The Commissioner’s Report: Movements are friends, moments are foes

Opinion | The Commissioner’s Report: Movements are friends, moments are foes

Nov 11, 20215 min read
As businesses and local governments take up the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion helm, opinion columnist Tara Yang explains what it all means
Opinion | View from the Right: Wisconsin GOP, take Rep. Sortwell behind the barn

Opinion | View from the Right: Wisconsin GOP, take Rep. Sortwell behind the barn

Nov 4, 20215 min read
The Republican party split between Trumpism and getting things done is exemplified in two local elected officials. It’s time to make a choice.
Comic | Suburban Smorgasbord: A cautionary tale

Comic | Suburban Smorgasbord: A cautionary tale

Oct 28, 20211 min read
Local comic illustrator Todd M. Coe highlights some drawbacks to kitschy porch decorations
Opinion | Forward Thinking: It’s not you, it’s Gerry

Opinion | Forward Thinking: It’s not you, it’s Gerry

Oct 28, 20215 min read
Political columnist Eliza Cussen dissects how Wisconsin’s massively gerrymandered maps contort the truth of the state’s demographically and culturally diverse cities
Comic | The inferno

Comic | The inferno

Oct 22, 20211 min read
Local comic illustrator Todd M. Coe depicts a grim reality
It’s getting harder and harder to find a good meal

It’s getting harder and harder to find a good meal

Oct 21, 20214 min read
In a world of parents attacking school boards over masking, election probes and gerrymandered maps, one local zombie hunts for an ounce of brains
Opinion | Grass and Roots: Investing in childcare is investing in our workforce

Opinion | Grass and Roots: Investing in childcare is investing in our workforce

Oct 14, 20214 min read

Opinion | Grass and Roots: Investing in childcare is investing in our workforce As more…

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