Op-Ed

Op Ed: Save the Yellow Perch!
Op Ed

Save the Yellow Perch!

Perch count way down in Lake Michigan. Strong leadership needed to protect state waters.

Op Ed: Republicans Pay More for Less
Op Ed

Republicans Pay More for Less

GOP budget rejects $1.6 billion in federal funds, provides less funding for schools and highways.

Op Ed: Remembering the Vietnam War
Op Ed

Remembering the Vietnam War

Lessons in restorative justice from Kim Phúc, famed child photographed after napalm attack.

Op Ed: Republicans Bash LGBTQ Flag Over Capitol
Op Ed

Republicans Bash LGBTQ Flag Over Capitol

Lawmakers say it's not a “unifying symbol.” But is it really so controversial?

Op Ed: Save America’s Most Popular Wilderness
Op Ed

Save America’s Most Popular Wilderness

Mining project threatens pure waters of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, nation’s most visited wilderness area.

Op Ed: Fire & Police Commission Is Too Lax
Op Ed

Fire & Police Commission Is Too Lax

It has statutory authority to oversee Police Department’s operations, but isn’t doing so.

Op Ed: Why I Became a Democrat
Op Ed

Why I Became a Democrat

A Waukesha alderman explains why he left the Republican Party.

Op Ed: City Should Change Police Pursuit Policy
Op Ed

City Should Change Police Pursuit Policy

940 pursuits in one year? Police should return to using effective GPS technology tracking program.

Op Ed: Hagedorn Shows Why Recusal Rule Needed
Op Ed

Hagedorn Shows Why Recusal Rule Needed

Unprecedented speech by new Supreme Court Justice thanking Republicans for his victory shows obvious conflict.

Op Ed: Requiem for the Commons
Op Ed

Requiem for the Commons

Mutilated Marcus Center grove is just one of county’s many public spaces threatened by actions leaving citizens out in the cold.

Op Ed: UWM Embraces Entrepreneurship
Op Ed

UWM Embraces Entrepreneurship

The university wants to be the hub of start-up activity for the region.

Op Ed: Can Democrats Win Rural State Vote?
Op Ed

Can Democrats Win Rural State Vote?

New York Times visits Colfax, WI, where Obama-Trump swing voters talk politics.