OPINIONS
A big thanks to Tiffany, Zunker in congressional race
No matter who wins the election for the seventh congressional district next Tuesday, supporters of both Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican incumbent, and of Tricia Zunker, the Democratic challenger, can take pride in the campaigns the candidates conducted.
A case of misplaced logic
If we didn't know better, we'd think there must be some requirement that people in government - whether elected or bureaucrat - leave their logic at home when they go to work.
The return of the jackbooted liberal, with an elitist twist
The old saying, "Do as I say do, not as I do," dates back centuries and has biblical origins, when religious leaders and others sought to instruct people to learn from the mistakes of others and to pay attention to their warnings not to repeat those mistakes.
Doing bidding with the social justice brand
Recently, Kenosha County sheriff David Beth endorsed Donald Trump for re-election, which in itself was not all that surprising, given that Beth was on the front lines as he worked to save his community from rioting and violent thugs.
For the sake of our children, our health, and our democracy, GOP must stand up to Evers
On its face, Gov. Tony Evers' third emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic seems nonsensical.
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In Oneida County, a vote for transparency and a call for action
Once upon a time, in a far, far away place called Upside Down Land, people in a strange little universe known as the Oneida County Courthouse did everything in reverse.
Which side are they on? Oneida County supervisors must answer to voters
If there was ever any doubt - and, after years of reporting, there should not have been - it can be said the leadership of Oneida County is totally contemptuous of public accountability, so secretive in the way it fashions so-called "public policy" and spends taxpayer dollars that it can …
A cheerleader for violence
The events that have unfolded in Kenosha this week have been universally described as horrifying and that they certainly are, from so many different perspectives.
More 'business as usual' in Oneida County government, more bad government
Last week, the Oneida County Board of Supervisors, an entity that is already one of the worst government bodies in Wisconsin when it comes to open government, took another turn down the dark road, voting to pay supervisors per diems for attending meetings virtually rather than actually showing up in …
Forensic investigation of transit commission is needed, and long overdue
In his letter of resignation from the Oneida Vilas Transit Commission this week, Oneida County supervisor Bob Mott said that, after a conversation about yet another question brewing over at the commission, this time about the transit manager, he could not sleep.
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Legislature, governor need to work together on pandemic
Gov. Tony Evers's second declared emergency order over the COVID-19 pandemic is clearly out of order, and the Legislature should act now to overturn it - if they haven't by the end of the week - and for multiple reasons.
Beware the 'mostly' in 'mostly peaceful protests'
At a U.S. House judiciary committee hearing last week, U.S. attorney general William Barr said what many people are thinking, and that is, just why aren't Democrats and the media condemning the violent riots that have occurred in recent weeks across the United States?
Kelly, Bradley make colossal blunder with guidance documents
Sometimes good people do bad things, and sometimes good Supreme Court justices do stupid things, and that's just what happened in a recent decision by the state Supreme Court.
As the knife turns ... in our backs
All during the pandemic, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers liked to talk about how, with his Badger Bounce Back plan, he would, every day or so, announce a new "turn of the dial," which would slowly re-open the state, get workers back to work, and families back on their feet.
Wisconsin should require schools to fully re-open in the fall
President Donald Trump showed strong leadership last week, best expressed in a single tweet: "SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL."
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