Culture
We’re Taking All Wisconsin Anti-Mask School Boards to Court
We’ve got some news that will affect most every person in Wisconsin, and will hopefully set legal precedent in other states as well to protect kids and their families.
Native American images are misused by Wisconsin law enforcement
The National Congress of American Indians has called for a ban on the appropriation of Native American images, names and cultural symbols. Schools and sports teams respected the call and retired their Native mascots, which they now recognize as offensive and disrespectful.
Evidently, some Wisconsin law enforcement agencies never got the memo. The Sheboygan Press reports that sheriff and police departments across Wisconsin use Native logos on patrol cars and uniforms. To name a few: Barron, Sauk, Jefferson, Pepin and Chippewa Falls sheriff departments, and police ...
An open letter to Rep. Scott Krug
Hospitals are being bogged down by unvaccinated people requiring treatment for a preventable illness.
Making a mockery of mock outrage
In my role as editor of a left-leaning publication, I am very careful about drawing false equivalencies. I see this done far too often by other media outlets, and it turns my stomach. However there is one area where the left and right are equally egregious: the theater of mock outrage.
Environmental and social justice resolutions needed for Wausau
Why are we now seeing a surge of calls for acknowledgement and justice for marginalized and underrepresented groups in our community? Business as usual has failed them and we won’t be silent anymore.
What’s best for business and the Chamber of Commerce hasn’t trickled down to poor, low income, working class, and people of color. The economic success and cultural dominance of the top one percent hasn’t created a community of love, empathy, and understanding for all.
The heart of gold image of the Chamber is tarnished by it’s generous contributions to ...
Kohler’s disrespect of indigenous people is par for the course
Ancestral remains were found in seven locations, and we won’t know if additional remains will be disturbed until the bulldozers begin razing the old-growth forest. The property has at least four burial mounds and is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Remote workers would offer much needed diversity to small cities
Recently, a bill aimed at saving two paper mills, one in Wisconsin Rapids and one in Park Falls, was passed in the Assembly. Three Democrats joined Republicans in passing the bill, which now will advance to the Senate.
If government is to work for the people, the people must work for it
I know people who do not know how to change a tire, or even how to check the oil. This so aggravates me. Let's take a complex system, ignore the complexity and treat it like a black box. This is absolutely a recipe for disaster. I see this problem with cars, technology and with our government.
A message from the editor
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