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Rude behavior mars culture and politics

It depends on whose ox is being gored.
I’m reminded of that old saying after U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil was shouted down repeatedly during what was called a “listening session” in Elkhorn.

Garden provides a bonus crop

From my great-grandparents, to my great-aunt and uncle, to my parents and now to my wife Sherry and I, there has been a vegetable garden of some sort on the Hardie Farm for four generations.

Ann Walsh Bradley and the cause of openness

This month, for the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government. 

Longing for simpler technology

Technology is a monster that both fascinates some and terrifies others. It can quietly creep into our lives like a slithering creature when we least expect it or come straight at us and hit us in the face like a sledgehammer.

This August's primary is spurring an unusual summer debate over two constitutional amendments backed by Republicans.

Will 2026 Supreme Court contest attract 2025 attention and money?

Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, the latest WisPolitics tally shows. But will the spring 2026 race attract so much attention and money when ideological control of the court is no longer an issue?