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Learning about AI

Back in the days when I ran newsrooms, I was fond of telling folks that the simplest definition of news is “what people are talking about.”

Light the way to a Christmas frame of mind

“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” The words may belong to Valentine Davies, the award-winning writer of Miracle on 34th Street, but the sentiment rings true for all of us.

Larry Gallup, Your Right to Know, open records

Protect the rights of student journalists

About a year ago, Simon Mehring came home from a high school journalism conference with an idea. Mehring, now a junior at Stoughton High School, had learned about an Illinois law that protects student media from censorship. He also found out that Wisconsin doesn’t have such a law.

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Wisconsin’s Teacher Pay Predicament

Median teacher pay in Wisconsin has fallen on an inflation-adjusted basis over the last decade, with retirements and limited pay increases both playing key roles.

Farewell, Cosby sweaters

Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons.

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