Bill Barth

America’s farm legacy is fast disappearing

Farming is not a job for the timid.
Which, apparently, means it’s a job for gray old men. And that is a growing problem in America, though it seldom gets much attention because so few people these days have ties to the land.

Maybe kids are doing better than you think

We found the Lake Brantley graduation experience at the University of Central Florida illuminating, inspiring and a sharp counterpoint to the negative narrative about kids.

Let the Constitution be senators’ guide

Election and democracy sentiments come to mind as controversy and conflict roll on in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s convincing victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ho-Chunk come home, with big investment

The Ho-Chunk people are investing more than $400 million in a Beloit entertainment complex just north of the state line that will include a large casino, a premier conference center and the tallest building in Rock County — an 18-story hotel.