
Tommy Thompson praised as choice to lead UW System
Lawmakers, regents, chancellors, staff and faculty largely praised the appointment of former Gov. Tommy Thompson to serve as interim UW System President.
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Lawmakers, regents, chancellors, staff and faculty largely praised the appointment of former Gov. Tommy Thompson to serve as interim UW System President.

Now, after the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many students from their campus homes and wreaked havoc on the state’s election processes, college voters are likely facing even more difficulties in casting their ballots.

No, I have not actually seen a ghost or any spirits in different forms; yet I’ve heard so many different stories that I tend to believe their existence, just to be on the safe side.

According to data provided on June 11 by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, there were 192 confirmed drug overdose deaths from Jan. 1 to March 19, with 62 more probable cases pending toxicology tests.

I haven’t driven much lately but have noticed two new road signs erected in my neck of the woods that make me feel proud. There are now along Jackson County Highway C two green road signs that say “Franklin, unincorporated.”

As school districts across Wisconsin enter budget season amid extraordinary financial uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Milwaukee officials offered a $1.2 billion “placeholder” 2021 budget that defers many key questions to be resolved later in the budget process.

After issuing a slew of denials, state regulators are now pushing to give federal pandemic aid to laid-off Wisconsinites with disabilities.

Coming off the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s first-ever virtual state convention, Chair Ben Wikler says the party has built a “presidential-class campaign” that will now link up seamlessly with the operation of presumptive nominee Joe Biden.

I love cooking with mushrooms. And I love eating mushrooms. But growing mushrooms proved to be a different challenge entirely.

Despite safer-at-home orders in place through May 26, many Wisconsinites already had become more mobile than in the opening weeks of the pandemic.