A lot of pundits and political observers focus on the conflict and controversy at the Capitol.
A pair of bills meant to protect high school and college students’ First Amendment rights received a public hearing in the Senate on Tuesday.
Patrick Riedy, a former Wisconsin journalist, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Casco, at the age of 92.
His career in journalism began as a young man, serving as a reporter and editor for various newspapers, including stints in Green Bay and Milwaukee. He later worked in plumbing and heating sales for Sears and then for Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation.
Jane Dwyre Garton, a distinguished Wisconsin journalist, educator and philanthropist, died on Nov. 24 in Appleton. She was 77. She attended North High School, where she worked on the student newspaper, the Urbanite, before going on to earn a journalism degree from the University of Dayton in 1968.
Garton's early work included serving as a sports information officer at Lawrence University in the 1970s, where she championed female athletes' rights under Title IX. She continued to break gender barriers through her pioneering career in the newspaper business, where she often faced challenges as one of the only women in the newsroom. During her time at the (Appleton) Post-Crescent, she excelled as a beat reporter and editor, covering mental health, government, agriculture and women in sports. She went on to earn a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University before turning to teaching journalism at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Fox Valley.
“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.
Metro Milwaukee maintains a competitive strength in the educational attainment of its workforce and its concentration of knowledge workers, especially scientists and engineers, which outpaces the nation and many peer metro areas.
The State Bar of Wisconsin is inviting journalists in Wisconsin to get the latest rundown on some of the hottest topics in modern constitutional law that are shaping the present and the future.
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.
Joanne Marie Gidley, 88, a noted contributor to Wisconsin's newspaper industry, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Cardinal Ridge Assisted Living in Green Bay.
She served as editor of both the Cathedral High School and College of St. Scholastica student newspapers before beginning her journalism career at the Catholic Herald, where she worked as a reporter from 1955 to 1958. After a hiatus to raise her family, she rejoined the workforce in 1977, working in several tourism and advertising roles that allowed her to continue her passion for writing. She also served as a contributor for the Superior Telegram.
Larry Landgraf, who had an extensive career in newspaper advertising, died on Thursday, Nov. 16, in Middleton. He was 98.
A graduate of Hayward High School and UW-Madison, he joined the retail advertising department of Madison Newspapers in 1949. He remained with the company for nearly 50 years, retiring as advertising director in 1989 and from the newspaper in 1998. Landgraf was a past president of the Madison Area Sales and Marketing Executives, Wisconsin Newspaper Advertising Executives Association, and Madison Advertising Federation.
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