The disappearing work ethic
Apr. 18, 2022
I’ve written before about the work ethic of farmers and how growing up on a dairy farm molded and shaped me.
I’ve written before about the work ethic of farmers and how growing up on a dairy farm molded and shaped me.
Kimberly Wethal has stepped down as news editor at Unified Newspaper Group, she announced this week in a farewell column — the second such piece she's written for the company. The first followed a year-and-a-half internship that concluded in September 2014, while she was studying journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Between her two stints at with the company, Wethal interned for The New York Times, served as news editor of UW-Whitewater's Royal Purple, and launched Kimberly Marie Photography.
Dennis “Denny” Etheridge has retired as circulation manager of the Clintonville Chronicle after 55 years in the newspaper industry, the newspaper announced Tuesday.
Etheridge, who turned 75 in March, joined the Chronicle when it was founded in 2009. Previously, he worked at the Clintonville Tribune-Gazette for 40 years.
Melissa Thorud, a native of White Bear Lake, Minn., has joined the Republican Eagle in Red Wing, Minn., as a local government, community events and business reporter. Thorud, who penned her job announcement in the Republican Eagle last Saturday, said that she has "always had a love for journalism and local news."
After earning her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Thorud worked as a reporter for the Pierce County Journal in Ellsworth.
Royce Miles, a former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel executive, died unexpectedly on April 3 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, the Journal Sentinel reports. He was 54.
Miles started his career as a press operator trainee at The Washington Post and later moved through the production ranks at the Journal Sentinel, eventually becoming executive vice president and general manager — the No. 2 spot to the publisher. He also was part of the team that planned and helped fully open the Journal Sentinel‘s West Milwaukee printing plant in 2003.
As we prepare for the Wisconsin Civics Games Regional Competitions, we’ve compiled the answers to some of your frequently asked questions. Have a question that isn’t addressed here? Let us know.
After the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically decreased traffic on Wisconsin’s roads, weekend traffic now has largely returned to near pre-pandemic levels. But weekday traffic, a much greater part of the total, remains at a lower level
Sheng Lee Riechers remembers attending Neenah school and community events where military veterans were asked to stand and be recognized for serving the country.
Her father, a Hmong soldier who fought communist forces under the direction of the U.S. government during the Vietnam War, would always hesitate to stand, unsure of how he would be received.
A deputy managing editor at The Washington Post will be on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus this month as the featured speaker for the annual Ann Devroy Memorial Forum.
Sharif Durhams will speak during the forum, which will begin at 7 p.m. April 28 in Gantner Concert Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center. The event also will be available via Zoom. The forum is free and open to the public.
Many people ask what would happen if they were in the hospital and unable to make their own medical decisions? The answer depends on whether you planned ahead.
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