Longtime Milwaukee journalist Jon Nels Olson, dies at 63

May. 24, 2022

Jon Nels Olson, a longtime reporter and editor who lived in Milwaukee,  died on on Thursday, May 19, 2022, of complications from Myotonic Dystrophy following a fall from his bicycle during the previous month. He was 63.

Olson began his career as the editor of the Middleton Times-Tribune before moving in to work as a reporter and associate editor of The Business Journal. He also produced the television show Business of Wisconsin. He worked as a business reporter for the Milwaukee Journal from 1991 to 1995 and then as a copy editor from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from 1995 to 2009.

Healthy lawyers are better lawyers

May. 23, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  As a judge, I see first-hand how mental issues can negatively impact an individual’s life if they don’t get the support they need.  Lawyers are no different.  Sometimes lawyers need help, and healthy lawyers are better lawyers.

Battling the garden super weed

May. 23, 2022

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Washington Island Observer reorganizes editorial staff

May. 21, 2022

The Board of Directors of the Washington Island Observer has reorganized its Editorial Staff to better meet the needs of its audiences and to continue publishing a community newspaper that is “All About the Island.

Liz Welter, former reporter for the Door County Advocate, has been named Executive Editor of the Washington Island Observer. Emily Small, assistant editor for the Washington Island Observer, has been named associate editor. Tina Gohr has been named assistant editor for culture.

Peninsula Pulse hires two new reporters

May. 21, 2022

The Peninsula Pulse is growing, and local owners David Eliot and Myles Dannhausen Jr. have hired two new reporters.

Veteran journalist Kevin Boneske joins the newspaper as a reporter. The Sturgeon Bay native will cover local schools. Sam Watson will join the staff of the Pulse following her graduation this month from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 

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Vacation season: Understanding laws on short-term rentals

May. 17, 2022

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