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Judge: Vos, Gableman violated public records law

A judge on Wednesday ruled Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and former state Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman violated the state’s public records law by refusing to turn over documents and delaying the release of others.

Vos and Gableman “arbitrarily and capriciously denied or delayed access to records,” according to Dane County Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington

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Kenosha News managing editor Pete Wicklund to retire

Pete Wicklund, managing editor of the Kenosha News, will retire this week after a 37-year career in journalism. Wicklund’s last day at the newspaper will be Friday, March 4. John Sloca, who has worked as deputy editor under Wicklund, will lead the newsroom as local news editor.

Wicklund has been managing editor of the News since October 2020. Prior to his time in Kenosha, he spent 21 years with The Journal Times. He started in the Burlington bureau and went on to serve as a police reporter, copy editor, photographer and assistant managing editor. Wicklund and his wife, Susan Shemanske, are part owners of the Washington Island Observer

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Appreciating the science and beauty of icicles

We live in a part of the world where they are pretty commonplace, but icicles rarely occur in nature with the exception of areas in cooler climates around waterfalls or during severe ice storms.

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Equity to be focus of Center for Journalism Ethics’ annual conference

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its 13th annual journalism ethics conference at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Friday, April 29, in Madison. The conference is free, open to the public and made possible by generous sponsorships from Craig Newmark Philanthropies and the Evjue Foundation.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association, which is also a conference sponsor, will send out a link to the virtual conference to WNA members on the day of the event.

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NNA announces virtual fellowship program on March 15

The National Newspaper Association Foundation this week announced that this year's News Fellows program will go virtual.

The fellowship will focus on climate change and be held on March 15. There were seven open spots as of Tuesday, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested students or those wishing to nominate a Wisconsin college student for the fellowship should contact Lisa McGraw, public affairs manager for the Michigan Press Association, at lisa@michiganpress.org.

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Ask your client: Would you mind showing me around?

In his latest "Ad-libs" column, veteran sales trainer John Foust explains why one of the most important questions you can ask an advertising client is, "Would you mind showing me around?"

"You’ll be surprised at the things you’ll see and hear that can spark ad ideas," he writes.

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