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Steve Clark joins Oshkosh Herald news staff

Nov. 4, 2021

Steve Clark, a veteran journalist with nearly three decades of newspaper experience, has joined the Oshkosh Herald as a staff writer and production editor.

Clark, a UW-Whitewater graduate, is a Berlin native and current Oshkosh resident. He joins the Herald after having spent his career at newspapers including the Beloit Daily News, Berlin Journal Newspapers, and several Gannett-owned newspapers, including the Oshkosh Northwestern, The (Fond du Lac) Reporter, The Sheboygan Press and the (Manitowoc) Herald Times Reporter.

Retired columnist George Hesselberg publishes book of obituaries

Nov. 4, 2021

George Hesselberg, a longtime reporter and columnist best known for his "Dead Lines" column in the Wisconsin State Journal, has published a book of the same name.

"Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat" was published Sept. 28 by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Among the obituaries included in the book are the unofficial "mayor" of the nude beach at Mazomanie, an old-time radio actor known for playing villains and even a few animals.

As Lake Michigan shoreline vanishes, Wisconsinites fight waves with walls

Nov. 4, 2021

Wisconsin sees a surge in barriers to slow lakefront erosion. But such structures are temporary and may harm downstream beaches.

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Your Right to Know: Records shed light on DNR board shenanigans

Nov. 3, 2021

In the latest "Your Right to Know" column, Tony Wilkin Gibart, executive director of Midwest Environmental Advocates, writes that Wisconsin's open records law has given the public a clearer picture of the controversy involving the Natural Resources Board.

But the picture is far from complete, and that is why his group has sued the NRB's chairman, Frederick Prehn. His column is available for republication by WNA members.

Amid utilities’ resistance, Wisconsin proposal would clear barrier for third-party rooftop solar

Nov. 3, 2021

Wisconsin is the only state where third-party solar ownership has been blocked, advocates say. Legal uncertainty has prevented property owners from using the financing model.

Fiscal hurdles mount for Milwaukee County Parks

Nov. 3, 2021

Growing constraints on property tax resources continue to pose fiscal challenges for Milwaukee County Parks while also requiring greater reliability on revenues from fees, permits, and food and beverage sales.

A view steeped in history

Nov. 1, 2021

A few weeks ago, my wife Sherry and I hiked to the top of Brady’s Bluff in Perrot State Park near Trempealeau on a cool fall afternoon. As we stood atop the bluff some 460 feet above the river, I was struck by the breathtaking vista before us.

Republican gubernatorial race spurs speculation

Nov. 1, 2021

Things are a little messy right now as Republicans look for their gubernatorial candidate to take on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll

Oct. 31, 2021

Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels.

Longtime Janesville Gazette reporter Frank Schultz retires

Oct. 29, 2021

After 31 years in the Janesville newsroom, reporter Frank Schultz has retired from The Gazette, he announced in a column this week.

A 1986 UW-Madison journalism graduate, Schultz got his start in newspapers as a reporter at The Boscobel Dial. After later working for The Daily Item in Sunbury, Pa., he returned to Wisconsin in 1990 when he joined The Gazette.