Steven Ray, who worked nearly two decades in The Capital Times newsroom, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at an assisted living facility in Middleton. He was 70.
Ray’s early career in journalism took him to newspapers in Green Bay and Monroe. He moved to Madison in 1989 to join The Cap Times newsroom, where he served as wire news editor for many years. His 19-year run with the newspaper ended in 2008.
Margaret M. “Peggy” Anderson, who with her husband owned and operated several weekly newspapers, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at her home in Medford. She was 93.
Bob and Peggy owned and operated several weekly newspapers over the years, including papers in Menomonee Falls and Sauk City. In 1975, they moved to Medford, where Peggy worked in production and Bob served as publisher of The Star News until 1992.
Joan Katherine Brown, who with her husband served as co-owner of the Oconomowoc Enterprise, died Friday, Nov. 20 at her home in Oconomowoc. She was 89.
During their time as co-owners, her husband, Bruce, led the newspaper’s commercial printing operations, while she wrote a column for the newspaper called “I Must Be Nuts.” Brown also was well-known in the community for her philanthropic efforts.
Stanton P. Steuri, who in the 1950s was one of the youngest newspaper owners in Wisconsin, died Thursday, Nov. 26, in Salt Lake City. He was 89.
Steuri ran The Albany Herald with his mother and wife until 1961, when the newspaper was sold and Steuri was called into active duty in the U.S. Army. Upon his return from his military service, Steuri took a job with the The Monroe Times. He remained with the Times until 1975, serving in roles including production manager and acting editor.
Matt Velazquez, who covered the Milwaukee Bucks for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is leaving the newspaper after 7 1/2 years. He explained in a farewell column that he is leaving to help his wife fulfill her dream of becoming a physician.
Veteran sportswriter Jim Owczarski will take over for Velazquez on the Bucks beat, the newspaper announced Thursday. Owczarski previously covered the Green Bay Packers beat for the Journal Sentinel.
The state’s openness laws should not be seen as a burden, but as a way for public officials to build trust with the people they represent, writes Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council president Bill Lueders in the council’s most recent Your Right to Know column.
In the column, which is available for publication by WNA members, Lueders discusses a decision by the DOJ’s Office of Open Government that took far too long to issue.
Even as residents drove less, Wisconsin has recorded a significant increase in fatal car crashes and crash fatalities this year.
A new poll question about how the pandemic will impact readers’ holiday budget is now available to be used by WNA members.
WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard. They can also opt to embed the WNA-branded question.
Solutions journalism seeks to look for and cover topics of great importance by examining responses to problems, seeking out and defining solutions and sharing with readers what is working in our society and why.
In Bart Pfankuch‘s most recent installment of “Better Writing with Bart,” he discusses how to implement this new form of journalism, which can lead to positive changes in our communities and the lives of residents.
Paul Ryan in late November, speaking out against President Trump, said the “legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop.”
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