Despite winning a narrow plurality in Wisconsin a month ago, Joe Biden won just 37 Assembly districts and 11 in the Senate, according to a WisPolitics.com analysis of certified returns.
Jim Burns, a 31-year veteran of the newspaper industry, has been named Capital Newspapers’ production leader, the company announced Saturday.
In the Madison-based role, Burns will serve as a regional production director for Lee Enterprises, which owns half of Capital Newspapers and is the parent company of the Wisconsin State Journal. Burns most recently served as a regional production director for Lee based in the Asheville, N.C., area.
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.
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