The Great Pumpkin story, as we call it, came to mind the other day after I drove past a giant-pumpkin display near Pigeon Falls. I pulled over to take a photo, thought about my late father and smiled.
As of Oct. 21, nearly 1,400 Wisconsin voters already had their absentee ballots flagged ahead of the Nov. 3 election. It’s not too late to fix it — if they hurry.
The commission that oversees voting in the swing state has deadlocked along party lines on key issues, resulting in inconsistency, turmoil and delays
If an advertiser insists on using a superlative, there are four simple ways to make it more acceptable. Just remember the acronym TOTE, veteran sales trainer John Foust writes.
First step: Tone it down.
With meetings being held online, government officials are finding it easier to avoid public scrutiny. How are journalists getting around this and other hurdles brought about by the pandemic? What are their legal options?
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association have assembled a panel of journalists and experts on open government to discuss these issues during a webinar on Nov. 19.
What to do with an abundance of small, green pumpkins from the garden? Make this pumpkin soup to warm up on a chilly fall day.
J. David Ingles, a former journalist and longtime Waukesha resident, died near his home Sunday, Oct. 4, after a brief illness. He was 79.
After graduating from college, Ingles started his journalism career as a newspaper reporter in central Illinois. After moving to Wisconsin, he joined the staff of Trains magazine. He went on to serve on the staff of four Kalmbach Media magazines during a 47-year career.
Through a partnership of library and newspaper groups, all past issues of the Daily Jefferson County Union are now available online, the Fort Atkinson newspaper announced last week.
With the completion of the project, readers can now access issues dating from 1870 to 90 days ago through the WNA’s Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers, which is hosted by Badgerlink.
Randy Brandt, who spent nearly a decade as editor of The (Racine) Journal Times, died Saturday, Oct. 17, in Plano, Texas. He was 67.
Brandt served as editor of The Journal Times from 1998 to 2007. During his tenure, he encouraged diversity in the newsroom and hired Sherri Jackson, the newspaper’s first Black desk editor. He also guided the newspaper through an era of change in the industry, helping shift its focus from national news to more local coverage.
Unlike the spring primary, most clerks say they will have enough workers to staff all of their polling sites for Election Day, including Milwaukee, where April 7 saw long lines
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