Protests, riots separated by fine line
Jun. 30, 2020
Freedom of speech and protests are not always easy. They are sometimes divisive. But they remain an essential part of our democracy as an avenue for change.
Freedom of speech and protests are not always easy. They are sometimes divisive. But they remain an essential part of our democracy as an avenue for change.
While the attention of media, elected officials and community leaders has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis — opioid addiction — has worsened in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system has failed to deliver for thousands of residents at a time when they most need it, leaving many to miss bill payments, rack up new credit card debt, lean on food pantries and face eviction — even homelessness.
Angie and Roger Griepentrog, owners of the Freedom Pursuit newspaper, have launched a new publication, the Seymour Source.
Shannon Rabotski is the newest member of The Monroe Times reporting staff, the newspaper announced Saturday.
We thank the doctors and nurses, but there are so many more unsung heroes that are taking the chanc of facing unknown dangers just to serve us.
L. Roger Turner, a longtime Wisconsin State Journal photographer and mentor to scores of photojournalists, died Friday at a Madison inpatient facility. He was 84.
Turner joined the State Journal in 1966 and retired in 1997. During his career, he created some of the most iconic news photos of Madison, his obituary notes.
Doug Panek, who started at the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association part-time sweeping floors in high school, is retiring after 33 years as manager, the company announced Thursday.
The National Newspaper Association is seeking judges for its 2020 Better Newspaper Editorial Contest & Better Newspaper Advertising Contest.
All judging is done online and is user-friendly. Judges will be assigned early July and the deadline for judging will be late July.
In 2018, women continued to earn less than men for full-time work both locally and nationally. According to Census data, the median annual earnings of women in Milwaukee County was about 85% of the median among men. By comparison, women’s median annual earnings were just 79% of men’s nationally.
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