Ad-libs: Sometimes it’s good to create a stir
Jul. 1, 2024
My wife and I have family friends who told us about their boating experiences in northern Virginia. They had a pontoon boat which was docked at a local lake.
My wife and I have family friends who told us about their boating experiences in northern Virginia. They had a pontoon boat which was docked at a local lake.
Abigail Leavins, a recent journalism graduate from UW-Madison, has joined the staff of the Lake Mills Leader, Waterloo-Marshall Courier and Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent as a reporter.
During college, she worked at the Badger Herald student newspaper and interned for several Madison publications.
Kristine Goodrich has joined the Superior Telegram and Cloquet Pine Journal as community editor.
It’s been about 40 years since a couple of friends dragged me to Beloit’s Krueger Haskell Municipal Golf Course for the silly purpose of whacking a stupid ball and then chasing it.
Passing the age of 60 gives me the right to slip into what I believe is my curmudgeon persona, which means I can complain about certain things that I dislike or just don’t understand.
The switch from conservative to liberal rule on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is still being felt. The latest episode: a renaming of the State Law Library. Yes, even that is steeped in political controversy.
Its upcoming budget finds Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) at a fiscal crossroads, with district leaders facing a projected shortfall of $39 million — and asking voters to approve two property tax referenda that are unprecedented in size and scope in district history.
The durability of changes to travel patterns during and after the COVID-19 pandemic have left the city of Milwaukee’s transportation fund at a crossroads, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds.
The higher education landscape in Wisconsin is rapidly changing. Two more higher ed dominos have recently fallen at private and public institutions — and there’s probably more to come because of declining enrollments and other issues.
Karen Schneider, owner and publisher of the Oshkosh Herald, has been named as one of Editor & Publisher's "15 over 50." The honor highlights news media professionals over 50 with strong leadership skills, transformational mindsets, a commitment to journalistic and publishing excellence and the ability to lead during challenging times.
At a time when many people are looking at retirement, Schneider has launched two weekly newspapers — the Oshkosh Herald in January 2018 and the Neenah News in February 2022.
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