Who’s driving the bus?
Feb. 14, 2024
Wisconsin has seen a 17.7% drop in licensed school bus drivers over the past 15 years, creating challenges for school districts and the families they serve.
Wisconsin has seen a 17.7% drop in licensed school bus drivers over the past 15 years, creating challenges for school districts and the families they serve.
A long, long time ago when I worked in newsrooms far, far away, I liked to tell aspiring journalists my definition of news: it’s what people are talking about.
David Sherman, who previously served on the WNA Board of Directors, has been named vice president of sales for Lee Enterprises’ Southeast Wisconsin region, which includes The Journal Times in Racine, the Kenosha News and the Lake Geneva Regional News, the company announced earlier this month.
Sherman most recently served as regional vice president of sales and marketing effectiveness at Nielsen. Prior to Nielsen, he was the director of sales at Audacy in greater Milwaukee.
Emily Conroy, who previously worked as a journalist in Wisconsin, has joined the staff of the Waupaca County Post as a reporter. In her new role, she will cover the Iola, Scandinavia and Manawa areas.
While attending UW-Fox Valley, Conroy served as the editor of the student newspaper, The Fox Journal. She also was a copy editor and reporter for the UW-Eau Claire publication, The Spectator. In 2010, Conroy moved to the Manawa area, and worked for the Manawa Messenger and Clintonville Chronicle in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Amy LaPlante, who has worked as an independent contractor with the WNA since 2022, has joined the staff full time.
My older son Kyle, who has always been rather direct, calls it “Crackbook.”
Amid a national debate about the value of higher education, a college degree would be required for a nearly two-thirds of higher-paying job openings that state officials project to exist in Wisconsin through 2030.
One constant I’ve noticed in myself as I’ve grown older is that I’ve become more reflective. Perhaps that comes with age, but there are times when I see or hear something and it makes me physically stop and reflect.
Joann Schrauth, an accomplished writer and photographer for The (Fond Du Lac) Reporter since 1979, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Fond du Lac. She was 82.
She began freelance writing in 1971 and joined The Reporter in 1979. Her work included covering local village board and school board meetings, as well as her own personal stories of miscarriages and loss. She was known for having a true sense of journalism and taught her children about bylines, shorthand, punctuation, proper use of quotation marks and Robert's Rules of Order. She received awards for her work from the WNA’s Better Newspaper Contest.
Lawrence "Larry" Robert Brunet, a former manager of the Milwaukee Journal office in Green Bay, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Green Bay, after a prolonged battle with COPD. He was 84.
Born in Milwaukee, his family relocated to the Fond du Lac area during his childhood. A standout athlete, Brunet graduated from Goodrich High School and UW-Oshkosh, where he earned a full football scholarship. In 1961, he served in the reserves as a Marine before moving to Green Bay in his late 20s. During this time, he ran the Journal's Green Bay bureau.
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