Farewell, Cosby sweaters
Nov. 28, 2023
Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons.
Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons.
Baseball season is over, but Brewers fans should pay attention to a team victory at the Capitol.
Milwaukee is home to a strong network of service providers assisting its small businesses, but it lacks the kind of coordinated supports and philanthropic engagement that benefit entrepreneurs in other large Midwestern cities.
The popularity of online shopping continues to grow thanks to abundant choices and convenience. Yet this convenience comes at the expense of consumer security.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agree on something.
Caden Perry has joined the La Crosse Tribune newsroom as a general assignment reporter.
Perry is from Portland, Oregon, where he recently completed a photojournalism internship with Oregon Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a double bachelor’s degree in journalism and public relations with a focus in multimedia. During college, he worked as a freelance videographer and photographer.
Manitowoc native Danny Spatchek has been hired as a reporter for the Antigo Daily Journal.
Spatchek graduated from Lakeland University in Sheboygan with a degree in English in 2012 and has spent the last 10 years teaching high school in South Korea. During college, he served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Lakeland Mirror.
James "Jim" Edward Zima, a former sports writer for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and a notable community figure, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Green Bay. He was 83.
Upon his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1964, he embarked on a nearly 40-year career with the Press-Gazette, working as a reporter, columnist and copy editor from 1961 to 2000. Even after retirement, he continued to pen a bowling column for another decade.
James F. Christl, former owner of the Mellen Weekly-Record, died on Monday, Nov. 6, at his daughter's home in Phillips. He was 78.
A 1963 graduate of Fargo North Dakota High School, he went on to earn a degree in printing curriculum in 1966 from the North Dakota State School of Science. He began his printing career in Park Falls, where he worked at the Park Falls Herald and MacGregor Litho. On April 1, 1978, he and his wife Sandy took over the Weekly-Record and XL Publishing. His daughter, Kim, continues his legacy, publishing the newspaper today.
Susan K. Abendroth, a former employee of the Markesan Regional Reporter, died Sunday, Nov. 12, in Markesan. She was 79.
A 1961 graduate of Markesan High School, she worked at Green Lake Pharmacy and Green Lake State Bank, and pursued writing studies at the Christian Writers Institute in Wheaton, Illinois. Her career included positions at the Markesan Regional Reporter and the Markesan Public Library.
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