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Former Post-Crescent reporter Donald Castonia dies at 87

Jul. 28, 2023

Donald A. Castonia, who worked as a reporter at The (Appleton) Post-Crescent for more than 40 years, died Thursday, July 13. He was 87.

Castonia joined the Post-Crescent in 1960, and was among the team of business writers who helped launch the newspaper's weekly business publication in February 1998 before retiring that summer. After retirement, he continued to serve as a correspondent for the newspaper for several years.

Earning extra credit

Jul. 27, 2023

The number of Wisconsin high school students earning college credit through dual enrollment programs at public universities and technical colleges has more than doubled in the past decade.

Nominations sought for Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame

Jul. 26, 2023

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is accepting nominations for the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame through Tuesday, Sept. 5.

WNA seeking nominations of citizens, public officials who work to strengthen open government

Jul. 26, 2023

The award, created in 2022, highlights the importance of an engaged citizenry in a democracy by recognizing individuals whose actions have helped foster government transparency and protect the public’s right to know.

The height of summer

Jul. 24, 2023

I woke this morning to a heavy blanket of fog and mist shrouding the valley. Soon it will burn off as we move into the heat of the day.

Evers signs reading bill

Jul. 24, 2023

Some Democrats in the Legislature voted for it, and the former state schools superintendent and current Dem governor, Tony Evers, signed it.

New state budget settles big issues, leaves room to keep bargaining on others

Jul. 20, 2023

Drawing upon an unprecedented state surplus of nearly $7 billion, Wisconsin’s new state budget features a combination that might otherwise have seemed impossible

Misinformation, disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality

Jul. 20, 2023

Social media and deceptive actors are allowing falsehood to spread even faster than the truth, but there are ways to inoculate yourself from information disorder.

Legal protections for whistleblowers

Jul. 19, 2023

Imagine that when you go to work tomorrow, you learn that your employer is knowingly breaking the law. It’s something serious and you believe your employer may be causing real harm.

Cleaning up memories

Jul. 17, 2023

There is nothing predictable about memories, which are sometimes as harsh as the strike of the hammer on the anvil and the next moment as soft as puffy clouds in the blue summer sky.