Doug Mell

Doug Mell

A former managing editor of the Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Doug Mell is a freelance writer based in Eau Claire and the owner of Mell Communications.

Agriculture Kevin Mahalko manages a family-run organic dairy farm near Gilman. (Photo supplied)
Agriculture Vilsack Is Back. Wisconsin Farmers Show Cautious Optimism for His Second Round as Ag Secretary.

Having already led the USDA under Obama, he’ll be walking a tightrope between corporate and family farm interests.

Doug Mell Doug Mell February 10, 2021 6:58 am CST
Commentary Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The federal government plans to distribute over the coming week a total of 7.9 million doses of vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer Inc. (Photo by Paul Sancya - Pool/Getty Images)
Commentary Eau Claire Columnist Reflects on Getting Vaccine While Suffering From ‘Survivor’s Guilt’

People age 65 and older among those added to the eligibility list.

Doug Mell Doug Mell January 26, 2021 12:05 pm CST
Economy Chris Van Es with then-Treasury Secy Jack Lew in 2016.
Economy WI Treasury Alum: Janet Yellen Is Good for Workers, Consumers, Interest Rates, Tariffs

Eau Claire native Chris Van Es says she and other Obama-era figures are also “crisis tested” and ready to help President-elect Biden.

Doug Mell Doug Mell December 7, 2020 12:44 pm CST
Coronavirus (Image via Shutterstock)
Coronavirus Op-Ed: ‘The Disease Is Right Outside Our Door, Doing Pushups.’

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Doug Mell has been working in multiple capacities to contain the virus. His take is a “spigot has opened.”

Doug Mell Doug Mell November 10, 2020 8:32 am CST
Elections Drop boxes are designed to provide voters an alternative spot to deliver their absentee ballot, as opposed to traditional mail service. (Photo by Ethan Duran)
Elections Some Wisconsinites Are Using the Wrong Ballot Drop Boxes. Here’s How to Avoid That Mistake.

Local clerks usually cover the time and expense of mailing ballots to a voter’s actual hometown, but don’t take that courtesy for granted.

Doug Mell Doug Mell October 21, 2020 12:59 pm CDT

continuing coverage

A tornado near New Richmond completely destroyed a garage and caused some other damage Wednesday night. (Photo via National Weather Service) Local Coverage Wednesday Storms Brought Six Tornadoes, National Weather Service Confirms
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a press conference before an attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers' veto of a bill to prematurely end the $300-a-week federal unemployment benefit. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Politics Unemployed Wisconsinites Will Keep $300 Boost After Republicans Fail to End It
Masks on a table Coronavirus The Delta Variant is Spreading Rapidly. Wisconsin Health Officials Are Recommending Masks Again.
(Shutterstock) Politics ‘$15 is Just a Start’: Wisconsin Residents Push for a Minimum Wage Hike
Media The now-closed offices of the Washburn County Register which is ending publication after 131 years of serving Shell Lake, Wis.
Media Death of a Wisconsin Newspaper. Again.

This time it’s in Shell Lake where community accomplishments will go unrecognized and local government won’t have a watchdog.

Doug Mell Doug Mell September 16, 2020 2:02 pm CDT