The Founding Editor of UpNorthNews, Pat was a familiar presence on radio and TV stations in western Wisconsin before serving in the state Legislature. After a brief stint living in the Caribbean, Pat and wife returned to Chippewa Falls to be closer to their growing group of grandchildren. He now serves as Chief Political Correspondent and occasional pontoon captain.
Pat Kreitlow
Latest from Pat Kreitlow
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Editorial: It’s no longer ‘too soon’ to connect school shootings to the callous indifference of certain politicians
Wisconsin Republicans consistently choose to excuse the mass killings of our children, even though this ongoing carnage is preventable, not inevitable.
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Multiple deaths in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison
The suspected shooter, a juvenile, is thought to be among those killed. At least seven others have been wounded, as well.
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Opinion: Progressives need to step up with year-round, aggressive advocacy for facts.
Conservative media is an iron dome of outlets and strategies, sheltering their audiences from news and information that would change how they view the people on their ballots.
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SHIFT-RIGHT, BACKSPACE
Wisconsin is the state that puts Trump in the White House—again. Sen. Tammy Baldwin hangs on for a narrow win. Unrigged maps have given the Legislature a reset to normal representation.
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Some Milwaukee absentees to be retabulated out of ‘abundance of caution,’ after consulting with GOP & Dem officials
About 31,000 absentee ballots will be run through tabulating machines again after doors were found not properly closed.
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Racist comedian’s Trump rally appearance blamed on Wisconsin GOP operative
Ripon native Alex Bruesewitz, who forced Mike Gallagher out of Congress and recruited Tony Wied to run, has also said his hometown is the birthplace of the “old” Republican Party—the new party was born in Trump Tower.
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Wisconsin college students targeted by groups with threatening texts and fake ad campaigns
The text messages imply students are not eligible to vote here—when they probably are. Also: An anonymous campaign uses the war in Gaza to try to trick young voters into voting against Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
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The longest-serving Republican in the Wisconsin Legislature says he’s voting for Kamala Harris
Retiring after 42 years at the state Capitol, Sen. Rob Cowles of Green Bay tells Civic Media, “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution.”
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Three times in four days, Eric Hovde dismisses the need to know much about the Farm Bill
“Why on God’s green earth would I need to know all the details when I’m not serving in the Senate right now?” said an exasperated California bank owner. For the third time in less than a week, Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde has dismissed the notion that he should have a position on Wisconsin…
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The votes are in—and then what? A reminder to be patient and wait for all of the results.
More than 1,800 local clerks and many more of your Wisconsin friends and neighbors have got this—another secure election.
