Commentary

Business Main Street in downtown Racine (Photo via Facebook/City of Racine)
Business Opinion: Big Business Lobbies Don’t Speak for Main Street Shops

In an op-ed, the state manager for the Main Street Alliance, argues the big lobby that claims to be pro-business in Wisconsin is bad for mom-and-pop shops.

Shawn Phetteplace Shawn Phetteplace December 3, 2021 3:52 pm CST
Commentary Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season has begun. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Commentary How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Appreciate the Deer Hunt

UpNorthNews reporter Julian Emerson recounts his wide range of experiences with Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 23, 2021 2:47 pm CST
Commentary Becky Cooper in Bounce Milwaukee
Commentary Op-Ed: ‘You Don’t Speak for Me,’ Small Business Owner Tells Lobbyists Opposing Biden’s Agenda

Becky Cooper, owner of Bounce Milwaukee, lays out her support for human-focused components of Biden's agenda.

Becky Cooper Becky Cooper September 30, 2021 3:07 pm CDT
Commentary Justin Blake and activists march Monday evening for Jacob Blake
Commentary Commentary: Little Has Changed Since the Blake Shooting. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way.

Despite immense pressure for change, political leaders have done little. Activists have stepped up.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 23, 2021 1:49 pm CDT
Commentary The Cedarburg School District covered up this mural in Webster Middle School because, it claimed, the mural didn't represent "all members of our school community" and the students didn't get final approval. (Photo via Webster Middle School/Facebook)
Commentary Commentary: Cedarburg’s School Mural Fiasco Shows Why We Need to Get Out of Our Bubbles

The district said the mural didn't represent "all members of our school community." But who was really left out?

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern August 20, 2021 12:27 pm CDT

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Commentary In this file photo from August 2020, recipients line up in their vehicles in a church parking lot in Cameron, WI, for surplus food from grocery stores.
Commentary Opinion: Want to Truly Recover From COVID? We Need an Economic Justice Bill of Rights

Freshmen state Reps. Hong and Shelton say the coronavirus recession shows the need to establish basic safeguards for all.

Francesca Hong Francesca Hong Kristina Shelton Kristina Shelton March 4, 2021 11:27 am CST
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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