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Commentary U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, Ron Johnson and John Barrasso during a news briefing following their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyivv, Ukraine, February 14, 2020.
Commentary Outagamie County Exec Compares Johnson’s Misuse of Senate Committee to McCarthy

Tom Nelson says the Twitter age won’t save Ron Johnson.

September 8, 2020 6:59 am CDT
Commentary Mother and child wearing face masks while shopping
Commentary I Survived the Smoking Ban Debate. The Debate Over Masks Is Just as Ridiculous.

Ten years later bars and restaurants are still with us. Opposing COVID-19 safeguards is a more certain path toward going out of business.

July 17, 2020 10:17 am CDT
Commentary This Young Couple Didn't Even Have Symptoms. Their COVID Results Shocked Them.
Commentary This Young Couple Didn’t Even Have Symptoms. Their COVID Results Shocked Them.

As cases spike among young adults, couple encourages everyone to get tested. ‘We would have continued to unknowingly spread it.’

July 3, 2020 8:25 am CDT
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Commentary I’m a Former VP at Cigna. Health Insurers Are No Friend to Racial Equity.

As a former health insurance executive who oversaw corporate communications, I know first-hand that these recent carefully crafted commitments to racial justice are designed to paper over a shameful truth.

June 18, 2020 11:34 am CDT
Commentary Outagamie County Official: The GOP Needs To Step Up And Give Us a Pandemic Plan — Now
Commentary Outagamie Co. Exec. Demands GOP’s Pandemic Plan

Commentary from Tom Nelson on the benefits of public health policy.

June 1, 2020 8:32 am CDT

Continuing Coverage

Empty classroom Coronavirus More In-Person Classes Canceled as Record COVID-19 Surge Hits Wisconsin
Melissa Gavin of Cross Plains talks about how flood waters reached and damaged her house in 2018. Gavin attributes the flooding to climate change. (Photo © Andy Manis) Environment 2018 Flood Pushes Wisconsin Village to Tackle Changing Climate
Carl Fields, program manager at the Racine Hospitality Center and Racine-Kenosha organizer for the organization Ex-incarcerated People Organizing, sits Friday at Monument Square in downtown Racine. Fields was released from prison in 2016 but will be on extended supervision until 2033, meaning he won’t be able to cast a ballot until the 2034 midterm elections. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson) Voting Wisconsin Law Prevents 50,000 Citizens From Voting
(Photo provided) Jobs Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Commentary File photo, 2016 (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Commentary I’m a Republican. Everyone — Including My Party — Should Embrace Voting By Mail.

The time is now for the federal government and the states to secure adequate funds to prepare for a November election that doesn’t require the majority of voters to congregate at the polls on Election Day.

May 21, 2020 9:32 am CDT
Commentary President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Commentary It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad

Former congressman Joe Walsh voted for Trump in 2016, but he won't be voting for him again. He explains why.

May 20, 2020 1:24 pm CDT