Stories tagged: "Pat Kreitlow"

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Editorial From the Editor—Thanks for Making Our First Year a Success

UpNorthNews launched one year ago to highlight Wisconsin people, places, issues, and all the things that make our state worth caring for.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow December 31, 2020 10:03 am CST
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Editorial Sore Losers: Trump Is Trying to Burn Down the House—His Wisconsin Enablers Need to Stop Handing Him Matches

Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow on how Wisconsin's infamous 'lame duck' session demonstrates the damage that can be done by disgruntled workers who've been fired.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow November 19, 2020 12:02 pm CST
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Editorial Vos to State: ‘Drop Dead’

Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow says the difference between this headline and the 1975 Gerald Ford classic is literally a matter of life or death.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow November 18, 2020 4:16 pm CST
Editorial Trump and Coronavirus
Editorial Beyond Politics: What Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Means to Wisconsin

If even a president can catch the coronavirus, will some people change the behaviors responsible for a spike in cases and deaths?

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow October 2, 2020 9:25 am CDT
Editorial Answer our online and newsletter questions with our new voicemail number.
Editorial A New, Old-School Way to Tell Us What’s On Your Mind

New option lets you answer our online questions by phone instead of a Facebook post or email.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow July 29, 2020 10:47 am CDT

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Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
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Editorial Mother and child wearing face masks while shopping
Editorial 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.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow July 17, 2020 10:17 am CDT
Editorial The empty pedestal after protesters took down the Forward statue on the grounds for the state Capitol June 24 in Madison. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Editorial Statues Can Be Replaced. Lives Cannot.

Our comfort level should be challenged if real change is to occur.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow June 25, 2020 9:36 am CDT