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Opinion

Rahm Emanuel sounding like a Republican

Columns

Rahm Emanuel wants to take leadership of the Democratic Party and capture its nomination for president in 2028. He shares his thoughts in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed. It's the first time a Democrat has made me smile since President Bill Clinton announced in his 1996 State of the Union ...

Suggestions to more safely navigate shopping online

Editorial

With Thanksgiving done and Cyber Monday looming ahead, Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has some advice on avoiding some common scams and other potential pitfalls to shopping online. During the busy holiday season, e-commerce can be a convenient and ...

Thanksgiving and the Constitution

Columns

"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Make believe that the people have a voice or make believe that the representatives of the people are the people. Make ...

Dick Cheney: Always unintimidated

Columns

The word that best describes how former Vice President Dick Cheney, who wielded the responsibilities he undertook in public affairs over a long career, began improbably early in life and extended into years of repudiation by his fellow partisans, is "unintimidated." He was unintimidated by ...

Lack of compassion evident

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: I am very disappointed with (the) headline you chose, "Out on the street," for your article concerning the resignation of Coach Richardson (from Northern Michigan University). I found it very unkind and actually very cruel, especially considering how hard Coach ...

Ken Burns is completely wrong about the Iroquois

Columns

Few documentary films have the natural authority of a Ken Burns production. The narrator of his works, Peter Coyote, is as close as we have today to "the voice of God," the phrase once associated with legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite at the height of broadcast news. This makes it ...