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The way we are approaching helping marginalized and disadvantaged people is dividing our communities and country.

Gov. Tony Evers wants to give our budget surplus to the schools. Why?

President Donald Trump coined the motto “make America great again.” His first term proved that to be an empty motto, and thus far he has brought America to frightening lows. Tanking the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving an unelected…

I was jolted from a good night’s sleep on a recent morning by a report on Wisconsin Public Radio that the state of Illinois has delayed a project designed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

It seems that all you hear in the news nowadays is how horrible the police are. You rarely see reported the good deeds that police perform.

A hearty congratulations goes out to the Wisconsin Democratic Party and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for their amazing “wins” in Tuesday's state superintendent race.

For some time, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison has displayed an exhibit on the 1944 D-Day landings. This includes a large image facing Mifflin Street of Allied troops moving ashore from a landing craft on D-Day itself. The image,…

A major concern raised about immigration is that some immigrants rely on state benefits rather than working and contributing to society. This leads to taxpayer money being spent on them, fueling resentment.

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Jan. 29.

At a White House press conference, President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that the Associated Press has been blocked from two events for refusing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." Further, she…

I am very concerned about the future of health care in the United States after the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation's health and human services secretary.

The Jan. 28 letter to the editor "Commandments aren't really Christ's teachings" mistakenly believes that the Ten Commandments were meant for only the Jews and that "Christians after the death of Jesus were instructed to follow the teachings of Paul."…

President Donald Trump is initiating “peace” talks about Ukraine without including Ukraine in the negotiations. Ukraine has been told that it might have to give up some of its territory to Russia in exchange for a peace agreement.

Conservatives and other far-right people insist on labeling liberal or other middle-of-the-road policies as being "woke."

It is good to be reminded that solid and good relationships are critically important in business, education, politics, medicine and, for sure, in international relationships.

The Badgers scored only one goal after netting seven in the series opener, and Notre Dame earned a series split at the Kohl Center.

The Spartans' Florida State commit avenged close losses to familiar foes and claimed his first two state championships in his final high school meet.

The Wildcats rode their small, yet skilled team to their first Division 1 team runner-up finish, the program's first overall state trophy since 2000.

The Cardinals won two-thirds of the events and set three state records en route to an historic third straight Division 1 team title.

The Spartans standout improved over 90 points from his score at last season's state meet and earned runner-up honors behind the reigning two-time state champion.