Opinion

: Reject taxation without representation for Milwaukee schools; Gov. Jim Doyle continues to promote his wrongheaded proposal to give the mayor of Milwaukee the power to appoint the Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent

Dave Zweifel

Plain Talk: Gay-marriage bashers should embrace ban on divorce

California's John Marcotte is in the process of collecting 700,000 signatures to put a “ban divorce” initiative on the statewide ballot

Updated: Dec 11, 2009 | 7:23 am

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Plain Talk: Take off the transportation blinders
It’s a myth that the streets, highways and bridges that accommodate our love affair with the automobile are all paid for by highway taxes.

Dec 09, 2009 | 5:00 am
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Plain Talk: Film is labor of love for New Glarus couple
The once-sleepy old hometown of New Glarus has evolved into a vibrant, exciting and eclectic community in recent years.

Dec 07, 2009 | 9:00 am
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Restore funding for public access channels
A lot of folks are saying “I told you so” in the wake of the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau report that in spite of the Legislature’s much ballyhooed Cable Competition Act of 2007, cable rates aren’t coming down, but actually going up.

Dec 04, 2009 | 5:15 am
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John Nichols

Obama’s tepid response to jobs crisis is a start -- but just that

President Obama is starting to “get it,” as evidenced by a series of job creation proposals the White House released Tuesday

Dec 10, 2009 | 4:55 am

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Who speaks for Republicans? Dick Cheney
When it comes time to sound the call of the not-so-loyal opposition, there is only one Republican who can do the job: Dick Cheney.

Dec 09, 2009 | 4:45 am
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The peril of positioning Dems as managers, not leaders
Democrats are celebrating the fact that, in their rush to come up with a scheme to pay for health care reform, they have blocked an effort to preserve payments to home health agencies that provide nursing care and therapy to homebound Medicare beneficiaries.

Dec 08, 2009 | 5:00 am
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A plan to curb speculation and create U.S. jobs
Rep. Steve Kagen is on the right side of the economic debate, and of history.

Dec 06, 2009 | 5:15 am
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Margaret Krome

Risky college drinking demands our attention

When I was back home two weeks ago, my mother mentioned John -- the cute boy with red hair and freckles on whom I had my first crush in grade school. I was sorry to hear that he has spent years battling alcoholism. I gather it began in college, which doesn’t surprise me, after visiting my …

Dec 08, 2009 | 4:45 am

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Bill Berry

Bill Berry: How big is too big in agriculture?

Wisconsin is facing some tough decisions at the point where our leading industry intersects with our most precious natural resources. The industry is agriculture. The resources are land and water.

Dec 07, 2009 | 4:45 am

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