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From the 15 fans sound off on Wisconsin football series
The Luke Fickell era of Badgers football is turning into a disaster. Fickell was paid big bucks to put together a championship-winning team fo…
The chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Devin Remiker, recently described Republican candidate for governor Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelh…
Many on the political left call conservative activist Charlie Kirk and anyone else who disagrees with them Nazis, racists, white supremacists,…
Sometimes one wishes things weren't so predictable.
Late night talk show hosts were having a tough time. TV viewing habits have changed over the last decade, and fewer and fewer Americans are tu…
Former UW football coach and athletic director Barry Alvarez says students booing and chanting for the firing of coach Luke Fickell during the…
Republican candidate Bill Berrien has dropped out of the race to be the next governor of Wisconsin.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin rubber-stamped the application for the Badger Hollow Wind Energy Center on Sept. 25. Whether this p…
In the wake of recent senseless, brutal political murders, both sides are calling for civility and toning down the hateful rhetoric.
The recent report about the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk refusing to show his face in court is a stark reminder of how far some are willin…
A sustainable service to transport the public from Fox Valley communities to Milwaukee for connections to other passenger rail services ended Oct. 1.
Candidate Donald Trump promised to lower grocery costs for Americans repeatedly during the 2024 campaign. Not only has he not decreased grocer…
The U.S. federal government has officially shut down after Democrats refused to vote to approve a Republican-authored spending bill. Both part…
After finishing the season with the best record in baseball (and franchise history), the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs in the Nat…
Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced that he will be running for re-election in 2026 and won’t join the race to replace Gov. Tony Evers.
After the slaughter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, liberals wrote letters to the editor stating his murder was terrible — but that Kir…
We all want clean water.
We have been hearing frequently about the willingness of the Republican president and the Republicans in both houses of Congress to take away …
Unfortunately, our Congress and president are playing schoolyard games like 6-year-olds. Why can’t they come together and fix some of our many…
Developers want to build a data center in the town of Vienna in Dane County.
The book I am reading, “Spin Dictators,” reveals that President Donald Trump and his administration are implementing actions and policies used…
The federal government has been shut down for a week, and there are no signs that it will end anytime soon. Most federal workers are furloughe…
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has gotten out of hand.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team received an embarrassing beatdown at home on Saturday evening, losing to Iowa 37-0. The Luke Fickell era h…
Consumers spend money. Big businesses benefit. Billionaires get richer. And on it goes.
American soybean farmers, including those in Wisconsin, have been devastated by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Soybeans are America’s large…
Instead of spending tens of millions of dollars firing UW football coach Luke Fickell, the University of Wisconsin athletic department should …
Fickell is going to need fans’ support to succeed
Funny how "fickle" University of Wisconsin football fans are.
I agree completely with Thursday's letter to the editor "Don't blame Fickell for broken college system."
I heard a lot of people complaining about University of Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell after Saturday's game, so I looked up his stats.…
Money has dramatically changed the nature of big-time college football. Not only are the coaches paid in the millions of dollars, but athletes…
As a UW-Madison alum and donor, I have no words for how disappointed I am in the profound lack of leadership from Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin …
For all of the calls to fire UW football coach Luke Fickell, the fans seem to forget the person responsible for this fiasco: athletic director…
The Wisconsin Badgers' beatdown by Iowa was the worst loss I have ever suffered through. I can only think of one solution. Our athletic direct…
Recall that University of Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh fired Paul Chryst and hired Luke Fickell to take the football program to …
As a resident of Columbia County and a proud union carpenter, I am excited to see more wind energy coming to Wisconsin and in my community. Th…
President Donald Trump has weathered too many political scandals to count, but the only one that won’t go away is his relationship with sex of…
More than 270,000 people in Wisconsin will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket if Congress can’t agree to extend subsidies for Obama…
Most Americans have barely noticed that the federal government has been shut down for the last month. But that could all change very soon. If …
The Green Bay Packers are playing the Carolina Panthers at noon on Sunday. They’ve had a pretty good season and have been mostly fun to watch …
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a former schoolteacher, has finally signed a bipartisan bill banning cellphones from classrooms across Wisconsin.
The summary execution of foreign nationals in international waters is cold-blooded and wrong.
When our children with disabilities each turned 18, we became their guardians. We had to stand up in court and take an oath to fulfill promise…
The people of New York City have elected Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, to be their next mayor. President Donald Trump…
After several successful concerts at Camp Randall last summer, it was announced last week that Australian rock band AC/DC would play at the Un…
President Donald Trump has pardoned a slew of characters associated with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In Wisconsin…
It's high time we transition from fossil fuels and do something better for our planet.
Energy bills are on the rise, and a major culprit is the new data centers being built across Wisconsin. These massive facilities store the dat…
Officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Border Patrol have been terrifying immigrant communities across…
I’ve learned that Enbridge Line 5 in northwestern Wisconsin isn’t an ordinary pipeline. While it does move some oil, more important is that it…
If, as a nation, we are lucky enough to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents leave Minnesota and redefine their mission and tac…
The Biden-Harris administration created a huge and expensive mess for America to clean up with its open border policies. Such a massive cleanu…
Many people in Beaver Dam may not realize that a second data center is being considered for our city. Before this moves forward, residents des…
Many people in Beaver Dam may not realize that a second data center is being considered for our city. Before this moves forward, residents des…
Wisconsin State Journal readers have sent in many letters to the editor about the new era of college sports. You can join the conversations by…
