For some reason, many Americans seem convinced they have to tour Europe this summer -- despite the heat, oppressive crowds and high prices all descending on the continent. And if anyone needs a fourth reason, it's to recognize the growing resentment among many Europeans as the tourist hordes…
The threat of financial penalties has states scrambling to clean up their food stamp programs. For this, the White House deserves applause.
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Americans generally understand that losing local newspapers is bad for democracy and their communities.
Emails, phone numbers and mailing addresses for Wisconsin's members of Congress, the governor, Madison mayor, City Council, Dane County executive and County Board
President Donald Trump, some of his aides and supporters have proposed a number of absurd ideas to aggrandize him. By far the most absurd is their repeated appeals to add his likeness to Mount Rushmore.
When the history of the first quarter of the 21st century is written, one towering political figure will rise above the rest — President Donald Trump.
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On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling toward Ukraine's capital, President Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: "This is genius. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy."
We were glad to see the photo Sunday of a smiling U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., alongside his wife, Elaine Chao. The 84-year-old McConnell revealed Sunday that he had been hospitalized following a rough June 14 fall at his home leading, he said, to “mild pneumonia.”
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The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually will, and how it will be remembered will matter enormously.
The need to reform Social Security — to keep by far the most important government assistance program solvent — has long been obvious.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recently went on national television and called Gen Z and younger Americans lazy, raised with “silver spoons” and joked that the cure was to “send them to Iran.”
Federal agents may need an element of surprise to capture dangerous people wanted for serious crimes in Wisconsin.
Summer just started, and a stinky film of muck already ruined the northeast shoreline of Lake Monona.
Being a patriot requires more than saluting the flag or singing the national anthem. It goes beyond serving in the military or voting in elections.
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The late golf guru Harvey Penick once said, “The woods are full of long drivers.”
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I have to admit Pete caught me speechless the other day.
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We have so much to be grateful for as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary. We’ve built a nation -- a superpower -- from scratch, based on the idea that we can govern ourselves.
This Saturday, on the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we should reflect on the ideals expressed in our Declaration of Independence, a proclamation of our freedom from monarchy and our commitment to self-government. We are now living in a pseudo-monarchy with a president, Donald Trump, who tramples our freedoms, disregards our Constitution and threatens our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I believe most Americans can rightly celebrate our country’s 250th birthday because this country has proven to be one of the world’s sturdiest examples of democracy.
The Declaration of Independence was only the beginning, not the end, of the fight for our freedom. The bloody Revolutionary War cemented our independence from the British Empire five years later at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
We have so much to be grateful for as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary. We’ve built a nation -- a superpower -- from scratch, based on the idea that we can govern ourselves.
This Saturday, on the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we should reflect on the ideals expressed in our Declaration of Independence, a proclamation of our freedom from monarchy and our commitment to self-government. We are now living in a pseudo-monarchy with a president, Donald Trump, who tramples our freedoms, disregards our Constitution and threatens our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I believe most Americans can rightly celebrate our country’s 250th birthday because this country has proven to be one of the world’s sturdiest examples of democracy.
The Declaration of Independence was only the beginning, not the end, of the fight for our freedom. The bloody Revolutionary War cemented our independence from the British Empire five years later at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
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