Fraternities were once brotherhoods that served the community and were a group of people with common interests. You could have a fraternity of lawyers, a fraternity of doctors, even a fraternity of people who share a love of “Star Wars.” I don’t know if that last one is true, but it sounds intriguing. Now, however,…

Most of us have dreams of hitting the jackpot, quitting our day jobs and pursuing our dreams without worrying about how in the world we’re going to be able to pay for it. We dream of big houses with even bigger swimming pools. We dream of taking our families on extravagant vacations with luxurious hotels…

“Paris is Burning” is supposed to be the name of a 1990 American documentary, not the main news on the internet earlier this week. Yet many of us were transfixed to television and computer screens Monday as the Notre Dame Cathedral had a frightening orange glow from a fire believed to have started from a…

Perhaps when Donald Trump leaves the White House, whether it’s in two years or six, he should fund a theater troupe. Democrats might assume I’m making light of his overdramatic personality, but in this case, I’m talking about all of the “acting” Cabinet members and other key agency directors. With the recent resignation of Kirstjen…

I was livid when it was revealed that the supposed hate crime against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett turned out to be a hoax. When charges were filed against Smollett in Chicago, I thought it was essential to send a message to celebrities everywhere that your golden pulpit comes with consequences when you misuse it. According…

New Zealand became the latest country to experience an act of terrorism when an Australian man walked into two different mosques in Christchurch and killed almost 50 people. That incident, like many in the United States, prompted a call for banning the type of gun used by said terrorist. It also prompted another interesting reaction…

Most of the people you meet tend to be fairly intelligent and understand right from wrong, good from bad and smart from stupid. Every once in a while, though, there’s someone who defies convention and does something that makes you scratch your head and speculate whether their parents might be brother and sister. The latter…

It’s not 2020, and yet we’ve already got Democrats coming out of the woodwork announcing they’re running for president against Donald Trump. There have been so many announcements over the last couple of months that it’s hard to keep track. Instead of the time-honored tradition of an American election, I feel like I’m witnessing the…

Apparently, Mike McCarthy’s fall from grace has turned into a death spiral. Without a job to worry about, the ex-head coach of the Green Bay Packers doesn’t seem as worried about public optics as he decided to go ballistic against a referee for a bad call. Sure, you can point out that he got hot…

When “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said he was the victim of a vicious hate crime in January, the world felt horrible for him, with U.S. senators and other public officials vowing to take action to strengthen hate crimes laws. When Smollett was arrested for filing a false police report this week, that horror turned to…

Over a week ago, news broke about a potential dog park being planned in Shawano near the Shawano County Humane Society. As a dog owner, I should have found that to be wonderful news. I didn’t, because I’ve seen other efforts to establish a dog park in the area fizzle out for one reason or…

It’s a new year with a new governor, and Tony Evers laid out his agenda for Wisconsin in his State of the State address Tuesday night. It was an interesting speech, albeit incomplete. Evers noted that we were once a state known for innovative technology, but now our ability to even generate start-ups and small…