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…

There’s really no love lost between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, especially as the federal government shutdown approaches a full month. However, I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read that Pelosi was recommending Trump delay his State of the Union address due to the continuing shutdown. It’s a sure sign…

It’s easy for all of us to gripe about our jobs from time to time, but on the bright side, most of our jobs aren’t put immediately on hold as a result of political bickering. The Great Wall of ‘Murica, a figurative wall that has been the subject of nervous whispers and occasional fist-pounding for…

You can say one thing about Wisconsin — folks take the second item in “Eat, drink and be merry” very seriously. Have a beer or three. Enjoy some wine. Tequila? Sure thing. However, many of those who imbibe in alcohol decide that it doesn’t have the same intoxicating effects on them that it would everyone…

It’s supposed to be a time of goodwill and cheer, but it seems like the folks who need to rattle a saber 24-7 are finding reasons to act like Ebenezer Scrooge and ruin everyone’s holiday season with wave after wave of bitter political correctness. Holiday classics are threatened with extinction. Time-honored phrases are seen as…

I sometimes have to wonder if writers realize the awesome power they possess. When wielded correctly, it can be an amazing force that influences people. When wielded in a reckless and bullying fashion, it makes you look like an idiot. This is magnified even more when writers come together as a group to condemn another….