Opinion
The president’s immigration policy ‘beyond inhumane’
Local columns
Absorbing the news about the brutal treatment of detainees, to say nothing of the outright murder of "suspected" drug runners in the Caribbean, I think back to a conversation I had in February of this year. My interlocutor was a Trump voter who had just had a friendly encounter with an African ...
Officials say US has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees
Local columns
BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in ...
Trump administration: New ballroom a matter of national security
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security. The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation ...
Almanac for Dec. 16, 2025
Local columns
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2025. There are 15 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes. Also on this ...
Use caution when going out on early ice cover
Editorial
Those eager to take advantage of winter’s snow need to keep safety at the forefront of their preparations, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources advises. Be extra careful on all waterbodies and remember that no ice is safe ice, the DNR warns in a news release. Stay alert to the ...