Opinion

Almanac for June 3, 2026

Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2026. There are 211 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1943, an altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots as white mobs attacked Mexican Americans across the city, injuring more than 150 people. Also on this date: In 1844, the last confirmed specimens of the great auk, a flightless bird, were killed on Eldey Island, near Iceland. In 1888, the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published ...

Editorial cartoon for June 3, 2026

Focusing in June on avoiding the spread of invasive species

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has asked the public to take steps to keep from spreading invasive species in June, which is Invasive Species Action Month, and all year long. Invasive species are non-native plants, animals and diseases that cause environmental or economic harm, or pose threats to human health. There are many species that are already widespread in the state, while others may pose a large risk if they are introduced and become established here. The state’s invasive species rule makes it unlawful to transport, transfer, introduce or possess certain ...

AG: $1.8B fund to compensate Trump’s allies now scrapped

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political ...

Failure never a reason to quit politics

Politics is the only profession of which I am aware in which competence doesn’t seem to matter. One can fail miserably; one can be corrupt and one can get away with crimes that if committed by someone outside of elective office, arrest, prosecution and a stint in jail would be the result. ...

Almanac for June 2, 2026

Today is Tuesday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2026. There are 212 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. Also on this date: In 1886, 49-year-old President Grover Cleveland became the first president to get married in the White House, wedding 21-year-old Frances Folsom. In 1924, Congress passed, and President Calvin Coolidge signed, the Indian Citizenship Act, a measure guaranteeing full American citizenship for all Native ...