A new academic year, a new opportunity for Wisconsin

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and turned them into missiles. First one, then another flew into the towers of the World Trade Center. America, and the world, watched in horror as the flames spread. The smoke billowed in the clear blue skies and the towers fell, trapping those inside. At the same time, another hijacked plane struck the Pentagon. Passengers and crew fought back...

Just as Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer in Wisconsin, Labor Day marks its end. This year, bookended by those two holiday weekends, were 15 weeks packed full to overflowing with summertime activities and events. The summer was a busy one from the seemingly-never ending days of June where the daylight stretched late into the evening hours, through the steamy dog days of July, an...

Monday is Labor Day. It is the traditional end to the summer season, just as Memorial Day marks its unofficial start. As with the holiday that marks the popular start of summer, there is much more to Labor Day than picnics and truck pulls. Labor Day honors those who work throughout the year to make America great. It is the day to celebrate the workers, not only the people with calluses on th...