Star News Editorials Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature are big talkers when it comes to criticizing how Gov. Tony Evers has handled the state’s COVID-19 response and economic fallout. They have been less willing to actually take action to deal with things such as updating the state’s antiquated unemployment system or looking at ways to ease the burden for individuals and

Dear Fred, I am seriously considering shaving off my beard. As I write this we are just a few days into Gov. Tony Evers’ mandate that everyone must wear masks when inside buildings other than homes, in a private office or any number of potentially open-ended exceptions. I am sure I am not the only beard wearer who is weighing the merits of going about with a naked face under their mask to

I make it a rule to avoid crying during interviews. As rules go this is generally not a hard one to follow. It takes a rare mind, or some deep-seated personal issue, to get choked up over municipal or school budgets or the opening of a new restaurant in town. I came close to breaking that rule this week. Oddly, or perhaps not so oddly, it was while I was talking to Father Joseph Stefancin while

Empty big box stores surrounded by acres of crumbling blacktop parking lots litter communities throughout Wisconsin. Collectively, these properties are classifi ed as brownfields. The reasons for these empty buildings are varied. Some chains have closed down completely, others moved to bigger locations a few miles down the road, others fell victim to shifts in traffic patterns — turning once