Dairy lost a Lyon of a leader
When it comes to dairy leaders, Tom Lyon was a lion. However, Tom rarely professed it. Instead, he led by example and routinely advocated for farmers, for rural communities, and for public education through his own style of servant leadership.
As a teenage boy, I remember standing in line at the close of a co-op district meeting well past my bedtime on a school night just to garner a few moments with the gifted public speaker I had heard that evening. My father stood with me and eventually introduced us. I was most impressed by Tom’s gracious demeanor as he made the conversation about me, not him.
The Associated Press
MADISON – University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologized after it was reported that she suggested to other Big Ten leaders that their emails related to the COVID-19 pandemic be moved to a private portal.
Blank issued the apology Monday in a statement to the Wisconsin State Journal. The Washington Post on Friday first reported on Blank and other Big Ten leaders’ emails in a story explaining the efforts they made to hide their discussions from taxpayers who fund their universities.
Blank suggested moving discussions to the private platform in response to University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel asking Big Ten colleges and presidents in late August to confidentially compare notes about COVID-19 on their campuses as the fall semester loomed.
Emily Pyrek
La Crosse Tribune
Gov. Tony Evers toured La Crosse s community vaccination clinic on opening day Tuesday, visiting the site at UW-La Crosse s Cleary Alumni Center that is the second DHS state clinic established thus far.
Gov. Tony Evers, center, is accompanied by numerous officials Tuesday, including UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, UW System President Tommy Thompson, La Crosse County vaccination lead Aron Newberry, Wis. Rep. Steve Doyle and Wis.Rep. Jill Billings during a tour of the new COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center on the UWL campus. Peter Thomson, La Crosse Tribune
The clinic, being operated by staff from AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, is a collaboration between the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the University of Wisconsin System, the La Crosse County Health Department and other local partners.