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  Perspective by Dan O’Donnell The strength of conservatism in Wisconsin has always rested in its grassroots, particularly in the WOW Counties, and last night once again proved its strength when it is well-organized and motivated. Superintendent While liberal Jill Underly easily won the State Superintendent race, this was no surprise.  No teachers union-backed candidate has lost this race in at least 20 years, and her allies dumped more money in support of her and against her opponent than had ever been spent in total on a Superintendent election. In addition, her opponent—Brown Deer Su...

Wisconsin Examiner Eau Claire City Hall. (Wisconsin Historical Society) In 2019, Kyle Woodman ran for an at-large seat on the Eau Claire City Council. In his campaign, he commented on the local issues that were likely to be decided by the 11-member body. He told VolumeOne , a Chippewa Valley culture magazine, his priority was building infrastructure that would facilitate economic growth.  He finished in 10th in a 10-person race.  This year, he’s running for City Council again, against incumbent Emily Anderson, but now he’s got a much different strategy. Woodman is largely ignoring lo...

BURLINGTON — Party politics is creeping into a nonpartisan Burlington political season that is also marked by the emergence of a new group espousing anti-government viewpoints, which has shared videos calling on people to “rebel” and “to preserve our community, our state, our nation and our way of life.” Two candidates for the Burlington Area School District School Board are getting support from the Racine County Republican Party, despite the fact that the nonpartisan nature of the school board is intended to enable the conduct of board business free from party influe...

“I hope to put myself in the position of a first-time listener” he says — a listener replete with 21st century attitudes, preconceptions, prejudices. What about first-time listeners in Schubert’s day? For a start, most often they would not have been ‘audience’ but ‘performers’ round the family piano, at various levels of proficiency, entertaining themselves in the absence of CDs, streaming, netflix and social media. Perhaps playing and singing one’s way through the oeuvre would be more rewarding. Those ‘sucking-up’ pieces for Salieri can be found on YouTube, and in IMSLP...

BURLINGTON — A lively year for local elections is taking shape in Burlington, as several newcomers announce their candidacies for both city government and schools. Voters in the April 6 elections will have contested races to decide for both the Burlington City Council and the Burlington Area School Board. Issues motivating candidates include attracting new business downtown, controlling pollution from local industry and resolving racial tensions in the schools. School board challenger Marlo Brown, in his first bid for elected office, said he wants to give voice to Black people and other ...