Neal Verfuerth: State Should Tap Power of Energy Efficiency for “Clean Power”
Energy efficiency is non-controversial; delivers measurable results
Wind power has had a reversal of fortune in Wisconsin over the last several years....
Tom Still: Intersection of ethics and science captured in Terri Schiavo’s passing
By Tom Still
MADISON – In late April, at a private research center south of Madison, a group of scientists, academics and even religious leaders...
Rick Chandler: Does business pay its fair share?
By Rick Chandler
There seems to be an orchestrated effort under way to blame high residential property taxes on businesses. This assertion has been...
Jack Faris: Could Somebody in Washington Be Listening?
There probably are few American small-business owners who could correctly identify the federal group whose primary job is to keep the president of the...
Governor Doyle Growing Wisconsin in Mexico
Last week, I led a trade mission to Mexico to increase our exports, create jobs, and strengthen Wisconsin's relationship with our second largest trading...
Joan Hansen: Tax Collectors Run Amok?
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is raising business taxes through aggressive audits, and unilaterally increasing business taxes through new interpretations of the tax...
Tom Still: Milwaukee could boom with explosion of information technology in medical care
By Tom Still
MILWAUKEE – There's no secret as to why the Madison area has developed a research-based economy to rival far larger U.S. cities:...
Tom Still: Wisconsin Security Research Consortium hopes to tap state’s scientific assets
By Tom Still
MADISON – As the second Iraq war neared and the Pentagon feared chemical weapons attacks, Air Force commanders heard that a new,...
Jack Faris: Boardwalk or Park Place? This Monopoly is No Game
By Jack Faris
Although technology has elevated game-playing to new heights, there's still no substitute for traditional board games such as the longtime favorite, Monopoly,...
