27 May 2025

Your Right to Know: When people die, openness matters

In any community, the role of the medical examiner is vital. Medical examiners — or coroners, in the nearly half of Wisconsin’s 72 counties that have them as an alternative — determine the cause and manner of death, support the criminal justice system and track data to identify trends that can impact public health and safety. For me and other Milwaukee-area journalists, the insights provided by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office are i
Letters to the Editor 27 May 2025
Tariff rationale is misleading
To the editor: The primary rationale for imposing substantial tariffs on goods from other countries is America’s grievance for allegedly being taken advantage of essentially by the rest of the world. This tariff policy is a false pretense for a tax increase on American consumers without calling it a tax increase. We pay for the price increases on tariffed goods. Take tariffs on our Canadian neighbors for example.
Letters to the Editor 27 May 2025
Schools robbing children of their innocence
To the editor: What are our children being taught, and who approves it? As a father who has homeschooled for 19 years and participated in public schools for the past seven, I’m more concerned than ever. The illusion is that public education is official, approved and therefore trustworthy. My experience says otherwise. On April 14, a concerned grandfather contacted me.
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