MADISON, Wis. — This is my hometown, where it’s consoling to be in a sane state in high summer. Since Maine Democrats fell for the oysterman hook, line and sinker, they deserve what they get in November. Choosing Graham Platner’s rocky record over a seasoned woman governor, Janet Mills ...

If it wasn’t obvious before that the famous bill passed to make healthcare more affordable has done anything but, it should be now: Individual plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges are projected to spike by about 14%in 2027, according to recent insurer filings. The ACA imposed a wide ...

It’s starting to sound like we’re in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel to World War II, in which the combatants were proxies for the Communists and the Fascists. Stalin’s Soviet Union supported the former, ...

The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their rival to Susan Collins, now in her fifth term as Republican senator from Maine. Bernie Sanders thought his socialists could pass off blue-collar ...

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We are deep into the season of ice cream social fundraisers, many of which benefit our volunteer fire departments. It can be easy to overlook how important these annual efforts are in supporting those who keep so many of us safe. More than 90% of fire departments in West Virginia are ...