Author Archives: johntorinus
Crowley, Tiffany: How about health care price caps?
Just how lightweight is the campaign for Wisconsin governor between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany? They are essentially punting on the biggest affordability issue in the state and nation: Health costs are projected to rise by more than … Read the rest
Kwik Trip’s ingenuity, principles spell 1000 stores
Is it a gas station? Is it a convenience store? A bakery? A grocery store? Take-out full meal restaurant? Is it a winner? Yes, it’s a winner. And Kwik Trip, a Wisconsin entrepreneurial success dating back to 1965, is also … Read the rest
Will Crowley, Tiffany step up on the big issues?
We journalists love to cover political elections, like horse races – who’s ahead in the polls and ballot boxes and who’s not? Who’s gaining and who’s falling behind? Covering the underlying political and societal issues is far more complicated and … Read the rest
Crowley building team of rivals
David Crowley is showing major league political smarts as the Democratic nominee for the Wisconsin governorship. He has signaled a double-barreled campaign. For openers, the Milwaukee County executive, who won by a razor-thin margin over Rep. Francesca Hong in the … Read the rest
Frontline warfare extinct? Economic war next?
At the end of an eight-week exchange between American and Japanese journalists many moons ago, I had the opportunity to visit Hiroshima. That city had rebounded from the first atomic attack at the end of World War II, but dramatically … Read the rest
Crowley: a long shot vs. Hong
Let's do some gubernatorial math with fewer than two weeks to go before the August 11 primary. It's not over yet, even though Rep. Francesca Hong has an apparently unstoppable lead in the polls. The Democratic Socialist (she’s not a … Read the rest
Wisconsin Dems: Your real opponent is Trump, Tiffany
I finally figured out what’s been wrong with the Democratic Party’s tepid campaign for the governor nomination. Seven candidates started off for the nomination; it’s now down to five; and none has laid a glove on the dominating issue of … Read the rest
Colorful trail hiking never better
No bugs! Probably because we have had a relatively dry summer, trail hiking has never been as enjoyable as this year. Although a magnet for mosquitoes, I have not had a single bite, though I walk four to five times … Read the rest
Mr. President: stop making loser war decisions
Donald Trump likes to see himself as a winner. So why does he keep siding with Vladimir Putin, who is looking like a big loser in his war against Ukraine? Sources that assess his battlefield report that Russia is losing … Read the rest
Update on open issues for UWWC campus
While the outlook for the former University of Wisconsin campus is not totally settled, its fate as a UW branch or as a “social capital” is sealed. Not going to happen. RIP. The lawsuit filed by the Washington County Charitable … Read the rest
