Bob CollinsUpon further review, Joe Gow, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor, has determined it wasn’t a good idea for him to invite a porn star to come to campus to speak. But he blames the media. Read more →
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Talk is cheap and nowhere is it more inexpensive than La Crosse, Wis., where neighbors say they support veterans of the military. Read more →
Amber Hennlich, of Allen, Texas, is pretty sure that this is the last Christmas that her 7-year-old son, Aluxton, buys into the whole Santa Claus thing. So she was pretty set on finding the Santa Claus that used to appear at a local mall in Dallas until 2015. On Saturday, she did.
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It’s a shameful feeling you might get when you read the story of Brian Johnson and his friends, who are surrounded by old bikes in the woods along the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis. Read more →
If you make the La Crosse Tribune, Greg Remen gives you a kite. Otherwise, it’s $2. Read more →
A La Crosse, Wis., church is shutting down its ‘tent ministry’ after its insurance company refused to provide coverage to the church that’s pitched tents on its lawn for the last year. Read more →
For the first time since 2009, Clown Camp, which made La Crosse somewhat internationally famous in the clown community, is back in town, the La Crosse Tribune says. Read more →
Some drivers are apparently frustrated that they can’t get the automated pay systems to work right.
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A Methodist church pastor in La Crosse, Wis., is heading for a showdown with the city over the camping taking place on the church’s lawn. It’s the latest test of the boundaries of religious freedom.
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For several decades, planning for death has been part of the health care regimen in La Crosse, not much different than having blood pressure checked. Read more →
At one time, La Crosse was the center of the clown universe. Read more →
NPR’s Planet Money has dropped in on La Crosse, Wis., to find out why so many people there have planned for their deaths, writing down what they want to have happen at their end of their lives. Read more →