Column: This ain’t your dad’s dial-up world anymore
By Dan Kontos From the early days of 0.3 kbps dial-up modems when Al Gore invented the internet, to the modern world of rapidly evolving developments and battles
Read MoreBy Dan Kontos From the early days of 0.3 kbps dial-up modems when Al Gore invented the internet, to the modern world of rapidly evolving developments and battles
Read MoreSend your open letters to [email protected] To the Editor- The name “Democratic Socialist” (DSA) is, in my view, a complete contradiction in terms. The traditional meaning of democratic
Read MoreSend your open letter to [email protected] To the Editor- This should have nothing to do with being a Democrat or a Republican. The founders gave us a Constitution
Read MoreBy Dan Kontos So this week, I’d like to talk about something that has been brewing for a little while, and that has to do with local officials
Read MoreBy Dan Kontos Well I have to say that I didn’t think this day would ever come. After many years, no decades, Portage County finally held its groundbreaking
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The Flock camera at the West Clark Street Bridge in Stevens Point was covered with a garbage bag by city streets crews on Sept. 8. (Metro Wire photo)
By Brandi Makuski Tired of hearing about Flock? So are we. But the debate now needs to move past whether people like the technology. There’s a bigger question
Read MoreSend your open letters to [email protected] To the Editor- Did you know that 76% of all local governments in the U.S. have had to execute an emergency response
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Daniel Herriges, policy director for the Parking Reform Network (left) and Eric Pfantz of the Stevens Point Journal, who moderated the Aug. 24 discussion. (Metro Wire photo)
By Brandi Makuski Statistically, most Stevens Point residents have a car. You might not have walked away with that impression after an Aug. 24 parking forum at the
Read MoreHello neighbors, Tornadoes, storms, floods, wildfire smoke, droughts, and extreme temperatures have ravaged our state this summer. For many of us, these events reinforce the reality of climate
Read MoreBy Sally McGinty Portage County is a good place to live, and most residents feel very safe living here. Even in a relatively safe community, however, a few
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