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Opening LettersApril 4, 2024

COLUMN: A Small House to Sweat In

nothing creates a sense of community and togetherness quite like a sauna

Opening LettersOctober 5, 2023

COLUMN: Learning the Difference Between ‘Love’ and ‘Romance’

Casablanca, Los Angeles, and a what some long-ago newlyweds learned

Local LitSeptember 7, 2023

LOCAL LIT: ‘Migrations’

prose from John Hildebrand

Opening LettersMay 4, 2023

COLUMN: Adventure Pants!

if you’re already planning your summer excursions, make sure you grab your (totally real) adventure pants

Books HistorySeptember 21, 2022

Sesquicentennial Stories: Eau Claire Native’s Novel Caused a Stir

1934 book received positive review in New York Times

Opening LettersJuly 16, 2022

COLUMN: Once Upon a Midwest Hot Tub

nothing like an owl’s scowl while basking in your own backyard

Local LitNovember 18, 2021

LOCAL LIT: ‘Seance’

prose by John Hildebrand

Opening LettersOctober 18, 2021

COLUMN: Día de los Muertos

while Halloween celebrates costumes and candy, it’s also a celebration of youthfulness and life in the shadow of death

Local LitSeptember 29, 2020

LOCAL LIT: From ‘Man of the House’

Local LitJuly 9, 2020

LOCAL LIT: ’Hope Is ... A View from the Bridge’

Local LitNovember 27, 2019

Long Way Round

ReadingsOctober 16, 2019

Write Off the Page

Chippewa Valley Book Festival makes reading a social affair with 20 author events

BooksOctober 16, 2019

Floating Around the State: Author John Hildebrand reconnects with Wisconsin by canoe

Local LitSeptember 23, 2019

Family Reunion

BooksSeptember 5, 2019

Book It to the Chippewa Valley Book Festival

BooksMay 31, 2019

Chippewa Valley Book Festival Turns Page to Its 20th Year

Local LitJanuary 10, 2019

Long Night’s Journey

Local LitAugust 6, 2018

Waterpark

BooksFebruary 9, 2017

Valley Authors Will Nurture Nature at Reading

FeaturesSeptember 22, 2016

Feature: Wisconsin's Big Idea

More than a century ago, Wisconsin’s education leaders decided the boundaries of the university should reach the boundaries of the state – and beyond. Today, the Wisconsin Idea is still making Badger State life better.