INSIDE WISCONSIN

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The pandemic has shifted to a new phase; a divisive presidential election has put an entire nation on edge; and many businesses are struggling to hang on while waiting to see what shoe drops next. One choice is to count the days until 2020...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – A funny thing happened on the way to the predicted pancaking of the U.S. early stage investing market. It hasn’t happened yet. Not that angel and venture capital investments are soaring near the heady dollar and deal figures seen in 2018...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – One of the oft-repeated generalizations about small business owners is their universal adaptability to change. Legend would have you believe that economic Darwinism is bred into every small business owner, making them genetically wired to...

By Tom Still NEKOOSA, Wis. – In this part of central Wisconsin, where five counties lie within a few minutes’ drive in any direction, the COVID-19 pandemic still seems far away to some people. To be sure, most residents encountered on the streets practice social...

By Tom Still MADISON – It’s the ideal hand-held communications tool for the 21st century: It’s portable, carries easily segmented global, national and local news, is updated regularly by professionals dedicated to filtering and editing mounds of information, isn’t...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In some ways, Wisconsin’s Mike Gallagher and California’s Ro Khanna make for a political odd couple. Gallagher is a conservative Republican who represents the Green Bay-anchored 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of...