Most of us learned this lesson in grade school: Appeasement doesn’t stop a bully. It invites only more bullying. The only thing that works is standing up for yourself. It isn’t a guaranteed win. You ...

It’s been two years since I wrote about books that I’ve read. Following is a list of the relatively few (10 if you count a small kids’ book) that I finished in 2025. Why should you care? I’m ...

Jerry Brewer, who has been writing columns for 22 years, has joined The Athletic and wants to raise his game in an era that favors attention over nuance. Courtesy of Lydia Brewer For the last six ...

The Wisconsin Rapids Planning Commission approved requests to build a 5-megawatt solar array on city-owned land. Local residents raised concerns about tree removal, traffic and the project's ...

WASHINGTON — Array Labs, a Silicon Valley startup developing radar-based Earth observation satellites, announced Jan. 5 it raised $20 million in a Series A round as it pushes to bring lower-cost ...

"I want us to return to a place where journalism means listening before speaking, where facts matter more than opinions, where stories are told to shine light, not to inflame," writes Bill Marcil Jr., ...

Recently I took a train trip from Chicago to Glenwood Springs. I sprung for a roomette with a fold out bunk bed for the night. (And sleeping on a train was just as much fun as I hoped it would be!) As ...

Abby doled out plenty of advice for frustrated wives, worried parents, sad grandparents and disgruntled employees in 2025, but the top columns this year asked many unique questions including what to ...

FARGO — As I look back on 2025, I’m struck by how often my most popular recipes — both with readers and my own family — came from everyday moments. What was growing in the garden, what someone was ...

The evolution of search continued to accelerate in 2025. Between GEO and AI-driven discovery, agents, and new optimization frameworks and tools, SEO experienced another huge year of change. As always, ...

Competition between DSPs and SSPs was extra spicy this year. The Trade Desk’s aggressive posture against SSPs – which it branded as “resellers” contributing little to the programmatic supply chain – ...