A former faculty member at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, whose challenge of the school’s day of reverse racial segregation drew a firestorm of protests that forced his classes off campus and closed the school for three days, will speak Monday (Oct. 15) during University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Free Speech Week.
His appearance will headline the first of six panel discussions on various aspects of freedom of speech. Chancellor Bob Meyer will moderate the “Free Speech and Anti-Orthodoxy” discussion. scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Chippewa Valley newspapers were part of Thursday’s national editorial response to Trump’s attacks on press
Chippewa Valley newspapers participated in Thursday’s coordinated national effort to respond through editorials to the barrage of attacks unleashed on them by President Donald Trump and others who use the press as a convenient target when its coverage is not to their liking. The goal for Thursday was for as many U.S. newspapers as possible to write and publish editorials that denounce what The Boston Globe called “a dirty war against the free press.”
Security experts warn that Wisconsin’s voting systems can be hacked; state and local officials say ‘don’t worry’
By Grigor Atanesian, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Security experts have warned that Wisconsin’s voting systems are vulnerable to hacking, but state and local officials fairly uniformly say there’s little to worry about in regard to Tuesday’s primary election or the general election in November. . Russians have been testing the vulnerability of elections in Wisconsin […]
Vet with local ties to help recall Vietnam war from soldiers’ perspectives
The hour-long program will be presented twice in Eau Claire later this month.
Dr. King’s legacy to be honored on Monday in Eau Claire with evening ceremony, afternoon of service
A community ceremony commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 15) at St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 2502 11th St. in Eau Claire. The public is invited to attend the Martin Luther King Day observance. Event sponsors include the University of Wisconsin-Eau […]