APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy and his crusade against alleged communists in the 1950s are back in the news. President Donald Trump referred to McCarthyism in one of his late-night tweetstorms. Others have broached McCarthy’s name in debates over illegal immigration and travel bans. Historians have largely attributed the recent interest in McCarthy to his personal and ideological ties to the candidacy and election of Trump. McCarthy is the subject of two books that are in the works from former Boston Globe journalist Larry Tye and Wisconsin native David Maraniss, a Washington Post editor and biographer. Tye says he’s seeking fresh stories about McCarthy.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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