What if we set aside 5% of the city of La Crosse’s $318 million capital budget, and let the people decide how that money is spent?
Category: opinion
Six Reasons to be Cheerful
Sometimes you have to break the rules, especially if it makes you happy.
Restoring democracy at the People’s Food Co-op
Take Back The Co-op – PFC wants to put members back in control of the co-op and has three simple demands to make that happen.
Community grows in undeveloped spaces
Washburn Neighborhood Garden is a place where bugs, plants and people thrive, but its future is uncertain.
What is Derrick Van Orden Scared Of?
Jessi Ebben wants to debate Derrick Van Orden but says he’s “hiding” from her.
City Council must listen to the public
Council members and city officials responded with condescension to our concerns. We won’t let that happen again.
The Barriers Between Black Students and School Resource Officers
Keonte R. Turner: Our experience with cops was not the same as those of little white boys and girls. It is still not the same.
Movie Review: Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee’s newly released film Da 5 Bloods offers answers to some of the questions being asked on the streets by the wave of protests against systemic racism.
A Letter To The White People of La Crosse
Keonte R. Turner: Thank you for fighting and marching alongside us. But don’t be our voice.
Welcome to the independent
Welcome to the La Crosse Independent, a newly-launched source for news and analysis for La Crosse and the wider Coulee Region. We are nonprofit, volunteer-run, and making this up as we go along.
