Author Archives: Mike Michalak

It never ceases to amaze me how many people feel compelled to negatively show up to online posts. Case in point...the initial announcement by the good folks at the Hodag Country Festival. Any given da...

So much for being 13-point favorites. The Green Bay Packers proved the odds makers in the NFL don't know squat. While the Pack may have been favored on paper, the team that showed up played like they ...

Here's what we've got for the kiddos: Abbotsford, Friday, Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m. Almond, Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. Amherst, Friday, Oct. 31 from 3-6 p.m. Antigo, Friday, Oct. 31 from 4-6:30 p.m. At...

My wife has a habit of leaving the TV on for "sound" at night. Lately, all that sound has been the Christmas music courtesy of the Hallmark Channel. It's their "Countdown To Christmas" that's already ...

Who's at fault? Many of us read the lengthy thread online about a business owner that was tagged with a $175 fine for throwing candy from a float in Rhinelander's Fourth of July parade. And they weren...

I hate bye weeks. I lose those precious three hours to stuff around the house or to my "other" job in the video conversion business. It's way too windy to fish because it's difficult to control the bo...

Okay, to be fair I jumped onto YouTube and checked out the music of Bad Bunny. Wasn't impressed. I don't know what the NFL has been thinking lately with their Super Bowl halftime entertainment picks b...

Well, this week I was going to offer my thoughts on the way the Packers played...or more accurately...didn't play against the not-so-hapless Browns. We should've won if for no other reason Cleveland h...

Given all the crap that's been going on in the world, it's becoming harder and harder to find something positive to talk about. That's where the local stuff comes in to save the day! This past weekend...

I'm a bit tardy in posting this week...that's because there's been a lot going on. Right now, the nation is reeling after the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk. Now honestly, I don't know a ...