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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Sydney Shaffer is an attorney at Schott, Bublitz & Engel, s.c. in Waukesha County. She specializes in estate planning and probate.

New Year, New Legacy: 6 Resolutions for Smart Estate Planning

Sidney Shaffer, Contributor January 21, 2024

Every day, I hear the words “we should have done this years ago.” Estate Planning is extremely important for asset protection, ensuring your legacy, and protecting your family. It’s a surprisingly...

Larry Gallup

Protect the rights of student journalists

Larry Gallup December 10, 2023

About a year ago, Simon Mehring came home from a high school journalism conference with an idea. Mehring, now a junior at Stoughton High School, had learned about an Illinois law that protects student...

Light the way to a Christmas frame of mind

Light the way to a Christmas frame of mind

Bill Barth and Stephanie Klett December 10, 2023

“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” The words may belong to Valentine Davies, the award-winning writer of Miracle on 34th Street, but the sentiment rings true for all of us. In...

Brewers get a bipartisan victory at the Capitol

Brewers get a bipartisan victory at the Capitol

WisPolitics.com December 3, 2023

Baseball season is over, but Brewers fans should pay attention to a team victory at the Capitol. The Major League Baseball team is going to get half a billion dollars in new public money over the next...

Farewell, Cosby sweaters

Farewell, Cosby sweaters

Chris Hardie December 3, 2023

Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons. I dress seasonally with the notion that clothes serve a utilitarian purpose to...

A rare agreement at the Capitol – go slow on a legal challenge to school choice

A rare agreement at the Capitol – go slow on a legal challenge to school choice

WisPolitics.com November 26, 2023

News flash! Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agree on something. Don’t get too excited. This relates to an earlier column on a legal challenge to the state’s school choice...

Is your online shopping secure? Protect yourself with these 8 tips

Is your online shopping secure? Protect yourself with these 8 tips

Atty Z. Usman November 26, 2023

The popularity of online shopping continues to grow thanks to abundant choices and convenience. Yet this convenience comes at the expense of consumer security. Fraud, scams, and identity theft are on the...

Homelessness: Providing a sense of belonging and love

Homelessness: Providing a sense of belonging and love

Kris Leonhardt, Contributor November 19, 2023

MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) programming is providing assistance to those experiencing homelessness that is designed to create a sense of belonging and love. Homelessness...

Finishing the harvest

Finishing the harvest

Chris Hardie, Contributor November 19, 2023

The big combines of today make short work of combining corn, moving up and down the fields, harvesting several rows of stalks at a time. It’s a far cry from 50 years ago, when my father used a one-row...

The pitfalls of using online legal forms

The pitfalls of using online legal forms

November 12, 2023

Legal forms are now more accessible through online legal document websites. Although buying these documents can provide short-term cost savings, it also carries several long-term risks that could result...

A season of rain in one day

A season of rain in one day

Chris Hardie November 12, 2023

I knew the rainfall was heavy when I spotted overflowing creeks while driving home the night of Oct. 24. It was raining steadily as we headed north from La Crosse but nothing like the wall of water that...

Kelly J. Schwab is an attorney at Renning Lewis & Lacy SC in Oshkosh. She practices landlord/tenant law, real estate, corporate/business law and creditor rights.

The unspoken truths of security deposits for tenants

Kelly J. Schwab November 5, 2023

As you move into your new apartment, you might not be thinking much about the security deposit. That may change when you decide to move, and the landlord doesn’t return the full amount. What are your...

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