The Dodgeville Chronicle

OUR VIEWS

October 27, 2025

A good idea to walk out

by J. Patrick Reilly Keeping the press free has become a challenge thanks to an administration that wants to manipulate the news. No matter how many times the term “fake news” is used it doesn’t make it true.

October 17, 2025

Here is how my mind works today w

by J. Patrick Reilly Random thoughts—— * Highland School District has a very good thing going for its senior students, requiring them to do senior exit projects.

October 10, 2025

This is our week

September 26, 2025

What the numbers tell us

by J. Patrick Reilly It has been said that numbers don’t lie but do they tell a complete story?

September 19, 2025

Homecoming a special time

by J. Patrick Reilly Homecoming. The term actually means “coming home.”

September 11, 2025

Another take-away that hurts

by J. Patrick Reilly Make America great again.

September 4, 2025

I owe thanks to my teachers

by J. Patrick Reilly I personally saw 17 first days of the school year. Except for the first one, I looked forward to it.

August 15, 2025

I got smarter

by J. Patrick Reilly I was talking to the parent of a couple teenagers who told me her children don’t feel she does anything right.

July 24, 2025

Healing is the priority

by J. Patrick Reilly Murder does not happen in a small town. If only that statement was true we would not be joining in mourning the person who lost her life last week in what could only be termed a senseless act.

July 17, 2025

Cuts will hurt education

by J. Patrick Reilly The never ending battle to save public education took another hit when the supreme court overruled a lower court decision and allows the return of mass firings.

July 17, 2025

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly Cars & Coffee was scheduled for last Saturday morning in downtown Dodgeville on the streets outside of the Chronicle office and in the courthouse parking lot. There was a little drizzle for awhile in the early hours, probably cutting down a little on the vehicles showing up

June 26, 2025

Bill needs support

by J. Patrick Reilly Please join the newspapers of Wisconsin in thanking the Wisconsin State Senate for supporting transparency in government. On May 15th, the Senate approved Senate Bill 194 without opposition, paving the way for the Assembly to consider this important piece of legislation.

June 16, 2025

No better time than now

I ran across an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison’s newspaper, this week that had a list of Division 1 college baseball teams that are bound for Omaha and the college World Series.

March 13, 2025

Old school again

by J. Patrick Reilly People tell me I am “old school.” They no doubt got the “old” part right. But I have a good memory.

February 27, 2025

A thought for respect

by J. Patrick Reilly My head hurts from all the spinning. I can thank President Trump for that. Banning the press for not sharing his view of “Gulf of Something” and now plannng invites for questions in giving freedom of speech a new meaning.

DODGEVILLE