'Wisconsin nice' means 6 feet apart to combat COVID-19

Wisconsin State Journal editorial board
Mar 18, 2020
Mar 18, 2020

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“Wisconsin nice” — that friendly way people here greet and help one another — needs some tweaking. And fast.

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Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

The State Journal editorial board expresses its views independent of news coverage decisions elsewhere in the newspaper. The editorial board includes president and publisher Tom Wiley, editor John Smalley, editorial page editor Scott Milfred and editorial cartoonist Phil Hands.