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Roach: Shelter from the storm

In times of turmoil, it is difficult to see the full story. But then it hits you: The chaos is the story.

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Roach: Will COVID-19 be an uninvited wedding guest?

Well, didn’t the Roach clan pick an interesting time to plan a wedding?

Roach: Love in the time of COVID-19

In the middle of a pandemic, my family is having a party.

Roach: That word

Lately, Madison has had some issues with the N-word.

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Roach: The switch to remote Fridays

A few weeks ago, we made a modest change in our business

A few weeks ago, we made a modest change in the way our little creative shop does business.

Roach: The men of the ice

The following email was sent last November to a select group of Chicago men.

Roach: Heavenly peace

My understanding of Christmas has morphed.

As chronicled previously in this space, my relationship with Christmas is uneasy.

Roach: Fly away home

Madison is being considered as a base for the F-35

There is change coming to America’s military capabilities.

Roach: Time is ticking for people to act

There are many reasons to believe climate change

There are many reasons to believe in the warnings of climate change.

Roach: Animal instinct

It's been a couple of years since we surrendered our family pooch, a border collie mix named Philip Seymour Dog, aka Philly.

Roach: Living vicariously through the careers of others

"And I enjoy the hell out of it."

I now live vicariously and joyously through the professional lives of young staffers and my working children. And I enjoy the hell out of it.

John Roach's parting words to Nails' Tales

Donald Lipski's Nails' Tales is going away

They have taken action. After guarding the western gateway to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and Camp Randall for 14 years, Nails' Tales is going away. The powers that be have decided to remove Donald Lipski's statue after its gig overlooking Badger football Saturdays.

Roach: Double standards in the news industry

Pressure on a woman's appearance is constant

As news anchors deliver breathless updates or sage counsel, I find myself distracted, not by the information I am receiving, but by a fundamental injustice I am seeing.