Kwik Trip-Culvers cheese curds war

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Local businesses on Forbes Top 100 list

La Crosse school board race

La Crosse mayor race

What's on ballot for La Crosse mayor

Mayor candidate stance on city admin

Everything's partisan, even cursive

No political leanings in city admin

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Mayor's stance on #CurdWar

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers budget address

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UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, may have just sparked Wisconsin’s fiercest food fight — the Great Curds War between Kwik Trip and Culver’s.

We kicked off Friday's show with this critical debate and circled back often. Chergosky took a firm stance on who has the best cheese curds based on some changes in the Kwik Trip kitchens. 

In the spirit of ranking Wisconsin favorites, we also discussed La Crosse-area businesses that made Forbes Top 100 list for customer service, including Kwik Trip, Chick-fil-A, Barnes & Noble, The UPS Store, Five Below, Texas Roadhouse, and the soon-to-arrive Raising Cane’s.

From there, we tackled the La Crosse mayor race between Shaundel Washington-Spivey and Chris Kahlow.



A big chunk of the conversation centered on the city administrator position, which was a continuation of Thursday's conversation with Dr. John Kovari. 

Chergosky discussed whether the position could bring out single-issue voters, how the candidates have (or haven’t) taken a firm stance on city administrator, and why it doesn’t really have political ideologies — unlike everything else these days (even cursive in Wisconsin, for some reason).

We also briefly covered the La Crosse School Board race, featuring six candidates, and broke down Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget address. Is it a legacy budget? A reelection budget?

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, may have just sparked Wisconsin&rsquo;s fiercest food fight &mdash; the Great Curds War between Kwik Trip and Culver&rsquo;s.
We kicked off Friday's show with this critical debate and circled back often. Chergosky took a firm stance on who has the best cheese curds based on some changes in the Kwik Trip kitchens.&nbsp;
In the spirit of ranking Wisconsin favorites, we also discussed La Crosse-area businesses that made <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025/02/19/kwik-trip-makes-forbes-top-100-list/">Forbes Top 100 list for customer service</a>, including Kwik Trip, Chick-fil-A, Barnes &amp; Noble, The UPS Store, Five Below, Texas Roadhouse, and the <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2024/10/30/raising-canes-begins-seeking-workers-for-la-crosse-restaurant/">soon-to-arrive Raising Cane&rsquo;s</a>.
From there, we tackled the <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025-spring-election/">La Crosse mayor race</a> between Shaundel Washington-Spivey and Chris Kahlow.

A big chunk of the conversation centered on the city administrator position, which was a continuation of <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025/02/22/city-admin-taxes-and-tifs-its-all-on-the-spring-ballot-and-uw-ls-kovari-breaks-it-down/">Thursday's conversation with Dr. John Kovari</a>.&nbsp;
Chergosky discussed whether the position could bring out single-issue voters, how the candidates have (or haven&rsquo;t) taken a firm stance on city administrator, and why it doesn&rsquo;t really have political ideologies &mdash; unlike everything else these days (<a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2024/02/22/wisconsin-assembly-to-vobill-requiring-cursive-in-wisconsin-schools-to-be-voted-on-by-state-assembly/72657534007/">even cursive in Wisconsin</a>, for some reason).
We also briefly covered the La Crosse School Board race, featuring six candidates, and broke down Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers&rsquo; state budget address. Is it a legacy budget? A reelection budget?

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