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Saturday, November 28

Grass Roots: Hmong New Year celebration exotic, familiar
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Hmong New Year celebration exotic, familiar
The harvest-cued Hmong New Year celebration is gracing the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, and it is nothing if not a demonstr…
6:45 am
Obey’s right about cost of Afghan escalation
opinion > editorial
Obey’s right about cost of Afghan escalation
Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., are proposing a war surtax on the wealthy to pay for additional troops
Updated: 8:58 am
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Quick Question: Should teacher compensation be tied, in part, to student achievement?
opinion
Quick Question: Should teacher compensation be tied, in part, to student achievement?
Here’s how five citizens answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
5:00 am
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opinion > column
John Imes: Wisconsin poised to be global leader in green economy
Several factors position Wisconsin for success in a high-end economy, and the state is poised to be a global leader in the emerging green economy
4:45 am
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opinion > column
James E. McWilliams: Meat-eaters should apologize
It’s hard to avoid concluding that eating cannot be personal. What I eat influences you. What you eat influences me. Our diets are deeply, i…
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Amy Goodman: Opting for books, not bombs
California campuses have been rocked recently by protests, provoked by massive student fee increases voted on by the University of California …
4:30 am
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Friday, November 27

business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: Lower GDP -- our Thanksgiving turkey
Gross domestic product for the third quarter was revised downward this week, and the new number was quite alarming. You might say it was a rea…
2:45 pm
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County shoreland plan touches off political firestorm
local > govt and politics
County shoreland plan touches off political firestorm
Funded by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin among others, Dane County officials …
7:45 am
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local > education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Anyone thankful for furlough?
After closing for Thanksgiving, UW--Madison also will be shut down Friday as a state-mandated furlough day for most of the school's employees.
7:00 am
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opinion > column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: ‘Classic Steam’ has great railroad photos, and more
I’ve got a suggestion that would make a great Christmas gift for any train enthusiasts you may know.
5:15 am
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Good for Henry Sanders for running for lieutenant governor
opinion > editorial
Good for Henry Sanders for running for lieutenant governor
We like the initiative of Henry Sanders, who has joined what is likely to be a crowded field of contenders for lieutenant governor.
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Douglas Kamerow and Steven Woolf: Parsing the mammogram guidelines
Experts look at misperceptions about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and its controversial mammogram guidelines.
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Deb Price: Picking up where Kennedy left off
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is running for the late Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat, is the first attorney general to fi…
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Gerard Russell: U.S. must ‘fail’ for Afghanistan to succeed
What is depressing about the situation in Afghanistan is not that it has suddenly gotten much worse but that it steadily fails to get better.
4:00 am
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Thursday, November 26

Moyers tells a tale of two quagmires
opinion > column > john nichols
Moyers tells a tale of two quagmires
Journalist Bill Moyers, who was with President Lyndon Johnson when he decided to escalate the U.S. presence in Vietnam, speaks about what coul…
2:00 pm
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Grass Roots: Find a place for each other at the table -- at Thanksgiving and Juneteenth
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Find a place for each other at the table -- at Thanksgiving and Juneteenth
Holidays are funny. One culture's - well, turkey - is another culture's poison. That's why news that Juneteenth Day will be signed into being …
7:50 am
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local > education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Win a two-year scholarship to Madison College
Madison Area Technical College will award one student a full two-year scholarship in the school's annual "Win a Career" contest.
7:00 am
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Cross Country: Everything you wanted to know about farming (but were afraid to ask)
business > cross country
Cross Country: Everything you wanted to know about farming (but were afraid to ask)
Here are some of the common questions that folks took time to call, write, e-mail or ask in person, and, hopefully, some logical answers.
6:30 am
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opinion > column
Jim Moeser, Lynn Breedlove and David Riemer: Let’s build on BadgerCare Plus success
This year more than ever, quality, affordable BadgerCare Plus coverage is something we can all be thankful for.
6:15 am
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Local thrift stores thrive in tough times
business
Local thrift stores thrive in tough times
Thrift store administrators report brisk business as shoppers on tight budgets look for bargains.
6:00 am
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opinion > editorial
For Thanksgiving, Obama should serve up more FDR
Obama’s soft Thanksgiving Proclamation serves the purpose of marking the holiday, but it relinquishes the bully pulpit and the opportunity t…
5:30 am
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opinion > column
Peter R. Orszag: A leap forward to better health care
Looking forward, if we do nothing to slow the skyrocketing cost of health care, the federal government would eventually be spending more on Me…
5:00 am
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Wednesday, November 25

business > biz beat
Biz Beat: This season be Thankful to have a job
Wisconsin lost another 800 jobs between September and October 2009. Since the recession started in December 2007, Wisconsin has shed a net tot…
7:00 am
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Will state join others in legalizing medical marijuana?
local > govt and politics
Will state join others in legalizing medical marijuana?
A bill in the Legislature would allow up to 3 ounces of marijuana or 12 plants to patients whose doctors recommended marijuana for medical reasons.
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Jim Carrier: Local face of hunger isn’t just the homeless
opinion > column
Jim Carrier: Local face of hunger isn’t just the homeless
At the River Food Pantry in north Madison, the rise in “food insecurity” at the American table is measured in serving trays.
5:15 am
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opinion > column > john nichols
‘And, so, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day!'
Thanksgiving, a day as distinctly American as any on our national calendar, figured much in the writing of Walt Whitman, the most distinctly A…
5:10 am
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Baldwin should push to tackle trade deficit
opinion > editorial
Baldwin should push to tackle trade deficit
Congresswoman should become a co-sponsor of Pete DeFazio's proposed legislation to establish an emergency commission to address the trade deficit.
5:05 am
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opinion > column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: We’re failing the citizenship test
With civics education sorely lacking in our schools, all too many Americans don’t understand the country’s democratic system and why it’…
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opinion > column
Zeba Khan: Don’t undermine successful health care models
While Congress and the Obama administration are aiming to make it easier to pool resources and purchase less expensive coverage, they have abs…
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opinion > column
Connie Schultz: Women’s reproductive health is not a social issue
Attempting to limit women’s access to legal and safe abortions is not even remotely a social issue.
4:55 am
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opinion
Sound Off
Here are selected comments made recently on The Capital Times’ “Sound Off” phone line.
4:35 am
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Tuesday, November 24

local > crime and courts
Student arrested for allegedly bringing gun into school
A West High School student was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly having a .22 caliber revolver in the waistband of his pants inside th…
12:00 pm
Biz Beat: New roads still trump bridge repairs
business > biz beat
Biz Beat: New roads still trump bridge repairs
In Wisconsin, nine of the 10 earmarked projects in the federal bill are for highways. Only one is for a bridge.
6:50 am
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Minimum markup law protects local stores
opinion > editorial
Minimum markup law protects local stores
In Wisconsin our local grocery stores have survived the onslaught of the out-of-state chains and megastores by providing quality service and q…
5:00 am
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opinion > column > john nichols
Reid’s deeds trump Palin’s tweets
Sarah Palin may have the headlines. But Harry Reid has a health care reform bill, and it is advancing.
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Roland S. Martin: Machiavelli would love Dems’ health care fight
The great band Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly, has a hit song called “Joy and Pain.” They sing that those two words are like “sunshine …
4:30 am
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opinion > column > margaret krome
GOP shameless in attacks on health care bill
Rep. Glenn Nye is running ads criticizing Democratic proposals for being too expensive, adding to the nation’s deficits, insufficiently prot…
4:30 am
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opinion > column
Kevin Huffman: Conservatives to the rescue?
I was on Facebook the other day, yukking it up about the lamestream media and seeing which of my friends had procreated, when I came across Sa…
4:15 am
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Monday, November 23

local > govt and politics > city hall
Laptop City Hall: This week in the city
City government reporter Kristin Czubkowski highlights key city meetings for the week.
11:45 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: New California regs could cut LCD TV power use in half by 2013, group says
According to iSuppli, there are indications that other states may follow California's lead, and could eventually drive a chain reaction that w…
11:10 am
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Washington Post: Public option at center of health care debate
local > govt and politics
Washington Post: Public option at center of health care debate
Democrats had little time to savor their weekend Senate health-care victory, as two of the lawmakers who voted to move the debate forward Satu…
7:55 am
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State lawmakers want parity in mental health coverage
local > health
State lawmakers want parity in mental health coverage
Leslie Osman (pictured here with her mother, Joanne Grassman) as a teenager nearly died of anorexia, a disease most health insurance policies …
7:05 am
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GM recovering? Ask someone in Janesville
opinion > editorial
GM recovering? Ask someone in Janesville
Automaker’s recovery is a paper improvement, not a real one.
6:00 am
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opinion > column
Julie Lassa, Kelda Helen Roys and Bruce Speight: Ban toxic BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups
BPA-Free Kids Act bill would protect children 5 years old and younger from exposure to the toxic chemical.
5:15 am
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opinion > column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Women’s health comes out a loser in the House
UW-Madison Professor Alta Charo was right -- women’s health would be sacrificed for overall health care reform.
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Malika Saada Saar: ‘Precious’ girls at the margins
Movie invites us to thoughtfully address the largely hidden issues of incest, violence and girls at the margins.
5:00 am
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opinion > column > bill berry
WPR’s Fleming a treasure who will be missed
Retiring Wisconsin Public Radio personality has greeted thousands of state residents weekday mornings with his silken voice and upbeat spirit …
5:00 am
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opinion > column
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Obama’s third way in Afghanistan
Minimizing long-term damage will make no one very happy, but might be least dangerous choice.
5:00 am
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Sunday, November 22

business > technology > blog
Tech: East Towne, West Towne give Santa a tech upgrade
Santa can now send children text messages and tell them about his preparations for the big night via web videos at ShopWestTowne-Mall.com and …
12:35 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Charter will raise prices, consider consumption-based billing in 2010, CEO tells Bloomberg
Product upgrades also in cable firm's post-bankruptcy plans.
12:15 pm
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