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
Capital Times editorial
Updated: 8:58 am
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…
James E. McWilliams | associate professor, Texas State University
4:45 am
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 …
Amy Goodman | national columnist
4:30 am
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 …
By MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
7:45 am
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.
Todd Finkelmeyer
7:00 am
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…
By DEB PRICE | National columnist
5:00 am
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…
John Nichols|associate editor|jnichols@madison.com
2:00 pm
business
Local thrift stores thrive in tough times
Thrift store administrators report brisk business as shoppers on tight budgets look for bargains.
By PAT SCHNEIDER|The Capital Times|pschneider@madison.com
6:00 am
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…
Capital Times editorial
5:30 am
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…
Peter R. Orszag, director of Office of Management and Budget
5:00 am
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…
Mike Ivey
mivey@madison.com
7:00 am
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.
By STEVEN ELBOW | The Capital Times | selbow@madison.com
6:00 am
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…
By JOHN NICHOLS | associated editor of The Capital Times | jnichols@madison.com
5:10 am
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.
Capital Times editorial
5:05 am
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’…
By DAVE ZWEIFEL | editor emeritus of The Capital Times | dzweifel@madison.com
5:00 am
opinion
Sound Off
Here are selected comments made recently on The Capital Times’ “Sound Off” phone line.
4:35 am
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…
By BILL NOVAK |
The Capital Times |
bnovak@madison.com
12:00 pm
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.
By MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
6:50 am
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…
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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.
John Nichols | jnichols@madison.com
4:45 am
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…
Margaret Krome | Local columnist
4:30 am
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…
Kevin Huffman | Teach for America executive
4:15 am
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 …
By SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com
7:05 am
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.
Malika Saada Saar, founder and executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, a national policy and advocacy organization for vulnerable families.
5:00 am
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 …
Bill Berry, local columnist
5:00 am
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