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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…
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
7:00 am
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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.
Jim Carrier, food pantry board member
Updated: 6:07 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…
By JOHN NICHOLS | associated editor of The Capital Times | jnichols@madison.com
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.
Capital Times editorial
Updated: 5:53 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’…
By DAVE ZWEIFEL | editor emeritus of The Capital Times | dzweifel@madison.com
5:00 am
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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…
Zeba Khan, self-employed consultant
5:00 am
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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.
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland.
4:55 am
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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…
By BILL NOVAK | The Capital Times | bnovak@madison.com
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.
By MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
Updated: 5:41 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…
Capital Times editorial
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.
John Nichols | jnichols@madison.com
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 …
Roland S. Martin | CNN contributor
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…
Margaret Krome | Local columnist
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…
Kevin Huffman | Teach for America executive
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.
Kristin Czubkowski
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…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
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…
Shailagh Murray | Washington Post
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 …
By SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com
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.
Capital Times editorial
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.
Julie Lassa, state senator; Kelda Helen Roys, state representative; and Bruce Speight, WISPIRG director
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.
Dave Zweifel | editor emeritus of The Capital Times
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.
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
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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 …
Bill Berry, local columnist
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.
E.J. Dionne Jr., national columnist
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 …
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
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.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:15 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: What to put on Santa's list
If you're thinking tech for Christmas this year, CNET's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide is a handy reference.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:00 pm
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Wilson's legacy explored in UW prof's book
local > education > university
Wilson's legacy explored in UW prof's book
Obama facing obstacles similar to 28th president, Cooper says in biography.
By TODD FINKELMEYER | The Capital Times | tfinkelmeyer@madison.com
9:00 am
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Wisconsin’s Palin? No, McCormick’s better than that
opinion > column > john nichols
Wisconsin’s Palin? No, McCormick’s better than that
Former state Rep. Terri McCormick has entered the crowded Republican primary seeking to challenge Congressman Steve Kagen, D-Appleton.
By JOHN NICHOLS | The Capital Times | jnichols@madison.com
6:00 am
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opinion > column
M. Patricia West: Keep religion out of health care reform
Elected officials’ religious views should be their own private affair, neither imposed by them on the nation, nor imposed by the nation as c…
M. Patricia West, public health consultant
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Harold Meyerson: An unhealthy marriage with China
President Obama’s trip to China has occasioned a spate of articles documenting the increasingly unhappy yet apparently indissoluble marriage…
Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of American Prospect and the L.A. Weekly
5:00 am
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opinion > column > connie schultz
Connie Schultz: Women must guard against self-delusion
It’s so comforting to think life metes out justice according to one’s privilege and smarts. So dangerous too.
Connie Schultz, national columnist
5:00 am
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opinion > column > joel mcnally
Joel McNally: The call of history
Anti-Milwaukee attitudes statewide are sufficiently strong to make Tom Barrett the first Milwaukee mayor in our lifetimes who even dared to ru…
Joel McNally, local columnist
5:00 am
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Saturday, November 21

business > technology > blog
Tech: Charter brings back ‘Movies for Food' program
Company says enhancements made to program in anticipation of the increased need to stock area food pantries and an increase in Charter custome…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
2:05 pm
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local > education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Students too fat to graduate
About 25 students at a university in Pennsylvania might not be able to earn a degree this spring because they are obese.
Todd Finkelmeyer
7:00 am
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Mike Ivey: Should Madison get into land-banking?
business
Mike Ivey: Should Madison get into land-banking?
It's a question facing policymakers after the City Council on Nov. 11 approved putting $5 million in the 2010 capital budget for possible purc…
By MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
6:00 am
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Senate health care bill shows more respect for women
opinion > editorial
Senate health care bill shows more respect for women
The Senate health care bill unveiled Wednesday by Majority Leader Harry Reid is not exactly the cure for all of what ails America.
Capital Times editorial
5:45 am
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opinion > column > fabu
Determined to let go of my grief
For the first time in five years, grief won’t dominate my holiday season and on Thanksgiving 2009 I will be especially thankful for all that…
Fabu, local columnist
5:00 am
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Quick Question: Should the state legalize marijuana for medicinal use?
opinion
Quick Question: Should the state legalize marijuana for medicinal use?
I had a very good friend who died of AIDS and I think that if he had been able to use it medicinally it could have relieved some of his symptoms.
Kevin Murphy | Special to The Capital Times
5:00 am
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opinion > column
Deb Price: Census Bureau an ally in the gay movement
The 2010 Census will have a new message for same-sex married couples like Joyce and me: “You count.” Reflecting a refreshingly new era at…
Deb Price | national columnist
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Sanford D. Horwitt: Plouffe’s Obama book engaging, illuminating
In late 2002, an obscure Illinois state senator, Barack Obama, was eyeing a run in the 2004 Democratic Party primary for a U.S. Senate seat. H…
Sanford D. Horwitt | author and political commentator
4:00 am
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Friday, November 20

Grass Roots: Urban League moving in to new headquarters on South Park Street
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Urban League moving in to new headquarters on South Park Street
After years of planning and a nail-biter of a $4.1 million fund-raising campaign, the Urban League of Greater Madison is moving in to its new …
By Pat Schneider
7:00 pm
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business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: GM almost profitable? Somewhere, pigs are flying
Give me a break! Who would have thought the "new" General Motors would report a loss of just $1.15 billion in the shortened third quarter of 2…
Ray Unger
4:00 pm
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Madison360: 26-foot man invades Hilldale
local > madison 360
Madison360: 26-foot man invades Hilldale
A 26-foot gingerbread man will grace the atrium of Hilldale until the holidays in a benefit for a distinctly serious local cause - Dane County…
PAUL FANLUND | pfanlund@madison.com
2:05 pm
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local > education > campus connection
Campus Connection: California nightmare a sign of things to come?
The University of California's Board of Regents approved a plan to hike undergraduate fees -- which are the equivalent of tuition -- 32 percen…
Todd Finkelmeyer
1:10 pm
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local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Thanksgiving basket drive still needs LOTS of food
It's happened again. The annual Thanksgiving food drive at Goodman Community Center is way short of food need for 1,000 families as hundreds o…
By Pat Schneider
10:20 am
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Grass Roots: Latino community preparing for Census knock on the door
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Latino community preparing for Census knock on the door
"Everyone needs to be counted, documented or not documented," Shiva Bidar-Sielaff tells fellow members of La Sup, the Madison Latino Support N…
By Pat Schneider
9:00 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Why the recovery is a mirage
The stock market has been on a roll since March but that is based on hope more than reality.
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
7:00 am
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Washington Post: Angry Congress lashes out at Obama
local > govt and politics
Washington Post: Angry Congress lashes out at Obama
Economic woes are taking a toll and House Republicans call on Geithner to resign.
Brady Dennis, Zachary A. Goldfarb and Neil Irwin | Washington Post
6:15 am
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