Tuesday, March 09

business > technology > blog
Tech: Sony to start selling 3D TVs in June
Part of industry push to convince consumers to embrace the technology.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
8:00 pm
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govt and politics > city hall
Laptop City Hall: This week in the city (part 2)
City government reporter Kristin Czubkowski highlights key city meetings for the week.
Kristin Czubkowski
3:07 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: What next for Charter?
Madison area's dominant subscription TV provider considering growing, shrinking or selling, Multichannel.com reports.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
2:40 pm
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health > vital signs
Vital Signs: Report says thousands in state will die without health care reform
Nearly 240 people a year will die in Wisconsin over the next decade if Congress fails to pass meaningful health care reform, according to a re…
SHAWN DOHERTY | sdoherty@madison.com
2:31 pm
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madison 360
Madison360: Case dismissed: Court rules for Doyle against CT
Circuit Judge William Foust says newspaper has “compelling argument on the merits,” but has no claim in open records case against governor.
PAUL FANLUND | pfanlund@madison.com
2:01 pm
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: State pension payouts to fall again
Core Fund to drop 1.9%; Variable Fund up 22%
By Mike Ivey| The Capital Times| mivey@madison.com
1:12 pm
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Obama goes on offensive against health insurance firms
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Obama goes on offensive against health insurance firms
The president staged a two-pronged attack in a stern letter to health insurance execs and a speech in which he castigated insurance companies …
AMY GOLDSTEIN and SCOTT WILSON | The Washington Post
10:30 am
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whatsnews
What's News: Schools' money troubles are news all over Wisconsin
While Madison schools begin sorting through their own budget problem, news keeps surfacing about the financial struggles of school districts s…
By Chris Murphy | cmurphy@madison.com
9:15 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: In this market, new urbanism doesn't fly
Plan Commission OK's $8-million Mid Town Commons apartments but without commercial space
Mike Ivey| The Capital Times| mivey@madison.com
7:00 am
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Safeguard the Guard
editorial
Safeguard the Guard
The Madison-based Liberty Tree Foundation has mounted a national Bring the Guard Home campaign.
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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column > john nichols
Busting the banksters
What if Americans had been asked whether they wanted to bail out big bankers and Wall Street speculators?
John Nichols | Capital Times associate editor
4:55 am
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column > barbara quirk
AARP members give Feingold an earful on health care
More than 100 people, including those from AARP, braved a snowy, blustery day to bring their messages to Sen. Russ Feingold.
Barbara Quirk | local columnist
4:50 am
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column
Deb Price: Maryland wades in on gay marriage
A heartwarming step on Feb. 24 pushes Maryland closer to treating committed gay couples as equal to heterosexual counterparts.
Deb Price | national columnist
4:45 am
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column
Peter Singer: Free Tilly -- and all circus animals
The death of a Sea World trainer in a whale attack is a tragedy. But the incident raises broader questions: Is it right to keep such large ani…
Peter Singer | Princeton University professor of bioethics
4:40 am
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Monday, March 08

govt and politics > city hall
Laptop City Hall: This week in the city (part 1)
City government reporter Kristin Czubkowski highlights key city meetings for the week.
Kristin Czubkowski
12:30 pm
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whatsnews
What's News: Poor rural health care, car break-ins and school budgets, a roundup
The weekend saw the release of a number of strong pieces that would be worth your while reading them if you haven't already.
By Chris Murphy | cmurphy@madison.com
8:57 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: City holding public meeting Thursday on Google Fiber application
The city of Madison announced that it will hold a public meeting on the city's application for Google Fiber on Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
6:00 am
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Feingold’s right: Job creation still job No. 1
editorial
Feingold’s right: Job creation still job No. 1
More, much more, needs to be done to address the issue of joblessness.
Capital Times editorial
5:45 am
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column > ed garvey
Doyle’s steaming as state misses cut in Race to the Top
Gov. Jim Doyle is angry and when he is angry you know it. Why he is so angry? Not because most Democrats in the Legislature took him on when t…
Ed Garvey, local columnist | comments@fightingbob.com
5:30 am
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column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Where was Bunning’s outrage during GOP spending bonanza?
If it weren’t for the fact that I follow baseball closely, I’d swear that Jim Bunning was hit in the head by a line drive during his Major…
Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus
4:55 am
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column
E.J. Dionne: Cleaning up the Supreme Court’s mess
In a city where the phrase “bipartisan initiative” is becoming an oxymoron, the urgency of containing the damage the Supreme Court could d…
E.J. Dionne, national columnist
4:50 am
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column
K. Rashid Nuri: The case for urban agriculture
The time has come for we Americans to reclaim our agricultural heritage. Participating in urban agriculture would be a major step in that direction.
K. Rashid Nuri, director, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture
4:45 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: AT&T details 2010 upgrade plans for state wireless infrastructure
Plans include more than 30 new cell sites and upgrading of more than 180 more to 3G.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
3:00 am
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Sunday, March 07

business > technology > blog
Tech: All about Windows Phone 7
An FAQ from CNET.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:50 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Smartphone guide for newbies
CNET dishes on smartphones.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
8:00 am
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Grades continue to climb, but does it matter?
Report shows grades awarded to undergraduates attending college in the United States have gone up significantly in the past couple decades.
Todd Finkelmeyer
7:15 am
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Why is Obama writing GOP talking points?
column > john nichols
Why is Obama writing GOP talking points?
The president, who was once an ardent advocate for repairing our health care system by developing a single-payer Medicare-for-all program, now…
John Nichols, Capital Times associate editor
5:00 am
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column
Scot Ross: Scott Walker’s year of magical thinking
One year ago, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker famously wrote in the Wall Street Journal about the inability of government to create jo…
Scot Ross, One Wisconsin Now executive director
4:55 am
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column
Roland S. Martin: Students not fighting hard enough for change
The same students who pore passion into the NCAA Basketball Tournament should say the heck with the games and put their energy, zeal and pass…
Roland S. Martin, national columnist
4:50 am
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column
Jaswant Singh: Pakistan’s dilemmas today rooted in its history
Three recent events vividly illustrate the dilemmas of today’s Pakistan, which are in many ways the same challenges faced by the country’s…
Jaswant Singh, former foreign minister, finance minister and minister of defense of India
4:45 am
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column
Harry J. Holzer: Wrecking economy didn’t start with labor
As an economist, I don’t always agree with America’s union movement, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizat…
Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy, Georgetown University
4:40 am
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Saturday, March 06

Allow Legislature to meet virtually, outside Madison
editorial
Allow Legislature to meet virtually, outside Madison
We worry that the state Legislature spends more time planning what should be done in case of a disaster than it does responding to actual disasters.
Capital Times editorial
6:00 am
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Connie Schultz: Anti-abortion billboards' message is an 'orchestrated lie'
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Connie Schultz: Anti-abortion billboards' message is an 'orchestrated lie'
Eighty such racially targeted billboards now pepper Georgia's landscape, gaining national attention. They are sponsored in part by Georgia Rig…
Connie Schultz | national columnist
5:30 am
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column
John A. Powell: Why one-size job relief doesn’t fit all
As President Obama tackles the financial crisis, his policies must address the economic distress unevenly affecting Americans.
John A. Powell | executive director of Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University
5:00 am
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Jim Draeger and Ben Manski: Safeguard Wisconsin’s Guard from needless deployment
For the first time in recent history, citizens of Wisconsin have the opportunity to help answer the question “Who decides about war?”
Jim Draeger is Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice co-chair, Ben Manski is executive director of the Liberty Tree Foundation
5:00 am
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Quick Question: Would you miss Saturday Postal Service if it ended?
opinion
Quick Question: Would you miss Saturday Postal Service if it ended?
Here’s how five citizens answered this week’s question posed by freelancer Kevin Murphy.
Compiled by Kevin Murphy | Correspondent for The Capital Times
5:00 am
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Friday, March 05

business > technology > blog
Tech: iPad to go on sale in U.S. April 3, CNET reports
Pre-orders available March 12 at Apple's online store.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
9:06 am
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Feingold, Kohl right to challenge health insurance rate hikes
editorial
Feingold, Kohl right to challenge health insurance rate hikes
While Rep. Paul Ryan has chosen to take the side of the insurance giants -- in Wisconsin and nationally -- Wisconsin Sens. Russ Feingold and H…
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Health reform failure would doom us to ever-rising costs
As the debate continues over whether we need to reform the nation’s health care system, the real question remains: Can we afford not to?
Dave Zweifel, Capital Times editor emeritus
4:55 am
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E.J. Dionne: The big lie about reconciliation
The underlying “principle” for Republicans seems to be that it’s fine to pass tax cuts for the wealthy on narrow votes but an outrage to…
E.J. Dionne, national columnist
4:50 am
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Stanley Kutler: The system works, Obama’s approach doesn’t
Divided government need not mean gridlock. Political history demonstrates that despite partisan differences and jockeying for favor, the system works.
Stanley Kutler, UW-Madison professor emeritus
4:45 am
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column
Ann Woolner: Give us a right to be free of those who bear arms
The real problem is that state legislators want to give more people the right to buy more guns and carry them into more places.
Ann Woolner, Bloomberg News columnist
4:40 am
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Sara Iqbal: Project Downtown Madison making an impact in the community and beyond
Project Downtown Madison, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Muslim Students Association and local Muslim community, wi…
Sara Iqbal, Project Downtown Madison member
4:35 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Could you lose your DISH DVR?
Analyst reportedly thinks DISH may be DVR-less after legal loss to TiVo.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
4:30 am
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Thursday, March 04

Cross country: A long-time dairy family takes a step into contemporary farming
business > cross country
Cross country: A long-time dairy family takes a step into contemporary farming
R&G Miller & Sons, Inc. is a rather unusual family dairy farm that combines over 150 years of history and family involvement with some…
John F. Oncken | For The Capital Times
7:04 pm
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business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: Wall Street's Cisco Kid still saves the day
Cisco System's leadership in all things Internet is highly trustworthy. Its major cash holdings should also comfort those worried about deflation.
Ray Unger | Special to The Capital Times
4:40 pm
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Biz Beat: Trek Bicycle battles California winemaker over name rights
business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Trek Bicycle battles California winemaker over name rights
Judge dismisses case from U.S. Court in Wisconsin but it could be refiled
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
11:00 am
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crime and courts > blog
Crime and Courts: Union official hits nerve with Hulsey
Dane County Supervisor Brett Hulsey says a deputies union official made a personal attack when he asserted that Hulsey has a grudge against la…
STEVEN ELBOW | selbow@madison.com
9:45 am
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Holocaust awareness, new hires and stem cells
Catching up on a couple higher education-related items.
Todd Finkelmeyer
9:28 am
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How about an elected insurance commissioner?
editorial
How about an elected insurance commissioner?
Returning to a fixed four-year term could free the insurance commissioner from some political pressures.
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Central Library project faces delay into 2011

City officials and the developer continue to debate the construction process for the $37 million project.

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Facebook on the clock: Businesses grapple with social media use at work

"It's out there and it's not going away," says workplace attorney Mindy Rowland. "Pretending this doesn't exist is just burying your head in the sand."

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Ex-Thompson aide: Ex-governor closer to making run against Feingold

As Thompson challenge gets more serious, Feingold knocks ex-governor as a tool of special interests.

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Police report a boom in car break-ins

Thieves broke into Emma Limke's car on Madison's east side on Jan. 1. Police say there were 1,414 car break-ins in the city last year, an 8 percent increase over 2008.

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Q & A with UW System President Kevin Reilly

Reilly is responsible for the System's $4.75 billion budget (less than a quarter of which comes from state taxpayers) and a workforce of some 40,000 faculty, academic and classified staff, and graduate assistants. Together, those folks are educating a system record 178,000 students.

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