Sunday, September 05

Jesse Jackson, labor call for jobs, justice, peace
column > john nichols
Jesse Jackson, labor call for jobs, justice, peace
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will bring organized labor's agenda to Baraboo and receive a lifetime achievement award at Fighting Bob Fest.
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Scot Ross: Walker would slash BadgerCare to cut taxes for rich
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Scot Ross: Walker would slash BadgerCare to cut taxes for rich
Scott Walker says he’s got a brown bag full of tax cuts for the rich and big business. And he wants to slash BadgerCare to pay for it.
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Ann Woolner: American jihadist’s haven may be courtroom
U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has crossed the line from propagandist to become a leading al-Qaida operative, authorities say.
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District 77’s Democratic candidates speak out
In the Sept. 14 primary, five people are seeking the Democratic nomination to replace Spencer Black as District 77’s representative in the Assembly.
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Henry Sanders Jr.: State should switch to best value contracting
Government spending has some things in common with business and household budgets -- namely, you get what you pay for.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 5
Davin Pickell: Hulsey looks out for working families | Dear Editor: With Labor Day approaching and being a proud member of two labor unions my…
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Saturday, September 04

Campus Connection: New freshman class, new ‘Mindset'
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: New freshman class, new ‘Mindset'
Beloit College's Mindset List is 'a catalog of the rapidly changing worldview of each new generation.'
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Yo, Washington, listen to Mayor Dave
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Yo, Washington, listen to Mayor Dave
Members of Congress should start listening to America when it comes to economics. They can start by heeding Mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
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Quick Question: Are you planning on voting in the Sept. 14 primary?
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Quick Question: Are you planning on voting in the Sept. 14 primary?
Here’s how five citizens answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
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Connie Schultz: Looking for blame in Glenn Beck’s America
Ever since I watched Glenn Beck’s fear extravaganza on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial last Saturday, I’ve been trying to figure out who…
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Kyle Bailey: Feingold, Kohl should support bill to protect our food
The last thing parents should have to worry about is whether or not the food they pack in their children’s lunch bags is safe.
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Damian Kulash: Don’t let the Net be sold out
A concept called “net neutrality” ensures that Internet service providers can’t pick favorites.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 4
Brett Davis: I’ll be taxpayer watchdog as lieutenant governor | Dear Editor: For too long the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin has been a me…
4:30 am

Friday, September 03

business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: Time Magazine’s siren call about homeownership
The Time Magazine story “The Case Against Homeownership” concludes that homeownership is somehow passé.
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Cue the ‘Jaws’ theme: Eight-foot sharks caught in the Potomac
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Cue the ‘Jaws’ theme: Eight-foot sharks caught in the Potomac
Willy Dean was on the Potomac River when he realized there was something both abnormal and enormous in his net: an 8-foot-1 bull shark.
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Time Warner, Disney reach carriage deal, reports say
Time Warner won't lose ESPN networks, other channels, and will gain more services.
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: MATC nets grant to train health care IT workers
Salary range for jobs is $45,000 to $60,000. Federal grant is part of effort to make sure every person has an electronic medical record by 2014.
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Obama must practice what he preaches: focus on economy
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Obama must practice what he preaches: focus on economy
Barack Obama won the presidency by a wide margin because Americans wanted him to restore economic stability.
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Plain Talk: Judge just wrong about cheerleading
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Judge just wrong about cheerleading
A federal court ruling earlier this year rankles me to no end. It was the decision by a judge that cheerleading is not a sport.
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Your Right to Know: Ask candidates about openness
With fall elections approaching, it is a good time to ask candidates what they would reveal -- or not reveal -- if and when they are in office.
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Amy Goodman: Cancer doesn’t stop ‘Vagina Monologues’ author from work to end violence against women
Bald, brave and beautiful: Those words can’t begin to capture the remarkable Eve Ensler, author of the hit play “The Vagina Monologues.”
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Ryan C. Crocker: Washington must slow down its clock in Iraq
August 2010: The last U.S. combat brigade withdraws from Iraq. Did we win? What does winning mean?
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 3
Tommy G. Thompson: Vote for Brett Davis for lieutenant governor | Dear Editor: After eight long years of Gov. Jim Doyle’s liberal policies, …
4:15 am

Thursday, September 02

Cross Country: ‘Silo filling time’ is sign of winter to come
business > cross country
Cross Country: ‘Silo filling time’ is sign of winter to come
“Silo filling time” is sort of the turnover time between summer and fall on farms. This year the field choppers got busy in some cornfields early.
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Blast at Gulf platform leaves sheen of oil
An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico.
3:15 pm
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: WOLX shows Fletch Keyes the door
Longtime morning radio DJ fired for poor ratings, station says
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Apple unveils new iPod touch, other devices
A selection of stories on the introductions.
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: State poverty rate worsens
Dane County now third poorest place in Wisconsin, report shows
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Is Glenn Beck’s rise good for Mormonism?
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Is Glenn Beck’s rise good for Mormonism?
Glenn Beck’s higher profile has received mixed reviews from members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Contract expires, but Disney allows ESPN, other channels to stay on Time Warner: report
Negotiations continuing, Multichannel.com reported.
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Campus Connection: UW-Stout campus now tobacco-free
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: UW-Stout campus now tobacco-free
Students voted in spring of 2009 to make UW-Stout smoke-free and a year later voted to extend the ban to all tobacco products.
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Republicans against bank bailouts can back Feingold
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Republicans against bank bailouts can back Feingold
Not only did Russ Feingold oppose the bailout, he opposed the Obama administration-backed banking “reform” legislation.
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Tom Nelson’s bungee cords come in handy
column > john nichols
Tom Nelson’s bungee cords come in handy
Tom Nelson's encounter with a deer didn't stop his touch-every-corner-of-the-state bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
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column > fabu
Black parents must advocate for their children
This column is a call for doing more to improve the education of African-American students in Madison.
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E.J. Dionne Jr.: What’s on Obama’s next page?
By insisting that “it’s time to turn the page,” President Obama was talking about more than the Iraq war.
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Stanley Kutler: Our enabling media worse than ever
Our 21st century media is a skewed monument to all of Thomas Jefferson’s concerns and criticisms.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 2
Mike Lienau: ‘Lesser people’ deserve strong Social Security | Dear Editor: Russ Feingold recently helped celebrate the 75th anniversary of…
4:15 am

Wednesday, September 01

business > technology > blog
Tech: Target to sell gift cards for Facebook Credits, USA Today reports
Gift cards would be used for games, applications and virtual goods, story says.
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Obama: 'Time to turn the page’ on Iraq
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Obama: 'Time to turn the page’ on Iraq
President Obama declared the war in Iraq over, telling the nation he was fulfilling his campaign pledge to stop a war he had opposed from the start.
10:15 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Hallmark channels off of AT&T U-verse lineup
Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movie Channel replaced with Starz Kids, TCM, Broadcasting & Cable reports.
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Madison360: As school year starts, a pair of predicaments
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Madison360: As school year starts, a pair of predicaments
Madison's elementary schools started class Wednesday, and sixth- and ninth-graders came back as well, getting a one-day orientation jump on ol…
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Campus Connection: Any ‘words of wisdom' for students?
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Any ‘words of wisdom' for students?
Is there something you think every college student should know at the start of the school year?
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Trust TIF Review Board on Edgewater
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Trust TIF Review Board on Edgewater
The five-member TIF Review Board is being asked to increase the size of the State Street TIF district to include the Edgewater.
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Plain Talk: Playing to nation’s dumb-ocracy
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Playing to nation’s dumb-ocracy
Clearly there’s a concerted campaign of lies and innuendo aimed at playing on the fears and prejudices of Americans for political gain.
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You can bet that Palin is coming to Wisconsin
column > john nichols
You can bet that Palin is coming to Wisconsin
Sarah Palin will campaign in Wisconsin this fall. Bet on a late September or October stop for 7th Congressional District candidate Sean Duffy.
4:50 am
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Lisa Graves: Don’t stand by while Fox News pays to push right-wing agenda
Fox News continues to use its muscle to help spread misinformation and advance the extreme agenda of its owner, News Corp.
4:40 am
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Roland S. Martin: King’s ‘dream’ was a radical economic equality message
Very few things make my skin crawl more than listening to someone totally misrepresent the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous “I Have a Dr…
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 1
Dave Searles: After second child, eliminate tax deduction | Dear Editor: The birth rate in 2009 dropped again, to 2.6 percent. Some people see…
4:15 am

Tuesday, August 31

Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians
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Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians
Before organizing a massive rally that had the feel of a religious revival, Glenn Beck sought the blessing of conservative Christian leaders.
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Chancellor, mayor to welcome UW students
Chancellor's Convocation for New Students is noon on Wednesday at the Kohl Center.
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Banks take aim at credit unions' tax-exempt status

Credit unions are tax-exempt because they are supposed to provide loans to the under-served, but some are growing large, and banks say it's time they shouldered their share of the tax burden.

Sep 05, 2010 | 5:00 am | (0) Comments

Is it hard to be a Catholic student on the UW campus?

Q&A with Nico Fassino, whose group Badger Catholic won a court ruling that said UW-Madison was wrong to deny funding for some of the group's religious activities.

Sep 04, 2010 | 5:30 am | (0) Comments

Race intensifies for District 77 seat

Behind-the-scenes fighting is ramping up in the hotly contested fight to replace the retiring state Rep. Spencer Black.

Sep 03, 2010 | 11:35 am | (0) Comments

On the campaign trail with Scott Walker

Republican Scott Walker was a fan of brown-bag lunches long before they became the focal point of his campaign for state governor. But on the weekends, Walker skips the two ham-and-cheese sandwiches that he downs most every other day.

Sep 02, 2010 | 6:00 am | (0) Comments

On the campaign trail with Mark Neumann

In the middle of a 12-hour day that began at 7:45 a.m., Mark Neumann closes his eyes and lets his head fall back against a leather headrest in his campaign van, the Freedom Express. The Republican gubernatorial candidate is often chided by his two main competitors for his plush ride.

Sep 01, 2010 | 7:55 am | (0) Comments

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