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Sunday, November 22

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
Updated: 7:17 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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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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Buy Local makes good sense for area economy
opinion > editorial
Buy Local makes good sense for area economy
A suggestion for Christmas shopping: Buy local when you can.
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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opinion > column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Scam artists steal millions from Medicare
This month’s AARP Bulletin includes a very disturbing piece about how scam artists have made the nation’s Medicare system a primary target.
Dave Zweifel | editor emeritus of The Capital Times
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Otis W. Brawley: Let's stick with mammograms
On Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force took a step backward in the fight against breast cancer.
Otis W. Brawley | chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society
4:30 am
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Amanda Rudie: Dreaming of deer hunt and venison steak
opinion > column
Amanda Rudie: Dreaming of deer hunt and venison steak
My body is sitting in an environmental health lecture in Bascom Hall with 250 students, but my mind is deep in the woods of northern Wisconsin
Amanda Rudie | UW-Madison student
4:30 am
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opinion > column
E.J. Dionne: Senate Republicans take stalling to new heights
It’s time to start paying attention to how Republicans, with Machiavellian brilliance, have hit upon what might be called the Beltway-at-Rus…
E.J. Dionne | national columnist
4:15 am
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opinion > column
W. Lee Hansen: Does UW really suffer from a dearth of diversity?
UW-Madison’s long-standing focus on “targeted minorities” is a much-too-provincial view of “diversity” in the global world of the 21…
W. Lee Hansen | UW-Madison professor emeritus
4:15 am
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City Council members embrace developer fees for parks
local > govt and politics
City Council members embrace developer fees for parks
The fees, which come from developers whose projects provoke the need for expensive additions to city infrastructure, have been available to ci…
KRISTIN CZUBKOWSKI | The Capital Times | kristinc@madison.com
2:15 am
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Thursday, November 19

Cross Country: A makeover for a dairy farm
business > cross country
Cross Country: A makeover for a dairy farm
The landscape is being remade at Larson Acres Dairy in order to accommodate a new state-of-the-art, cross-ventilated dairy barn
By JOHN F. ONCKEN | Correspondent for The Capital Times
3:15 pm
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Grass Roots: Recession doesn't stop United Way from predicting another winner
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Recession doesn't stop United Way from predicting another winner
The unemployment rate is still scary, but that hasn't stopped local residents from continuing to pledge -- mostly at their workplaces -- to s…
By Pat Schneider
2:50 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: ‘Ultra HD' the next big thing?
Ultra HD formats are expected to provide four to 16 times the resolution of existing high-definition displays.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:55 pm
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Biz Beat: Who would want to be governor?
business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Who would want to be governor?
So there will be a race to keep Scott Walker from waltzing into the governor’s mansion, with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett officially throwing…
By MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
12:45 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Recession? What recession?
Despite the toughest economic times since the Great Depression, millions will be treating themselves to shiny new high-definition TVs this Christmas.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:35 pm
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Madison360: The curious words of Bo Ryan
local > madison 360
Madison360: The curious words of Bo Ryan
As a season-ticket-carrying member of what is derided as the "red sweater crowd," I've enjoyed watching Badger basketball success over the dec…
PAUL FANLUND | pfanlund@madison.com
12:05 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Feds say top e-tailers profit from billion-dollar web 'scam'
Words like "scam," "fraud," and "arrest" filled the air during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that focused on the controversial marketing compani…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
11:05 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: California sets TV energy efficiency standards
Could lead to big changes for entire U.S. market.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
10:40 am
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Gates Foundation gives $9.5M to UW-Madison for flu research
local > health
Gates Foundation gives $9.5M to UW-Madison for flu research
Five-year grant to help study of viral mutations
By BILL NOVAK The Capital Times bnovak@madison.com
10:15 am
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Biz Beat: Owen Parkway turns 100
business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Owen Parkway turns 100
The Friends of Hoyt Park and Madison Parks invite history and park lovers to come to the Hoyt Park Overlook at 10:45 a.m., on Saturday to cele…
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
7:45 am
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Grass Roots: Road Home turns landlord to put homeless into housing
local > grassroots
Grass Roots: Road Home turns landlord to put homeless into housing
The Road Home has done it again. The innovative local provider of housing for low-income families is moving four families Friday into apartmen…
By Pat Schneider
7:30 am
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Biz Beat: Buy Local effort kicks off
business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Buy Local effort kicks off
The Holiday Marketplace on Friday from noon to 7 p.m. at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison will feature locally owned shops from throughout Dane County.
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
7:00 am
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Keep questioning Edgewater project and TIF
opinion > editorial
Keep questioning Edgewater project and TIF
The Edgewater project remains unsettling and unsatisfactory to a lot of Madisonians
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Falk won’t run for lieutenant gov, but she still has statewide potential
opinion > column > john nichols
Falk won’t run for lieutenant gov, but she still has statewide potential
When it became clear Tom Barrett was running for governor, Democrats started buzzing about Kathleen Falk as a possible bidder for the state’…
John Nichols | Capital Times associate editor
5:00 am
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Listening to the voices of Israel and Palestine
opinion > column > phil haslanger
Listening to the voices of Israel and Palestine
We shared lunch with Gosayna Karam in Nazareth, remembered as the town where Jesus grew up, and heard her talk about her worries for her child…
Phil Haslanger | local columnist
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Salih Erschen: Fort Hood reflections from a Madison Muslim
Thursday, Nov. 5, was a tragic day, but the actions by this lone gunman in killing 13 people at Fort Hood should in no way be remembered as an…
Salih Erschen | director, Madison Muslim Dawa Circle
4:45 am
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opinion > column
Amy Goodman: Hunger stats bring home reality of guns versus butter
“In the next 60 seconds, 10 children will die of hunger,” says a United Nations World Food Programme online video.
Amy Goodman | national columnist
4:30 am
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opinion > column
WIAA’s Dave Anderson and Roger Foegen: Proposed WIAA openness rules based on inaccurate understanding of organization
In his recent column “WIAA needs greater transparency,” Rep. Tony Staskunas claims the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association shou…
Dave Anderson and Roger Foegen | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association officials
4:30 am
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Wednesday, November 18

Sarah Palin is NOT the new Reagan
opinion > column > john nichols
Sarah Palin is NOT the new Reagan
Sarah Palin is ordinary -- remarkably, overwhelmingly, mind-numbingly ordinary
By JOHN NICHOLS | Capital Times associate editor | jnichols@madison.com
4:30 pm
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Turnout increases for mass H1N1 clinic
local > health
Turnout increases for mass H1N1 clinic
At-risk people line up at Alliant Energy Center to get vaccine for free
By SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com
4:00 pm
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: State OKs Badger Trail final section
The State Building Commission Wednesday approved funding to complete the final section of the Badger Trail. The funding will link Fitchburg an…
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
1:55 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: $500,000 in telecom grants to state non-profits announced
Funds from Wisconsin's Universal Service Fund program help provide telecommunications services to low income and disabled customers.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
12:35 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Smartphone hacking
Unencrypted Wi-Fi hotspots make smartphones vulnerable to man-in-the-middle security attackers.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
11:55 am
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