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Thursday, December 17

Baldwin needs to back financial transactions tax
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Baldwin needs to back financial transactions tax
Where’s Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s name on the list of co-sponsors of legislation to impose a tax on certain financial transactions?
John Nichols | associate editor, The Capital Times
4:55 am
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Amy Goodman: Climate summit is Obama’s second chance to succeed in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN — Denmark is the home of renowned children’s author Hans Christian Andersen. Copenhagen is dotted with historical spots where A…
Amy Goodman | national columnist
4:50 am
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Mary Lou Hartman: Stop Congo's rape epidemic
I did not feel lucky four and a half years ago, when I was raped, but I do feel lucky today as I read about the unfathomable violence that is …
Mary Lou Hartman | filmmaker, Washington Post guest columnist
4:45 am
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Glen MacDonald: Misreading Climategate
If you haven’t followed the Climategate story, it began when a hacker gained access to e-mails at the Climatic Research Unit at the British …
Glen MacDonald | climate scientist, Los Angeles Times guest column
4:40 am
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Rep. Josh Zepnick: Look to FDR for short-term unemployment answers
We are dangerously on the path we faced roughly 80 years ago, where folks have lost their jobs, their homes and their self-respect.
Rep. Josh Zepnick | state representative, Wisconsin’s 9th Assembly District
4:35 am
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Wednesday, December 16

business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Who says Wisconsin is bad for business?
Madison and Milwaukee are both ranked among the top 20 metro areas in the country for business, according to this year's study by MarketWatch.com.
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
12:35 pm
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Part-time teachers' union denied bid to address MATC Board
Union's president wanted to discuss the union's position in stalled contract negotiations with the college.
Todd Finkelmeyer
7:15 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Economy on "assisted-living"
From Bush tax cuts to Obama stimulus, how long can the the house of cards stand?
Mike Ivey mivey@madison.com
6:00 am
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govt and politics > city hall
Laptop City Hall: Edgewater Council Meeting Live Blog
City government reporter Kristin Czubkowski provides a blow-by-blow account of the Hammes Co.'s appeal to the City Council of the Landmarks C…
Kristin Czubkowski
5:30 am
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Legislature right to snub Doyle school scheme
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Legislature right to snub Doyle school scheme
It shouldn't allow heavy-handed takeover scheme that assaults basic democratic principles and undermines civic cooperation and participation.
Capital Times editorial
5:15 am
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Plain Talk: War, not debt, pulling Obama down
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Plain Talk: War, not debt, pulling Obama down
The national punditry was obsessing last week over the Gallup Poll’s daily survey that showed Barack Obama’s approval rating had fallen to…
DAVE ZWEIFEL | The Capital Times editor emeritus
5:00 am
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column > john nichols
Neumann can’t win but could do damage
Mark Neumann, the hyper-ambitious political careerist who ran eight primary and general election campaigns in five years during the 1990s, is …
JOHN NICHOLS | associate editor of The Capital Times
4:45 am
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David McGrath: Palin’s a ‘double agent’ feminist
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David McGrath: Palin’s a ‘double agent’ feminist
Who is Sarah Palin? Her vice presidential nomination acceptance speech in 2008 was written by Republican Party speechwriter Matthew Scully.
David McGrath, Wisconsin columnist
4:30 am
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Sen. John Kerry: Paying the price of bin Laden’s freedom
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Sen. John Kerry: Paying the price of bin Laden’s freedom
Eight years ago this month, Osama bin Laden walked out of the Tora Bora mountains in Afghanistan and disappeared into Pakistan.
John Kerry | senator from Massachusetts
4:30 am
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Riane Eisler: Climate change and the risk to women
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference makes evident potential catastrophic effects of climate change, including its enormous economic and h…
Riane Eisler | president of Center for Partnership Studies
4:15 am
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Sound off!
Here’s a transcript of selected calls made recently to The Capital Times’ “Sound Off” phone line. To make your own comment, click on …
4:15 am
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Tuesday, December 15

govt and politics
Demonstrators rally for public option outside Feingold's office
Demonstrators used a rally outside U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold's office Tuesday to call on Congress to keep a public option in a health care reform bill.
2:35 pm
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Campus Connection: Does Doyle veto stick it to those outside Madison, Milwaukee?
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Does Doyle veto stick it to those outside Madison, Milwaukee?
A bill that would have required some members of the UW System's Board of Regents to come from particular regions of the state was vetoed Monday.
Todd Finkelmeyer
7:00 am
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Four-story mixed use project eyed for South Park Street
business > biz beat
Four-story mixed use project eyed for South Park Street
Proposed apartment units and commercial space would be built on the site of former Madison Typewriter & Business Machines.
MIKE IVEY | mivey@madison.com
5:30 am
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Council should back up Landmarks Commission
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Council should back up Landmarks Commission
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz wants the Madison City Council to override a decision by the Landmarks Commission to reject plans for the $93 million Ed…
Capital Times editorial
5:15 am
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column > john nichols
House financial ‘reform’ preserves too-big banks, too much speculation
The U.S. House has voted for legislation that is described as “financial services reform.” But most of the “reforms” are so mild that…
John Nichols | Capital Times associate editor
5:00 am
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column > barbara quirk
Gift certificates are good for meals and more
How personal can a gift certificate be? My family and friends knew that my answer to what I wanted for Christmas was always “a clean house …
Barbara Quirk | local columnist
4:45 am
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E.J. Dionne: Obama’s squaring idealism and realism
Europeans are coming to terms with the fact that President Obama is not a miracle worker, and with the reality that everything he does is not …
E.J. Dionne | national columnist
4:30 am
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George McGovern: A sharp turn toward another Vietnam
As a U.S. senator during the 1960s, I agonized over the badly mistaken war in Vietnam. After doing all I could to save our troops and the Viet…
George McGovern | former Democratic senator
3:30 am
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Monday, December 14

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
1:40 pm
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Masons grappling with aging and declining membership
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Masons grappling with aging and declining membership
Steeped in tradition, the venerable fraternal order continues to focus on keeping its facilities going and its philanthropic ventures well funded.
By PAT SCHNEIDER The Capital Times pschneider@madison.com
5:25 am
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Senate health ‘deal’ is a gift to big insurers
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Senate health ‘deal’ is a gift to big insurers
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is pulling no punches in his criticism of the health care reform “deal”
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Rosenthal, Obama must stand fast against Jewish right-wing
The latest to draw the wrath of Israeli “right-or-wrongers” is Madison’s own Hannah Rosenthal
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
5:00 am
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Eric Hansen: Copenhagen, climate change and common sense conservation
Wisconsin has already shown how to do it.
Eric Hansen | Milwaukee writer
4:55 am
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Deb Price: A decade of wonderful progress for gay couples
What most surprises me about our new millennium’s kickoff decade is how much the gay rights movement’s gains have had to do with couples.
Deb Price | national columnist
4:50 am
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govt and politics
Washington Post: Senate passes spending bill
The $447B omnibus measure clears a package of six appropriations bills for Obama's signature.
Ben Pershing | Washington Post
4:45 am
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environment
Washington Post: U.S. unveils plan to rev up clean technology in poor nations
Energy Secretary Steven Chu will announce on Monday an international plan to deploy clean technology in developing countries, a $350 million, …
Juliet Eilperin| Washington Post
3:30 am
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column > ed garvey
17 million hungry kids call for Obama's attention
Since his inauguration, Obama has seldom broached the subject of childhood hunger. So far there are no new approaches from the administration …
ED GARVEY | comments@fightinngbob.com
2:30 am
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Sunday, December 13

Madison360: Obey out front versus Obama
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Madison360: Obey out front versus Obama
David Obey, who for 40 years has represented northwestern Wisconsin in Congress, appears to be the face of Democratic opposition to President …
Paul Fanlund | pfanlund@madison.com
9:35 am
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Cap Times history: Fighting the Klan, growing stronger
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Cap Times history: Fighting the Klan, growing stronger
The years before World War II saw the newspaper grow, both in terms of circulation and in its reputation as a champion of the less fortunate.
Mike Miller | The Capital Times
9:00 am
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Don’t sacrifice civic values for Edgewater deal
column > john nichols
Don’t sacrifice civic values for Edgewater deal
The City Council should refuse to be pressured into overriding a decision by the Landmarks Commission to reject plans for the Edgewater project
John Nichols | associate editor of The Capital Times
7:00 am
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Billy Feitlinger: Community Shares is philanthropy at its best
For decades Community Shares of Wisconsin has been on the cutting edge of long-term change in our community.
Billy Feitlinger / former member, Madison City Council
4:55 am
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Ezra Klein: Wages, health ‘benefits’ inextricably linked
For all the hype over health care reform, we have not done a very good job of talking about the health care system itself.
Ezra Klein | Washington Post writer
4:50 am
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Roland S. Martin: Tiger Woods always will be golf role model
Even though the number of his reputed mistresses may pass the number of golf majors he’s won, it’s laughable reading and listening to some…
Roland S. Martin | national columnist
4:45 am
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Tiseke Kasambala: Blood diamonds are no one’s best friend
As Americans flock to stores for holiday shopping, some plan to buy diamonds for loved ones. But that special gift could have a bloody past.
Tiseke Kasambala | Human Rights Watch researcher
4:45 am
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Saturday, December 12

Justice Roggensack mounts tortured defense of legalized bribery
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Justice Roggensack mounts tortured defense of legalized bribery
Justice Patience Roggensack tried to portray an Oct. 28 action by the Wisconsin Supreme Court as an embrace of democracy
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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DNR poised to add 400 acres to Baraboo Hills rec area
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DNR poised to add 400 acres to Baraboo Hills rec area
The purchase will take the land off the tax rolls but the state will make payments in lieu of taxes to the local units of government.
MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
5:00 am
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Quick Question: What hassles did you encounter with the Dec. 9 snowstorm?
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Quick Question: What hassles did you encounter with the Dec. 9 snowstorm?
Here’s how six citizens answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
Compiled by Kevin Murphy
4:55 am
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Connie Schultz: Professor was more than her cause of death
Trudy Steuernagel was a mighty force in the lives of her students, including me.
Connie Schultz | national columnist
4:50 am
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Mike Tidwell: To really save the planet, stop going green
Amid the global warming talks in Copenhagen, there’s one simple step Americans can take to help out: Stop “going green.”
Mike Tidwell | executive director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network
4:45 am
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Paul Gagliardi: Auto insurance reforms good for consumers
The automobile insurance reforms that passed the Legislature will provide greater protection for you and your family.
Paul Gagliardi | president, Wisconsin Association for Justice
4:40 am
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Friday, December 11

business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: Stock market cool on alternative energy -- you shouldn’t be
A phalanx of environmentalists has gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to deliberate on global warming and its potential impact on human civilization.
Ray Unger
4:05 pm
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Speed trap avoidance goes high tech -- and police don't mind
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Speed trap avoidance goes high tech -- and police don't mind
With radar detectors obsolete, you might think police would hate a new wave of websites and services that track speed trap locations. You woul…
STEVEN ELBOW | The Capital Times | selbow@madison.com
3:15 pm
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Reject taxation without representation for Milwaukee schools
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Reject taxation without representation for Milwaukee schools
Gov. Jim Doyle continues to promote his wrongheaded proposal to give the mayor of Milwaukee the power to appoint the Milwaukee Public Schools …
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Plain Talk: Gay-marriage bashers should embrace ban on divorce
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Gay-marriage bashers should embrace ban on divorce
California's John Marcotte is in the process of collecting 700,000 signatures to put a “ban divorce” initiative on the statewide ballot
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
4:55 am
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