Friday, July 30

Grass Roots: Wright Award winner wants to see more young activists
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Grass Roots: Wright Award winner wants to see more young activists
Where are all the young civil rights activists? Alfonso Studesville wonders. Before he accepted the 2010 Rev. James C. Wright Human Rights Awa…
By PAT SCHNEIDER
6:45 am
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On declaring wars: Ron Johnson agrees with Russ Feingold
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On declaring wars: Ron Johnson agrees with Russ Feingold
According to WisPolitics, “GOP U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says he wants to restore the tradition of Congress declaring war before the…
Capital Times editorial
Updated: 6:16 am
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Ezra Klein: Financial industry hit pay dirt with working poor
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Ezra Klein: Financial industry hit pay dirt with working poor
Sometime this spring, Democrats stopped calling Sen. Chris Dodd's bill "financial reform" and started calling it "Wall Street reform."
Ezra Klein | Washington Post writer
5:00 am
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column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Obey's had enough of archaic Senate rules
Congressman Dave Obey who is retiring at the end of this year after serving more than 40 years in Congress, is pretty fed up with the way thin…
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
4:50 am
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E.J. Dionne: Politics of stupidity are undermining U.S.
Can a nation remain a superpower if its internal politics are incorrigibly stupid?
E.J. Dionne | national columnist
4:50 am
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Ann Woolner: WikiLeaks stays in legal clear
With his prematurely white hair and his Australia-tinged English, 39-year-old Julian Assange has become the face and voice of what is surely t…
Ann Woolner | Bloomberg News columnist
4:45 am
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Letters to the editor for July 30
Sally Dreher: Mayor’s got his priorities wrong Dear Editor: Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is asking agencies to make cuts in their budgets -- yet he…
3:30 am
business > technology > blog
Tech: Thinking of Christmas shopping already?!
Network World releases a list of the hottest gadgets coming out this fall.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
3:00 am
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Thursday, July 29

Cross Country: Adoption of GPS means another advance in farming
business > cross country
Cross Country: Adoption of GPS means another advance in farming
Farmers are putting GPS units on their tractors and other equipment, increasing their efficiency. It's another element in a history of technol…
By JOHN F. ONCKEN | For The Capital Times
4:11 pm
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Chalkboard: Let them eat paste? - Consumables fee for kindergarten
education > blog
Chalkboard: Let them eat paste? - Consumables fee for kindergarten
It's called a "consumable materials fee" and it's a surcharge for parents of elementary school children covering supplies like crayons and gl…
By SUSAN TROLLER | stroller@madison.com
1:30 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Your phone apps are spying on you
Mobile-phone security firm finds many apps secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship it off to third parties without notificatio…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
11:45 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Hammes Co. likes the ring of "Gov. Scott Walker"
Edgewater developer gives to GOP governors group while Epic Systems CEO backs the Dems
MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times| mivey
10:31 am
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Obama: Sherrod firing an overreaction to 'bogus controversy'
President Obama made his most extensive comments to date Thursday about the firing of Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, calling…
By Michael D. Shear | Washington Post
10:05 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: The third generation Kindle
Thursday is the day Amazon unveils the new e-book reader.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
8:22 am
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The trouble with Obama's race to the bottom
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The trouble with Obama's race to the bottom
It is, of course, unfortunate that Wisconsin has lost out for a second time in its bid to secure more than $200 million in federal education g…
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Dan Schorr and the art of making the right enemies
column > john nichols
Dan Schorr and the art of making the right enemies
Few if any modern journalists practiced Tom Paine’s craft of making all the right enemies as ably as did Schorr.
John Nichols, Capital Times associate editor
4:55 am
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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen: It’s time to act on -- not study -- Asian carp problem
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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen: It’s time to act on -- not study -- Asian carp problem
One of the most serious economic and environmental threats to Wisconsin in recent years is the imminent invasion of Asian carp into Lake Michi…
J.B. Van Hollen | Wisconsin attorney general
4:30 am
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Amy Goodman: Leaks don't threaten soldiers, our policies do
Wikileaks.org has done it again, publishing thousands of classified documents about the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Amy Goodman | national columnist
4:30 am
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Albert R. Hunt: U.S. progress on disability rights lags on jobs
This week is the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, one of the country’s landmark civil rights measures and the signat…
Albert R. Hunt | Bloomberg News executive editor
3:30 am
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Letters to the editor for July 29
Ernie Pellegrino: Pay czar’s failure to pursue $1.6 billion incredible Dear Editor: When most taxpayers read or heard the news that Presiden…
3:00 am

Wednesday, July 28

Campus Connection: Knetter named new UW Foundation president
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Knetter named new UW Foundation president
He will leave post as dean of UW-Madison's business school to succeed Sandy Wilcox, who is retiring after 22 years as president of the UW Foundation.
By Todd Finkelmeyer
12:11 pm
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business > technology > blog
Tech: ‘Jailbreaking' is legal, government rules.
Not that the law had prevented the practice.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
10:48 am
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education > blog
Chalkboard: Wednesday early release set for middle, high schools
It's been an on/off/on-again plan for Madison middle and high school early release time on Wednesdays. Now, five weeks before Madison schools…
SUSAN TROLLER | stroller@madison.com
10:30 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Something your cell phone company doesn't want you to know
Dropped call rates are closely guarded, the always insightful Farhad Manjoo reports.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
9:24 am
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news
Criminal probe of oil spill to focus on 3 firms and their ties to regulators
A team of federal investigators known as the "BP squad" is assembling in New Orleans to conduct a wide-ranging criminal probe that will focus …
By JERRY MARKON | Washington Post
8:31 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Report -- City OK's most projects in timely manner
At nearly 95 percent approval, some ask why rush to "'streamline the process?"
MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
8:00 am
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Survey says? MATC polling workers on expansion plan
First phase of project could cost $150 million, with the tax impact on the average home in the MATC district around $20 to $40 per year.
By Todd Finkelmeyer
5:30 am
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Johnson silence on farms speaks volumes
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Johnson silence on farms speaks volumes
Wisconsin farmers and consumers suffered a profound loss last week, when Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Ro…
Cap Times editorial
5:00 am
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Plain Talk: We only say we want independent pols
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: We only say we want independent pols
There was an interesting piece in the New York Times earlier this month about the plummeting popularity of California governor and former movi…
Cap Times editor emeritus
4:50 am
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column > john nichols
JournoList gossiping dumbs down debate
Journalism is in crisis, with newspapers closing and laying off reporters and editors at unsettling rates.
John Nichols, Capital Times associate editor
4:45 am
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Jeffrey Patterson: Lessons from the Gulf for nuclear reactors
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Jeffrey Patterson: Lessons from the Gulf for nuclear reactors
One crucial lesson from the BP oil spill is that measures to speed licensing, cut corners on safety and undermine regulation can lead to tragi…
Jeffrey Patterson | Physicians for Social Responsibility president
4:30 am
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Heidi Shierholz: Five myths about unemployment
After a hard-fought political battle, President Obama signed legislation Thursday restoring benefits to the long-term unemployed, aid that had…
Heidi Shierholz | economist, Economic Policy Institute
4:15 am
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Suciwati: Getting away with murder in Indonesia
n his recent announcement that the United States would lift a 12-year-long ban on providing military assistance and training to Indonesia’s …
Suciwati | widow of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib
4:00 am
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news
Letters to the editor for July 28
Gary Bahr: Republicans are the problem, not the answer Dear Editor: Voters are talking of turning against Democrats, who inherited only a year…
3:00 am

Tuesday, July 27

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Grass Roots: Nonprofits struggle to keep staffs in tough economy
America's nonprofits, the organizations that keep everything from the arts to families in need going, are themselves riding some very rough wa…
PAT SCHNEIDER
10:57 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: McGrath back in the development game
Eyes 3-story apartment on East Main with "live-work" units
MIKE IVEY |The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
9:15 am
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WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war
In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized release of more than 91,000 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan, a few things became cl…
By Greg Jaffe and Peter Finn Washington Post
7:44 am
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Madison360: Prisons, politics and the ‘chaps’ at the Capitol
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Madison360: Prisons, politics and the ‘chaps’ at the Capitol
My recent column on prison spending generated lots of e-mail, including one calling attention to on-point articles in The Economist, the Briti…
PAUL FANLUND | The Capital Times | pfanlund@madison.com
7:35 am
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UW did the right thing, got the right result
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UW did the right thing, got the right result
The bold move has proven to have been exactly the right one, as Nike on Monday agreed to provide significant aid to Honduran workers and their…
Capital Times editorial
6:30 am
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column > john nichols
Pentagon Papers’ Ellsberg weighs in on WikiLeaks
Ellsberg is a fan of WikiLeaks in particular and whistle-blowers in general. He argues that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange “is serving our…
John Nichols, Capital Times associate editor
6:23 am
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Your Right to Know: Public info belongs on the Internet
Thanks to the Internet, it’s easier than ever to get information on others. I would argue that access to these data is, by and large, a good thing.
Bill Lueders | president, Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council
4:45 am
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Ann Woolner: White-collar prisons open as Black goes first
A prison gate in Florida opened last week to free former newspaper magnate Conrad Black.
Ann Woolner | Bloomberg News columnist
4:40 am
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Brian Miller: Strong estate tax vital to restoring vibrant middle class
Congress is debating the very real future of our federal estate tax, a tax on inherited wealth.
Brian Miller | executive director of United for a Fair Economy
4:30 am
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news
Letters to the Editor for July 27
Colombia Support Network’s John I. Laun and Cecilia Zarate-Laun: Our detention sends warning to activists for the poor | Dear Editor: We wis…
4:15 am

Monday, July 26

Campus Connection: UW-Madison helps persuade Nike to reverse course
education > campus connection
Campus Connection: UW-Madison helps persuade Nike to reverse course
Reacting in part to pressure applied by UW-Madison, athletic apparel giant agrees to help improve the lives of workers affected by factory clo…
TODD FINKELMEYER | The Capital Times | tfinkelmeyer@madison.com
11:54 am
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Deportation of illegal immigrants rises under Obama administration
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Deportation of illegal immigrants rises under Obama administration
The Obama administration is deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants and auditing hundreds of businesses that hire undocumented workers.
PETER SLEVIN | The Washington Post
9:50 am
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business > biz beat
Biz Beat: Think of UW sheepskin as an "export"
New report suggests U.S. education is something foreigners still value
MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
8:00 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Wireless industry sues over San Francisco radiation law, AP reports
Industry trade group says city is usurping the authority of the Federal Communications Commission, which sets limits for phone radiation.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
6:30 am
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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 | kristinc@madison.com
5:41 am
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Edgewater developer should tone down the threats
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Edgewater developer should tone down the threats
Robert Dunn, the developer who has diligently, if not always effectively, struggled to get an Edgewater Hotel redevelopment off the ground, ha…
Capital Times editorial
5:24 am
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A biker to drivers: Let’s call a truce

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Assembly District 77: Candidates jockey to be the greenest

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Proposed relocation of East Wash McDonald's angers would-be neighbors

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