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Did Scott Walker lie under oath to Congress?
The recently surfaced January 2011 videotape, in which Walker speaks with his most generous campaign donor, suggests a different answer than t…
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Justices shame themselves by politicizing Judicial Commission appointments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservatives are blocking the reappointment of Judicial Commission Chair John Dawson, an old-school Republican …
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Walker should answer questions about donation from Beloit billionaire
The $500,000 donation Gov. Scott Walker received from Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks raises troubling questions.
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Barbara Quirk: Baldwin's legislation takes aim at elder abuse
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, long a champion of older adults, recently introduced legislation to help protect seniors from financial scams of which they all-too-often are victims.
Phil Haslanger: Campus minister’s death calls us to remember his values
In his death, the Rev. Ed Beers offers a reminder to the community he loved of the values he held so deeply.
Commentary
Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers: The economic case for same-sex marriage
Two-earner couples have become the norm, and families spend less time on housework. One might have expected marriage to disappear as its tradi…
Rep. Brett Hulsey: It’s time to investigate Walker’s Sewergate
Scott Walker's DNR's Sewergate episode raises questions about what kind of special treatment big GOP contributors are getting. Citizens should…
Katrina vanden Heuvel: New models will allow investigative journalism to thrive
Superior investigative reporting is increasingly rare. Yet there is enormous potential to build up a new journalism in the public interest, an…
Paula Mackey: Education is a right, not a privilege
A new threat to Wisconsin’s economic security is on the horizon – and Congress has less than two months to act to prevent it. Unless Congress …
Patricia Randolph’s Madravenspeak: Federal Wildlife Services program serves up poison
The Internet is abuzz with a series of articles by Sacramento Bee journalist Tom Knudson. The series exposes the heavy and inflexible lethal e…
David McGrath: Mother’s Day and an old-fashioned mom
Mother of eight, husband to the late soap and tile salesman Charlie (Mac) McGrath, Gertrude, now a 70-ish looking 92 years of age, was a lot l…
Letters to the Editor
- Paul Schick: Install temporary lights in roadwork areas
- Sandra Saul: It’s rude when alders text during testimony
- Brian Berninger: Republicans use fear to divide us
- Sim Ashlock: Let’s get rid of fear and Walker
- Donna Fisker: Don’t forget Walker rejected train funds
- Jim Wexler: Mallards baseball will be better than ever
- Chris Goebel: Barrett’s record anything but impressive
- Jackie Berry: Walker passed laws in line with his ideals
- Ken Kampo: People seen on State Street were disgusting
- Billy Feitlinger: Video shows Walker cozies up to wealthy
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Dem National Committee has betrayed Wisconsin, claims Progressive's Matt Rothschild
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
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