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Miller’s leadership is renewing Wisconsin
Cap Times editorial

State Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller has for the past year been a steady hand in the political storm.

Feb 22, 2012 | 5:30 am | Loading…
Vote today for judge, County Board and more
Cap Times editorial

Wisconsin’s founders believed that local democracy was essential, and they established a lot of it: town boards, village boards, city councils, county boards and school boards, as well as elected judges.

Feb 21, 2012 | 5:00 am | Loading…
Still under the influence of Scott Jensen
Cap Times editorial

Scott Jensen, the discredited former Wisconsin Assembly speaker, remains a force within the Assembly Republican caucus.

Feb 20, 2012 | 5:15 am | Loading…

Plain Talk: Sad email underscores how GOP divides us

My recent column suggesting that it’s time we stop demonizing public workers in Wisconsin generated a huge response from around the state.

Feb 22, 2012 | 5:00 am Loading…

Dave Zweifel's Madison: For 25 years, UCP's 'celebrity banquet' brought out the best in people
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County has annually held a so-called "celebrity" banquet, where members of the media, local business people and UW athletes volunteer to wait white linen covered tables for people who pay big bucks for a nice, but not too expertly served meal. It always …
Plain Talk: Priebus and Johnson refuse to give Obama an ounce of credit
Apparently, Priebus and Johnson think the president of the United States ought not to praise corporations that actually believe Americans should make American products.

John Nichols: David Koch admits to helping Walker big-time

Billionaire campaign donor David Koch, heir to a fortune and a political legacy created by one of the driving forces behind the John Birch Society, makes no secret of his enthusiasm for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Feb 20, 2012 | 1:05 pm Loading…

John Nichols: Mark Miller’s politics of the people
After being elected to the Wisconsin Assembly, Midge Miller taught progressives that they ought never be cogs in a political machine. As a representative from 1971 to 1985, Miller never hesitated to call out Republican or Democratic governors.
John Nichols: Walker made right call by not appearing with Obama at Master Lock
Gov. Scott Walker tried to elbow his way into President Obama's visit Wednesday to the Master Lock plant in Milwaukee. But he thought better of it.

Spencer Black: Cajun cooking versus Badger democracy

Some years back, after one of Louisiana’s innumerable political scandals, an observer in Baton Rouge was said to propose a trade.

Feb 22, 2012 | 4:30 am Loading…

Barbara Quirk: Let’s hear it for our kids’ coaches

Quite a while back when this column fit more in “Lifestyle,” a section that barely appears in any newspaper today, I wrote about our oldest grandchild Tommy starting kindergarten. I begged the world to be kind to this little kid, to be gentle and caring.

Feb 21, 2012 | 4:45 am Loading…

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