Opinion

Cap Times columnists

Dave Zweifel
Plain Talk: War’s value debatable now, as at Cap Times’ birth
Last Sunday, the 13th of December, was the 92nd birthday of The Capital Times.
Dec 18, 2009 | 4:55 am
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John Nichols
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?
Dec 17, 2009 | 4:55 am
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Cap Times Columnists

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 and well-behaved children.” Several years ago as the holidays were approaching I developed an awful upper respiratory infection and my back went “…
Dec 15, 2009 | 4:45 am
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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 to move toward the hunger-free goal. Given his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, he probably cannot live up to his stated goal.
Dec 14, 2009 | 2:30 am
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Commentary

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Democrats missing George Bush

Here’s what Democrats need to ponder: Can they prosper in the absence of George W. Bush?

Dec 18, 2009 | 4:50 am | Loading…

Sen. Julie Lassa: CORE Jobs Act would help state’s economy

CORE stands for Connecting Opportunity, Research, and Entrepreneurship, and that’s exactly what the CORE Jobs Act would do.

Dec 18, 2009 | 4:45 am | Loading…

Sens. Patrick Leahy and Sheldon Whitehouse: Repeal health insurers’ antitrust exemption

As the Senate considers historic reforms to health care and the health insurance industry, it should repeal the health and medical malpractice insurance industries’ exemption from federal antitrust laws.

Dec 18, 2009 | 4:40 am | Loading…

Dorothy Sue Cobble: Feminism must focus on economy

Thanks in part to the recession, women now hold nearly half of all jobs in the economy.

Dec 18, 2009 | 4:35 am | Loading…

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 Andersen lived and wrote. “The Little Mermaid” was one of his most famous tales, published in 1837, along with “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

Dec 17, 2009 | 4:50 am | Loading…

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 being unleashed against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dec 17, 2009 | 4:45 am | Loading…

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