Opinion

: No vindication for Gableman; Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s attorney, James Bopp Jr., claims that a panel’s recommendation to the state’s high court to drop an ethics complaint against the scandal-plagued justice was a “complete vindication.”

Dave Zweifel

Plain Talk: Doyle was right the first time on DNR secretary

The governor has changed his mind about the DNR secretary in recent years. He should change it again.

Nov 13, 2009 | 5:00 am

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Plain Talk: Troops and veterans deserve thanks
The least we can do is offer our support to Wisconsin's 32nd Brigade and tell them thanks, just as today we should be remembering and saying thanks to all of our veterans

Nov 11, 2009 | 4:45 am
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Plain Talk: 44 years later, a teacher and skater reunion
Back when Jeanette Bossingham was teaching fifth-graders at Madison's Glendale Elementary School, she had a student named Pete Mueller.

Nov 09, 2009 | 6:45 am
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Plain Talk: Kids will never forget Obama visit
Students at Wright Middle School, who were in the gym an hour and a half before Barack Obama arrived, showed more patience than roomfuls of newspaper editors

Nov 06, 2009 | 5:00 am
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John Nichols

Six progressive complaints about House health bill deserve attention

Supporters of the House health care legislation would be wise to consider six smart progressive complaints about the bill

Nov 12, 2009 | 4:45 am

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Gov. Soglin? Unlikely, but not unappealing
Paul Soglin, the former Madison mayor, has scrupulously avoided the lure of electoral politics since his narrow defeat in a 2003 comeback bid

Nov 11, 2009 | 4:45 am
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Fort Hood horror unleashes Islamophobia
Last Thursday's shooting spree at the Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which left 13 dead and dozens wounded -- was of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President Obama bemoaned and condemned.

Nov 10, 2009 | 5:15 am
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Baldwin rejects know-nothing approach to Mideast
The United States Congress embarrassed itself last week. To her credit, however, Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin did not participate in the charade.

Nov 08, 2009 | 5:00 am
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Margaret Krome

Two impressive peas in UW-Extension pod

Put off by his style, I tried to decide whether the man frothing over the radio had any merit to his rantings. He was exhorting his listeners to hear just how President Barack Hussein Obama had disrespected victims of the Fort Hood shootings by continuing to discuss his address to a national…

Nov 10, 2009 | 5:00 am

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Bill Berry

Tax must go up to curb American thirst for gas

The Federal Highway Administration's latest numbers show that miles driven on American roads are up again after a trend that saw driving miles decline for about 18 months.

Nov 09, 2009 | 6:00 am

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Commentary

Rep. Tony Staskunas: WIAA needs greater transparency

Your Right To Know

Nov 14, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

Roland S. Martin: Powell counsels ‘take your time’ on Afghanistan

Retired Gen. Colin Powell, in an exclusive interview with me on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” said he advised President Barack Obama to take all the time he needs on deciding to send more troops to Afghanistan and not to bend to the will of partisans on the political left or right.

Nov 14, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

E.J. Dionne: Don't let abortion destroy health reform

From the outraged comments of the abortion rights movement, you’d think that Rep. Bart Stupak’s amendment to the House version of the health care bill would all but overturn Roe v. Wade.

Nov 13, 2009 | 4:45 am | Loading…

Ezra Klein: Flawed health care reform is better than none

A health care defeat would not mean that more ambitious reforms have “a better chance of trying again.” It would mean that less ambitious reformers have a better chance of trying next time.

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WISC-TV guest editorial: Doyle should sign DNR bill

Gov. Jim Doyle seems to truly believe that the governor should appoint the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, and he has threatened to veto a bill to return the appointing authority to the Natural Resources Board where it was for 67 years.

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