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John Nichols
‘And, so, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day!'
Thanksgiving, a day as distinctly American as any on our national calendar, figured much in the writing of Walt Whitman, the most distinctly American of our poets.
Nov 25, 2009 | 5:10 am
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Dave Zweifel
Plain Talk: We’re failing the citizenship test
With civics education sorely lacking in our schools, all too many Americans don’t understand the country’s democratic system and why it’s crucial to the future of that democracy to stay informed and participate.
Nov 25, 2009 | 5:00 am
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Cap Times Columnists

Margaret Krome
GOP shameless in attacks on health care bill
Rep. Glenn Nye is running ads criticizing Democratic proposals for being too expensive, adding to the nation’s deficits, insufficiently protecting seniors, and promoting other familiar misrepresentations of the Republican Party.
Nov 24, 2009 | 4:30 am
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Bill Berry
WPR’s Fleming a treasure who will be missed
Retiring Wisconsin Public Radio personality has greeted thousands of state residents weekday mornings with his silken voice and upbeat spirit as he ladles out classical music.
Nov 23, 2009 | 5:00 am
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Commentary

Jim Carrier: Local face of hunger isn’t just the homeless

At the River Food Pantry in north Madison, the rise in “food insecurity” at the American table is measured in serving trays.

Nov 25, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…

Zeba Khan: Don’t undermine successful health care models

While Congress and the Obama administration are aiming to make it easier to pool resources and purchase less expensive coverage, they have absurdly excluded groups such as the Freelancers Union from being able to participate in these exchanges.

Nov 25, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

Connie Schultz: Women’s reproductive health is not a social issue

Attempting to limit women’s access to legal and safe abortions is not even remotely a social issue.

Nov 25, 2009 | 4:55 am | Loading…

Roland S. Martin: Machiavelli would love Dems’ health care fight

The great band Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly, has a hit song called “Joy and Pain.” They sing that those two words are like “sunshine and rain.”

Nov 24, 2009 | 4:30 am | Loading…

Kevin Huffman: Conservatives to the rescue?

I was on Facebook the other day, yukking it up about the lamestream media and seeing which of my friends had procreated, when I came across Sarah Palin ruminating on the recent reports on mammograms and Pap smears.

Nov 24, 2009 | 4:15 am | Loading…

Julie Lassa, Kelda Helen Roys and Bruce Speight: Ban toxic BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups

BPA-Free Kids Act bill would protect children 5 years old and younger from exposure to the toxic chemical.

Nov 23, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…

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