Opinion

Cap Times columnists

John Nichols
Baldwin backs trade laws to help workers
Ten years ago this week, hundreds of Wisconsinites joined the thousands from around the world who trekked to Seattle to challenge trade policies
Nov 29, 2009 | 5:30 am
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Dave Zweifel
Plain Talk: ‘Classic Steam’ has great railroad photos, and more
I’ve got a suggestion that would make a great Christmas gift for any train enthusiasts you may know.
Nov 27, 2009 | 5:15 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

Jonathan Turley: Don’t accept religious reasons for denying children care

The advocacy group Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty estimates that roughly 300 children have died in the United States since 1975 because care was withheld.

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Louis Clark: Don’t let Obama’s EPA silence critics

In late October, lawyers Allan Zabel and Laurie Williams exercised their First Amendment right of free speech when they posted a YouTube video criticizing the proposed cap-and-trade emissions program. But the Environmental Protection Agency, which has employed both Zabel and Williams for 20 …

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Connie Schultz: Child of divorce learns to share love

All three parents have made it consistently clear to this little girl that love is something to share, not hoard.

Nov 29, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

John Imes: Wisconsin poised to be global leader in green economy

Several factors position Wisconsin for success in a high-end economy, and the state is poised to be a global leader in the emerging green economy

Nov 28, 2009 | 4:45 am | Loading…

James E. McWilliams: Meat-eaters should apologize

It’s hard to avoid concluding that eating cannot be personal. What I eat influences you. What you eat influences me. Our diets are deeply, intimately and necessarily political.

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Amy Goodman: Opting for books, not bombs

California campuses have been rocked recently by protests, provoked by massive student fee increases voted on by the University of California Board of Regents.

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