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  1. Return of national guard unit will test veteran care efforts Return of national guard unit will test veteran care efforts
    By STEVEN VERBURG | sverburg@madison.com | 608-252-6118

    The military trained them for war. Now it's preparing them for peace.

    The return Saturday of the most banged-up Wisconsin National Guard unit since World War II will test crucial veteran care efforts that will roll into high gear in January when 3,200 citizen soldiers come back fro…

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  2. Tavern League removes Nitty Gritty owner from ALRC Tavern League removes Nitty Gritty owner from ALRC
    By DEVIN ROSE | 608-252-6120 | drose@madison.com
    The owner of a popular campus-area bar was removed from a powerful city committee by the Madison-Dane County Tavern League for health reasons, its president said Thursday.
    Updated: Nov 20, 2009 | 11:22 am | Loading…
  3. Elder abuse continues to climb in state, Dane County Elder abuse continues to climb in state, Dane County
    Dean Mosiman | 608-252-6141 | dmosiman@madison.com
    Once again, reports of elder abuse reached new highs in Dane County and the state, a state report says.
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Business

Wisconsin cranberries to be featured on Rachael Ray’s show
Cranberries from Wisconsin will be shown in a different light, when Rachael Ray will feature them as a snack on her talk show. Ray will spotlight chocolate-coated cranberries from the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association on Monday's program. "The Rachael Ray Show" airs from 3 to 4 p…

Opinion

Keep ‘earn-a-buck’ as option
Keep ‘earn-a-buck’ as option
Deer hunters are celebrating the suspension of the "earn-a-buck" rule across most of Wisconsin this fall.But the rule will have to return if hunters don't bag enough deer to sufficiently control their population during the nine-day gun hunt that starts Saturday.Earn-a-buck - which requires a…

Around the region

Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists recently collected 32 DNA samples of Asian carp between the barrier and Lak…

Columnists

Doug Moe
Doug Moe: TurboTap inventor back home, taking it slow
The guy who built a better beer tap, Matt Younkle, was sipping a Spotted Cow, and talking about how happy he is to be back in Madison.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:00 pm
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Scott Milfred
Scott Milfred: Cheesehead saga inspires
How tacky is that? President Barack Obama autographs a Cheesehead hat worn by a parent at Wednesday's presidential visit to Wright Middle School in Madison, and the guy tells reporters he might sell it on eBay. "Rather pathetic, to say the least," read one of several comments posted online…
Nov 08, 2009 | 10:55 am
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  • Scott Milfred: Expulsion, the Falk factor and Obama's timely lecture
    What a week in Wisconsin politics: • The Assembly formed a committee to consider expelling Rep. Jeff Wood from office after the Chippewa Falls independent was arrested for the third time in less than a year on charges of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Wood previously was …
    Nov 01, 2009 | 8:05 am
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  • Scott Milfred: Dems left with B Team if Barrett bails
    Where have all the Democrats gone? Where is all of the bottled up political ambition? It's the first wide-open race for governor in a generation, and so far the Democrats have mustered only one candidate - Barbara Lawton, a low-profile lieutenant governor who has never won a general election…
    Oct 11, 2009 | 10:45 am
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  • Scott Milfred: Hilldale shows what's possible for Edgewater
    It's too big.It doesn't fit the character of the neighborhood.The developer is being sneaky.We like it the way it is.That's what critics said about dramatic plans to remake a stale and struggling Hilldale mall years ago.It's also what some neighbors are saying about the proposed revitalizati…
    Sep 12, 2009 | 4:00 pm
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