1. New police campaign hopes to nudge Downtown homeless inside New police campaign hopes to nudge Downtown homeless inside
    Two weeks ago, Central District Capt. Mary Schauf instructed officers to put more pressure on those sleeping Downtown. But Schauf and others worry that the homeless will move to residential areas and potentially cause greater problems there.
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  2. Over the edge: This plunge was one to remember, and for a good cause
    Learning the ropes
    Over the edge: This plunge was one to remember, and for a good cause
    State Journal reporter Dan Simmons rappelled 13 stories down the downtown Hilton in a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. "It was tons of fun," he said after he was safely back on the ground.
    Updated: Sep 02, 2010 | 9:04 am | Loading…
  3. At East High School, 'Freshman Academy' is fun but has a serious purpose
    First day of school
    At East High School, 'Freshman Academy' is fun but has a serious purpose
    The first day of school was only for ninth graders, to give them a chance to get their bearings with the help of selected juniors and seniors. The program's intent is to position the new students for success throughout their high school years.
    Sep 01, 2010 | 4:58 pm | Loading…
New businesses at Madison malls
Complete Nutrition opened Aug. 20 at East Towne near Boston Store, while at West Towne, AT&T and Panchero’s Mexican Grille are under construction in a freestanding building at the corner of Mineral Point and Gammon roads.
Woman shot, man found dead in couple's house
Tactical officers found a man's body in a house in Green Lake County hours after a woman was shot and wounded at the residence. Sheriff's deputies were called to the house in Berlin (BER'-lin) shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday after getting reports of gunshots fired in the area. A 50-year-old …

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Chris Rickert
Chris Rickert: Bridge near McDonald’s creates troubled water
Say you’re outbound on East Washington Avenue in Madison. Can you identify that sign peeking out from behind the new pedestrian overpass near Starkweather Creek? I’ll give you a hint: Golden arches typically come in pairs.
Sep 01, 2010 | 4:09 pm
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Doug Moe
Doug Moe: Ed Durkin, former Madison Fire Chief, really knew how to throw a party
I thought I knew all the best Ed Durkin stories, but a party Sunday at Warner Park — celebrating the 30th anniversary of Durkin's first recruiting class as Madison fire chief — made it clear I had somehow missed perhaps the best Durkin story of them all.I'm not talking about that 1980 re…
Aug 31, 2010 | 5:38 pm
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Scott Milfred
Scott Milfred on Sunday morning's "For the Record" TV show
The State Journal's Scott Milfred talks politics with Neil Heinen, host of WISC-TV (Ch. 3)'s "For the Record," and other guests: Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive, Brandon Scholz of the Wisconsin Grocers Association, and Jeff Mayers of wispolitics.com. The roundtable discussed the rac…
Aug 22, 2010 | 2:28 pm
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  • Scott Milfred: Opposites attracted to help fix federal budget (the Russ Feingold, Mark Neumann story)
    Neither of them wants to admit it. And their staunch supporters will cringe at the suggestion. But here goes: Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and Republican candidate for governor Mark Neumann have a lot in common. Feingold is a Madison-area liberal. Neumann is a conservative from the GOP…
    Aug 08, 2010 | 8:00 am
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  • Scott Milfred: Two out of three at the DMV
    I was pleasantly surprised. Then impressed. Then shake-my-head disappointed. Two out of three ain't bad, I guess, at the DMV. I made my first visit in years to the Division of Motor Vehicles last week on Madison's West Side. This much-maligned bastion of bureaucracy wouldn't matter much in t…
    Jul 26, 2010 | 11:14 am
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  • Scott Milfred: Lawton's story line transformed in two days
    Our movie-loving lieutenant governor was quoted in Wednesday's State Journal once again lamenting an end to fat state subsidies for Hollywood films. "We are really not in this game anymore," Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said. "The (film) industry waits and hopes that Wisconsin will again be open…
    Jun 21, 2010 | 5:50 pm
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Ohio and Penn State every year? Awesome
OSU and PSU every year? Tough to win title
Glad the Axe is still in play
I'd rather have Iowa as annual foe
Indiana and Illinois every year? Boo
IU and Ill. every year? Hey, two wins
Still waiting for Notre Dame