1. Bigger thrills bring bigger safety precautions in Wisconsin Dells Bigger thrills bring bigger safety precautions in Wisconsin Dells
    By BARRY ADAMS and GENA KITTNER | Wisconsin State Journal
    There was a day when thrills in the Wisconsin Dells area were horse-drawn wagon trips through Lost Canyon, watching a German shepherd leap the gap at Stand Rock and taking a splashing ride on a Duck. Now there is much more. And with it, an increased sense of danger.
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  2. Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar
    Wisconsin State Journal
    A few years ago, a Madison gang targeted a prominent detective for murder. That plot failed. But police say gangs have been responsible for at least three murders in the last three years.
    Sep 05, 2010 | 12:30 pm
  3. On Wisconsin: Picnic table saved family from Turtle-Flambeau tornado On Wisconsin: Picnic table saved family from Turtle-Flambeau tornado
    Barry Adams | badams@madison.com | 608-252-6148
    Larry Krznarich of Park Falls — along with his wife, Rita, and their dog, Lilly, along with Mark and Gay Rumppe of Clinton — used the 2,000-pound log table on his campsite to escape the ravages of a July 27 tornado at this northern Wisconsin wilderness area.
    Sep 04, 2010 | 8:37 pm | Loading…

Opinion

Labor needs tough love
Labor needs tough love
At his Labor Day rally in Milwaukee on Monday, President Barack Obama should be honest about the changing economy and need for a nimble, well-educated work force.

Around the region

Wis. court: Searching, viewing porn is possession
A former City of Fond du Lac human resources director convicted of viewing child pornography will soon go to jail more than two years after being sentenced. The Fond du Lac Reporter reports that Circuit Court Judge Dale English on Friday ordered 60-year-old Benjamin W. Mercer to report to th…

77 Square Entertainment

Report from the Taste: Diners are bargain-hunting
Report from the Taste: Diners are bargain-hunting
Restaurateurs taking advantage of the huge crowds this weekend at Taste of Madison say that in this recession, diners are looking for deals, ordering fewer drinks and dining out less.

Columnists

Chris Rickert
Chris Rickert: A glimpse into homelessness, and one man's efforts to redeem himself
A visit to a homeless shelter and a glimpse of the problems homeless people face.
Sep 04, 2010 | 10:56 am
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Doug Moe
Doug Moe: The scariest part of visiting with Norwegians
My eyes snapped open in fear about 3 a.m. Wednesday as I contemplated a talk I am scheduled to give at noon Saturday at the Madison Torske Klubben. The group, which meets at the Madison Club, was formed in 1978, according to its website, "based on the desire to bring together men of Norwegia…
Sep 02, 2010 | 6:19 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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What's your first reaction to Wisconsin's divisional assignment?

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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