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Doug Moe: Old blues friendship sparks new CD
Joel Paterson, who learned the guitar in Madison, comes home Saturday with a CD and Harmony Bar show accompanied by his friend and hero, Milwaukee harmonica legend Jim Liban.
Right-to-work would trim union clout, but broader economic impact unclear
Economists still debate the impact of such laws, while unions stand to lose the most.
A matter of faith: Rail bridge conditions hidden from public view
Local officials and the general public are largely in the dark about the nation’s freight railroads, which carry growing volumes of flammable crude oil, while state and federal governments hav…
'I never had a teacher that looked like me': Challenges exist in hiring a diverse staff
Minority students say they have fewer role models in the school building.
Kathleen Parker: Feminism sees the right
WASHINGTON — It is probably too soon to declare a feminist reformation, but a few signs here and there give one hope.
Don't swap retired judges for partisan hacks
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, says he’d like to keep a panel of judges in charge of the state’s Government Accountability Board.
Cities need more trees for more people -- State Journal editorial from 50 years ago
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James Sherk: Tide is turning toward right-to-work laws
Eighteen-year-old Saira Blair recently made history as the youngest person elected to the West Virginia legislature. She may make history again as a lawmaker by securing passage of a right-to-…
Chris Rickert: Cameras, police-community relations and the ever-elusive truth
It’s not like body-mounted police cameras are likely to lower a trust level that -- if we believe what we hear on the news -- can’t get much lower.
On View | Kent Williams
“A quilter for 15 years,” Kent Williams writes in his artist’s statement, “I was always on the lookout for patterns, and what I began to notice was that the really interesting patterns — to me…
Scot Ross: Right-to-work is wrong for Wisconsin
Should you be able to stay home from work when you’re sick? How about taking time off during work to attend a child’s school conference or go on a family vacation?
Shelley Peterman Schwarz: SAIL can help older adults solve problems to live independently
“Who is going to take care of you?” a friend recently asked me when she learned that my husband Dave had a ruptured disc. It wasn’t as if we hadn’t faced challenges before. Primary progressive…
The Story of Vesper: The Holiday Quest
Vesper was counting his whiskers one day and noticed he was one short.
Travel: Calendar
Coming in Wisconsin this week:
Garden calendar | For the week of Dec. 14
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.
Steve Chapman: Government ineptitude, CIA-style
Anyone skeptical about entrusting ambitious tasks to the government was not stunned by the dismal rollout of the Affordable Care Act.
Esther Cepeda: The many states of teacher pay
CHICAGO -- How much money you can make from teaching is a little like real estate -- location, location, location.
Tom Oates: Road to home-field advantage includes run through Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Green Bay Packers had just secured their 10th victory of the season, thus lifting coach Mike McCarthy’s annual ban on talking about the playoffs, so quarterback Aaron Rodge…
Badgers football: Barry Alvarez learned a few things from last time on sideline
Barry Alvarez didn’t anticipate repeating the role he played in 2012.
Madison area high-tech CEOs consider: What if?
Local tech leaders mull over lessons learned.