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Ramon Flores hit his first major league homer and knocked in three runs for Milwaukee but the Brewers could not hold a 4-1 lead, ultimately falling 5-4 to the New York Mets on Saturday at Citi Field.

Wisconsin's top three spellers will head to the Scripps National Bee to compete with nearly 300 other students.

In response to Jonah Goldberg's Wednesday's column, “Millennials like socialism, but do they know what it is?”, the short answer to his question is: yes. Many of us, millennials or otherwise, do understand the socialist criticisms of capitalism, and we…

Tom Ikeman of Middleton is this week’s You Toon winner.

In Dana Milbank's Thursday column, "Bernie Sanders now running against the Democratic Party," he accuses Sanders of being reckless, inciting disruption, attacking the Democratic Party and other disturbing rhetoric. It's all erroneously nauseating to say the least.

The letter in Tuesday's paper "Phil Hands cartoon insulted trade workers" was comparing apples to oranges. It does take a lot of training in a trade or technical school to become a welder. However, this writer has no idea what…

I hope the people of this country come to their senses before they elect Donald Trump, the most bigoted and narcissistic candidate ever to run for president.

Sigh. The carbon tax just won't go away, will it? Wednesday's letter, "Don't like 'carbon tax'? Try 'freedom fee'," tried to dress it up in pretty new words -- but it's still a tax.

I was shocked to read the Des Moines Register's editorial "Medical errors are a deadly epidemic in US" on Tuesday's editorial page. A quarter of a million people died last year.

It’s time for state policymakers to stand back and consider how another round of cuts to UW would harm its contribution to the state economy.

The Crusaders won the Badger South overall championship, which includes the dual and tournament seasons, for the eighth consecutive year. Sauk Prairie and Waunakee wound up as Badger North overall co-champions.

A pair of family arts programs synonymous with Madison in summertime — Art Cart and Lakeside Kids — will soon be back. And this year, there’s another familiar name joining the seasonal entertainment roster.

BLANCHARDVILLE - Ursula Hermanson, age 80, of rural Blanchardville, passed away on Monday evening May 16, 2016, under the loving care of hospice and her family. She was born in Zweibrucken, Germany, in 1935 to Alfred and Gertrud Kostka.

STOUGHTON - Doris M. Barry, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Azura in Stoughton. She was born in Madison on Sept. 26, 1929, the daughter of Holley and Alice (Main) Peterson. Doris grew up in…

MADISON - William J. Cnare, age 73, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Madison, Wis., in 1942, along with an identical twin brother, Charles Cnare, to his parents,…

MADISON - William J. Heimann, age 57, passed away on May 4, 2016.

NEW LISBON - Sophie D. Drunasky, age 95, died peacefully on Thursday May 19, 2016, at her home in New Lisbon, Wis., surrounded by loving family members.

MADISON - Hugh Hosking, age 79, of Madison, died on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on Jan. 29, 1937, to Joy (Peterson) Hosking.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla."Robert Bernard Bussan, of North Fort Myers, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Bob was born on Jan. 21, 1928, to LaVern and Clara (Bjerk) Bussan in Dodgeville, Wis.

MUSCODA - Nicholas Allen "Nick" Brown, age 30, of Muscoda, formerly of Mazomanie died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, May 20, 2016.