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Going Out: Weekend highlights

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 5:00am
The 34th annual Crazylegs Classic run and walk is Saturday in Downtown Madison, and there’s still time to sign up. Registration for the 8K run or two-mile walk is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. F…

What to watch this week: "Happyish"

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 5:00am
New Showtime comedy takes aim at current culture and midlife crises.

Badgers football: Competition for jobs on the defensive line 'every man for themselves'

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 4:15am
The University of Wisconsin football team will finish off spring ball Saturday with plenty of glaring weaknesses, obvious strengths and unanswered questions.

Badgers sports: Regardless of success, UW coaches go through same evaluation process

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 3:30am
Mike Eaves and Bo Ryan are coming off vastly different seasons as long-time University of Wisconsin coaches, so you might think their annual performance evaluation process would reflect that.

NFL: Greg Jennings gives Dolphins veteran leadership

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 3:25am
Greg Jennings has played in 10 postseason games, or 10 more than most of his new teammates with the Miami Dolphins, and he's eager to help lead them to some success in January.

Badgers sports: Women's tennis season ends with another loss to Purdue

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:15pm
Different day, same outcome — but reason for hope.

Prep sports: Waunakee's Max Murphy shoots 4-under 32 at Lake Windsor

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:15pm
Waunakee’s Max Murphy shot a 4-under-par 32 at Lake Windsor Golf Club to lead the Warriors to a 158-167 victory over DeForest in a Badger North Conference boys golf dual meet Thursday.

Tom Oates: Bucks' lack of a marquee scorer prevents them from beating NBA's elite

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:15pm
MILWAUKEE — There is no denying the progress made by the Milwaukee Bucks this season.

Bucks: Milwaukee one loss from elimination after 2OT defeat

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:15pm
MILWAUKEE — Gaining experience has come at a price for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Payday loans need stiff regulation from Congress

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 10:08pm
Payday lending is based on a business model that earns profit from making high-interest loans to poor Americans who often can't pay them back. A new plan from the Consumer Financial Protection…

New York Times: Egypt sentences an American to life

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 10:02pm
In the summer of 2013, shortly after Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, had been deposed by the military, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to protest the …

Prep baseball: Sun Prairie snaps skid with dominant win over Janesville Parker

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 10:00pm
SUN PRAIRIE — After back-to-back losses to Middleton and Janesville Craig, Sun Prairie junior JP Curran knew he and his teammates needed to get back on the right track.

Charles Krauthammer: Iran is rising, astonishingly, with help from the United States

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — In December, President Obama said he wished to see Iran ultimately become a “very successful regional power.” His wish — a nightmare for the Western-oriented Arab states — is beco…

Greater Madison Chamber's IceBreaker calls for cultivating creativity

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:45pm
The spring business luncheon gathering, at the Kohl Center, drew nearly 600 people.

Plan Commission bucks Landmarks recommendation, approves Monroe Street project

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:30pm
The Plan Commission on Monday approved 5-4 Patrick Properties' proposal for a four-story, 41,000-square-foot building at the corner of Monroe and Glenway.

Madison gets $23.3 million from state for low-cost housing projects

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:15pm
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority provides critical tax credits for three projects but refuses three other requests.

Time to accept the Affordable Care Act -- Mark K. Allen

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:00pm
Time has shown that President Barack Obama's health care law is a success. Many Republican leaders have wisely decided to give up their opposition to it.

Teachers did protest Act 10 after school -- Kia Conrad

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:00pm
Though I agree with Wednesday's letter "Save protests for after school" that missing school negatively affects the achievement gap, the writer should stick to the facts about the teachers' wal…

Walker should reconsider UW cuts -- Ken Nordlund

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:00pm
Last week's State Journal story "Campus pumps economy" indicated that every $1 of state tax invested in the University of Wisconsin System produced an additional $24 in economic activity in the state.

Stop secret fast-track trade deal -- Amy Barlow Liberatore

Thu, 04/23/2015 - 6:00pm
I supported President Barack Obama in both elections, but this trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has tested my faith in his leadership.

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