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UW's Allen Centennial Garden ready for its close-up
The garden's busy schedule includes therapy dogs, slow food, 3,000 new bulbs and an updated master plan.
Michael Perry: Dealing with the litterbugs
One of the things you discover when living at the terminus of a dead-end country road is a certain segment of the population is possessed of an odd dyslexic-type disorder in which they interpret a yellow diamond DEAD END sign…
Blue Sky Science: Do plants produce nectar every day?
Not all plants produce nectar, only plants that are visited by animal-type pollinators.
Ask the Weather Guys: What connection does UW-Madison have with the National Weather Service?
Last week National Weather Service Director Louis W. Uccellini visited his alma mater as the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
NFL: The art of NFL scheduling: 4 men, 255 computers, trillions of options
With 256 games, 17 weeks, six time slots, five networks and four possible game days — Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday — there are hundreds of trillions of potential schedule combinations.
Badgers football: Taiwan Deal, Bradrick Shaw offer solid depth at running back
UW's hope is that the duo's performance can lessen the load on Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale.
Scrapbook April 18
Grant: The Badger Rock Center, a project of Center for Resilient Cities, was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Jane Perego Fund. The funds will be used to support the Hmong Language and Culture Enrichment Program. The Jane Perego Fund…
Janesville man killed in turkey hunting accident
Authorities said the 37-year-old ran into the field of fire of another hunter after leaving the blind to retrieve a wounded turkey.
Badgers men's tennis: UW has no answers against No. 3 Ohio State
The University of Wisconsin men's tennis team couldn't claw its way back against No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes in the 2016 home finale at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Badgers men's golf:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Wisconsin men's golf team moved up two spots to finish 13th with a 34-over 898 in the final round of the 54-hole Boilermaker Invitational on Sunday at the par-72, 7,400-yard Kampen Course.
Badgers women's tennis: Badgers drop 5-2 decision to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Wisconsin women’s tennis team’s two-match win streak came to an end Sunday morning as it dropped a 5-2 decision to Purdue (11-11, 4-6) in the final road match of the season.
Waunakee man seriously injured in Beltline rollover crash Sunday
His car slid sideways off the ramp from Highway 39/90, the State Patrol said. His injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening.
Badgers softball: Katie Christner's two-run single lifts UW to series win over Iowa
Senior Katie Christner's two-run single in the sixth inning provided the difference as the University of Wisconsin softball team scored a 3-1 victory over host Iowa in a Big Ten Conference game Sunday afternoon in Iowa City.
Badgers men's rowing: UW wins two of three races against No. 16 Stanford
After a close loss to No 4 California and a sweep of No. 19 Oregon State on Saturday, UW didn’t disappoint.
Badgers women's rowing: UW sweeps three races against rivals; lightweights runner-up in Founders Cup
The University of Wisconsin women's rowers swept all three of their races that featured No. 15 Gonzaga, No. 16 Iowa and No. 18 Notre Dame, and its novice eight boat grabbed the win in the third varsity eight grand final…
NASCAR: Carl Edwards wins a Bristol for first triumph of season
Starting on the pole for the second straight week, he led 276 of 500 laps.
Teacher retention needs attention -- Francine M. Tompkins
The April 11 article “States look to ease teacher shortages” illustrates why the problem of teacher shortages cannot be solved with a single fix.
Hold 'Jesus lunch' at a church, not school -- Mary Foster
In response to those running the “Jesus lunch” at Middleton High School: Don’t you remember the days when the principal asked you to stop doing something? You might say, “Oh, I am sorry."
Don't let GOP drag our nation backward -- Pamela Midbon
The Republican Party has moved further to the right over several decades. Its views are now so extreme that the rest of the development world rarely shares its views.
Freedom of speech applies to Christians -- Jack Mielke
The Middleton School District is engaged in a battle with local mothers hosting "Jesus lunches."