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Bryan Steil deserves scorn for not defending democracy | James Polewski
Bill Barth's Aug. 24 column, "Yelling at Steil isn’t democracy," argues that it is detrimental to democracy for angry crowds to yell at elected officials. He is wrong. He has mistaken a superficial similarity as proof that two very different…
Parents are fleeing Madison School District for lack of rigor | Lynne Emerick
Thank you for publishing Tuesday's article "Process draws criticism," about the Madison School District's decision to not weight grades based on course difficulty in the future. This story helps answer the question, "Why is Madison seeing decreased enrollment in schools?"
Segoe Road is now safer for bikes and pedestrians | Susan Schmitz
The Aug. 17 letter to the editor "Madison can't afford overbuilt bike lanes" was about new bike paths on Segoe Road. It complained about seeing no cyclists on this road. I recently returned from biking to Hilldale, and no cars…
Sen. Howard Marklein looks out for taxpayers | Sandra Bakk
As a 40-year resident of Dane County, I have appreciated many of the good things about living here. As the highest-taxed county in the state, does it really make sense to live here in retirement? County and local taxes make…
87% raise for Madison School Board looks like a money grab | Peter Robertson
So Madison School Board members want to boost their annual pay by 87%, a year after boosting the pay of district teachers and staff by 4%. The national average for white-collar jobs was around a 4% increase.
Troops near Donald Trump banner was authoritarian scene | Patti Herman
I did a double-take when I saw the front-page story in Wednesday's Wisconsin State Journal "Dems warn against troops."
Joe Biden's failures in Afghanistan were grievous | Mike Badger
The Aug. 22 article "Under Taliban rule" was an eye-opener. It was about the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Digest 8-31
BASKETBALL Giannis rests as Greece beats Cyprus
Brewers stars blast back-to-back homers in 9th to help best Blue Jays (copy)
Milwaukee had a key player return from injury, and he didn't waste much time getting back into the swing of things.
MLB Roundup 8-31
BOSTON — Oneil Cruz homered, Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Saturday.
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Alice Haley
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Robert "Bob" Baker
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Lois Marie Fitzsimmons
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Steven B. "Steve" "Red" Larson
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