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Raina J. Johnson: What to do about missing black men
MILWAUKEE — Black men are missing from daily life. We ought to treat this problem as a public health crisis. Because it is, truly, an epidemic.
On View | Promega Spring Art Showcase
The Promega Spring Art Showcase, titled “Creative Consciousness,” delves into mindfulness and an exploration of consciousness. In the exhibit, six artists, including four from Madison, use a v…
Dr. Zorba Paster: Apple a day, and e-cigarettes
Apples, e-cigarettes are on opposite ends of wellness spectrum.
Dr. Carleen Hanson: Benefits of reading begin at birth
Dear Dr. Hanson: At my 2-month-old daughter’s recent well-child check, her pediatrician mentioned the importance of reading to her, even at this young age. I was surprised by this, since she s…
Shelley Peterman Schwarz: Boiling eggs is challenging, but satisfying
We all face challenges of one kind or another, and those challenges can change our lives in ways we never dreamed of. My challenge is living with a severe physical disability due to multiple s…
Kathleen Parker: Don't fear free speech
WASHINGTON — True words are often said in jest, it has long been said. But a harsher idiom has been taking shape in recent years: Jest is becoming the only way to express truth.
Steve Chapman: Hillary Clinton's double standard on 'unaccountable money'
Bill and Hillary Clinton are to money what the Gulf of Mexico is to the Mississippi River: the inevitable destination of a large and never-ending flow, which is sometimes polluted.
Garden calendar | For the week of May 3
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.
Travel: Calendar
Coming in Wisconsin this week:
Executive Q&A: Life events put Ayla Annac on her career path
Ayla Annac, CEO/president of InvivoSciences Inc. in Madison, says there’s no secret formula to becoming a bio-tech entrepreneur.
Prohibition nearly dries up city's breweries
With World War I over, Madison and much of the rest of the nation turned its attention to a new battle: the fight over the proliferation of saloons.
Auto racing: A guide to area tracks
The racing season begins today at Madison International Speedway in the Town of Rutland with the ARCA Midwest Tour Series Joe Shear Classic.
Auto racing: UW student's primary car sponsor is iRacing, an online racing game
The Seymour native said he hopes the exposure will draw interest from NASCAR team.
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather scores unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao in welterweight showdown
Mayweather (48-0) uses his reach and his jab to frustrate Pacquiao, piling up enough points to win their title bout and cementing his legacy as the best of his generation.
Little free libraries: Literary democracy in action
I’m a sucker for a Little Free Library. It is, to me, an almost perfect expression of literary democracy: Take a book, return a book, reading not as commodity exchange but exchange of identity…
Jerry Davis: Waunakee woman carries daughter with her for Wisconsin fishing opener
“I’m using my daughter’s fishing pole for the first time,” Rita G. Acker said. “She died in February while hiking in Alaska, where she worked as a marine biologist. ... Now I have her pole and…
Badgers sports: Rowing teams cut through wind at Devil's Lake
With temperatures in the middle 70s and mostly sunny skies shining on Devil’s Lake in Baraboo, it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing in the University of Wisconsin’s first attempt at a regatta at t…
Prep sports: Kori Keyes' walk-off homer helps Verona softball sweep Madison Memorial
Senior Kori Keyes’ walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday gave the Verona softball team a 3-2 victory over host Madison Memorial in the second game of a Big Eight Confe…
Badgers football: Defensive lineman Warren Herring signs with Atlanta Falcons
His name wasn’t called during the draft, but an impressive Pro Day back in March secured Warren Herring a chance in the NFL.
Tom Oates: In picking Brett Hundley, Ted Thompson stirs echoes of Ron Wolf
Although the Packers already have two backups they like in Scott Tolzien and Matt Blanchard, taking a flier on a quarterback in every draft is a good idea.