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Address climate change in coming year -- Laura Green

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 7:03pm
Polls show Americans are optimistic for 2015. At the end of this year, we will look back and see how that optimism played out.

Badgers football: Success from bowl game expected to carry into next season

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 7:00pm
TAMPA, Fla. — Some could have viewed Thursday’s Outback Bowl as a glorified exhibition.

Irving Berlin wrote 'Happy Holidays' -- Warren J Gordon

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 6:52pm
A recent letter to the editor published went on at some length to explain the writer's objection to the phrase "happy holidays." Since this is an expression that has enjoyed common usage for m…

Pocan smart not to blame redistricting -- Craig Schultz

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 6:43pm
Regarding Friday's article with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan's reflections on his time in Congress to date, it was a smart move not to blame redistricting for him receiving such a large number of vote…

Front-runners in race for president

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 5:34pm
Front-runners in race for president

Possible murder-suicide in Grant County may involve multiple victims

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 5:15pm
Reports claim that two or three victims are involved in an incident in the village of Montfort.

Tech and Biotech: Nordic's Bakken transitions to venture capitalist

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 4:30pm
Mark Bakken sheds CEO mantle at Nordic Consulting and opens Madison HealthX Ventures. 

Complaint: Trigger on gun that wounded 14-year-old had been pulled several times

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 4:00pm
A gun that wounded a 14-year-old boy in a South Side apartment last week had been passed around loaded and its trigger was pulled several times before the gun fired, according to a criminal co…

Birkett, Mary Ellen

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
CUBA CITY - Mary Ellen Birkett, age 76, of Cuba City, Wis., died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Doyle, Bonita M. (Meier)

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Bonita M. (Meier) Doyle passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2014. She was born on July 2, 1935, to Joseph and Lois Meier (Hinman) in Madison.

Fouts, Geraldine M.

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
BEAVER DAM - Geraldine M. Fouts, age 61, of Beaver Dam, died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014.

Rusch, Wallace E. "Wally"

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
EDGERTON - Wallace E. "Wally" Rusch, age 75, of Edgerton, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, with his loving family by his side.

Redding, Kenneth O.

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
WAUKESHA - Kenneth O. Redding of Waukesha died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Season's Hospice, at the age of 53. He was born on Feb. 18, 1961, in Madison, the son of Francis R. and Lillian E. …

Tourist to New York City? Bus ticket refund awaits

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:30pm
Wisconsin visitors to New York City who toured the Big Apple on one of those double-decker open-topped buses are among 4 million sight-seers who were taken for more than that ride.

Wintry mix blowing into town on Saturday

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 3:00pm
A wintry mix of snow, freezing drizzle and drizzle could make for dicey, icy driving this weekend in Madison.

Patrick Durkin: Time is now to raise voice over deer hunting rules

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 2:45pm
If you have praise, questions or criticisms about deer hunting in Wisconsin after our trial run with the Deer Trustee’s recommendations this fall, consider sharing your views at one or more pu…

Wisconsin traffic death total in 2014 lowest in 71 years

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 2:45pm
The number of people killed in crashes in Wisconsin in 2014 fell to the lowest total since 1943 and was the first time the total was below 500 since World War II.

Packers: Aaron Rodgers held out of practice

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 2:20pm
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was held out of practice as the Green Bay Packers returned to work Friday. Rodgers is recovering from a calf injury.

Busy stretch of interstate north of Madison under study

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 2:15pm
With construction already underway on the expansion of Interstate 39/90 from the Illinois state line to Madison, improvements to the highway north of Madison are now coming under review.

On the Capitol: Tax reform final report omitted opposition to more tax cuts

Fri, 01/02/2015 - 1:00pm
Almost as many respondents to the online survey opposed more tax cuts, as mentioned lowering property taxes.

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