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Henderson, Gail C.
POYNETTE - Gail C. Henderson, age 74, of Poynette, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, at Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena. She was born on Nov. 23, 1940, in Madison, the daughter of …
Together: Help Earth while organizing
The 45th anniversary of Earth Day is being observed this week.
Madison area's retail landscape continues to expand and evolve
Changes could be on the way for State Street and West Towne and East Towne.
In the Spirit: Catholics scour polling data before hitting Capitol for lobbying effort
Appeals to "broad public good" not likely to change many minds, pollster tells citizen lobbyists.
Both opera, Shakespeare ring true for 'Barber of Seville' director
Doug Scholz-Carlson will spend part of his summer directing “Romeo and Juliet” for Minnesota’s Great River Shakespeare Festival.
A complicated man at the heart of "A Reunion of Ghosts"
Judith Claire Mitchell chose a real-life character with a rich life story around which to build her novel “A Reunion of Ghosts.” Fritz Haber, whose work both revolutionized global food product…
Author blurs line between imagination, reality
When readers are introduced to young single mother Anna Jennings in “Imaginary Things” by Andrea Lochen, Anna isn’t quite sure what’s going on in her brain. Is she having hallucinations? Are t…
Just Read It | Lynne Diebel
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.
Calliope Ice Cream made locally for adult tastes
Staci Fritz is growing her company that features unusual ice cream flavors.
Bob Van Enkenvoort: Where there are hobbies, businesses emerge
We have jobs. We have hobbies. For some, those hobbies create jobs.
New technology + old manufacturing = smart markers
Two Madison companies team up to expand the versatility of site markers.
On Wisconsin: Bagpipers, and the instructor, stand out in Delafield
St. John's Northwestern Military Academy's bagpipe band adds a Scottish touch to the school.
Madison Style: Store creates unique home looks for each client
Sisters Jennifer Haley and Julie Umhoefer bring business and design skills plus a shared lifetime in the furniture business to their store, Dwellings. The pair grew up visiting and later worki…
Interactive: Student testing opt-outs see huge increase in Madison schools
The number of public school students opting out of state-mandated tests in Madison rose nearly 500 percent in the 2014-15 school year.
Nearly 5 percent of Madison students opt out of new Common Core state test
More than 500 students in Madison schools have opted out of taking Wisconsin's new state test -- up from 87 students during the last school year.
Lawmakers should adopt better budget
Finance Committee should promote fiscal responsibility, economic growth, education
Community rallies to save Five Nightclub
The club that has served Madison’s LGBTQ community since 1988 will close April 26 unless enough funding can be raised to keep it up and running.
Chris Rickert: Scott Walker's well-funded political alchemy aims to turn the bad news good
That’s one of the unique things about big-money national politics: Unlike in saner areas of life, stark contradictions can be perfectly compatible.
Doug Moe: Celebrating Lake Ripley Country Club's Centennial
The Cambridge golf club marks a major anniversary.
Police probe shooting incident on East Side
Madison police are investigating a disturbance on the North Side in which shots apparently were fired from a handgun early Saturday morning.
