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When I came home on leave from the Army in 1972 , while walking down State Street with my short hair and wearing my field jacket, a punk started screaming at me calling me a baby killer and spit in…

I was an only child, and my father taught me how to shoot a .22 pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun and a .22 rifle. I also was a member of a rifle club in high school. I am a lifelong Republican…

I hope those representatives who were sitting on the floor in the U.S. House found their marbles. I assume they were lost, when I saw them acting like second-graders.

Let’s see if I got this right. The city of Madison assessed the Chamber of Commerce property at $993,400, and a private real estate firm Landretti & Co. appraised it at $1.35 million. Then Dane County makes a deal to…

Not that long ago, back in the stone age, to belong in society you had to follow the rules. The primary rule was that if you were politely asked by someone in authority -- parents, teachers, bosses or police --…

I commend county leaders and the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce for stepping up and working together to find a better location than the Messner site for the proposed day resource center for our homeless.

Many in Britain are looking for ways to undo the vote to exit the European Union or Brexit.

The state's only large, privately-owned water system wants a rate increase. Lawmakers nearly made private ownership easier this year.

DEFOREST - Constance "Connie" (nee Wastart) Price passed away June 24, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. In the end, she was as strong as she had been in life.

MCFARLAND - Kimberly Anne Zeier, age 45, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, from a tragic accident. She was born on Feb. 2, 1971, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Jerry and Sandy Collins.

MADISON / WHITEWATER - Dorothy I. Casey, age 95, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater. She was born on Feb. 8, 1921, in Monroe, the daughter of Charles and Louise (Rhyser) McCarthy.

MADISON - Marvin J. Schaeffer died peacefully in his home on Friday, June 24, 2016, in Madison, Wis., surrounded by his four children. Marvin was born on June 30, 1927, in Pollock, S.D. He was the third child born to…

ARENA / AVOCA - Harold H. Ziebarth, age 94, of Arena, and formerly of Avoca, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, June 24, 2016, at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. He was born on May 10, 1922,…

LENEXA, Kan. - John William Renk, age 71, of Lenexa, Kan., passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Folds of Honor Foundation, 5800 N. Patriot Drive, Owasso, OK 74055 or a…

PLAIN - Ernest H. Floerke, age 89 of Plain, Wis., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend died on June 25, 2016. Ernest was born on June 3, 1927, at Platteville, son of Ernest and Dorothea (Nohns) Floerke.

BARNEVELD - Joan Elaine Johnsrud, age 91, of Barneveld, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Crest Ridge Assisted Living in Dodgeville, Wis.

VERONA - Jeanice W. Harrington, age 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 27, 2016. She was born on July 26, 1925, in Madison, the daughter of Floyd and Gladys (Hawley) Wilson. She graduated from Mazomanie High School in 1943.…

MADISON - David A. Siewert, age 57, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will follow. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

MADISON - Betty A. Olrick, age 78, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Middleton Village. She was born on Dec. 23, 1937, in Monona, Wis., the daughter of Frederick and Erma (Seeliger) Erb. Betty loved spending time with…

TOWN OF MIDDLETON - Eldre Antoinette Cook, age 86, of Middleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Oct. 1, 1929, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., to Agnes (Borgen) and…