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LOS ANGELES — For years, flip phones, stick phones and lower-end smartphones — not iPhones and other top-of-the-line models — were Gary Fuentes’ bestsellers.

MADISON - Clara L. Carey, age 85, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. A funeral service will be held at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. A visitation will be…

FITCHBURG - David A. Carr, age 62, passed away on Thursday Aug. 25. 2016, in Fitchburg. A full obituary will be in Wednesday's edition. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

BARABOO - Carol Ann Randall, 69, of Baraboo, known to family and friends as "Annie," passed away on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Born in Lodi on May 21, 1947, to Alvin and Anna (Kordik) Eckardt, Annie graduated with a music…

MAZOMANIE - Carol A. Spencer, age 60, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mazomanie on Friday Aug. 26, 2016. She was born Oct. 5, 1955, to the late Orville "Chet" and Ruth "Arlene" (Rose) Tanner. She married Leonard D.…

Last week Mark Meinholz, president of Memorial Pet Services in Middleton, attended a three-day training in Chicago hosted by the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance (PLPA) that he needs to maintain his certification. For the last 10 years, Meinholz has cremated…

CHICAGO — It’s back-to-college season, which means retailers are battling to equip as many of America’s freshmen with laptops, futons and minifridges as they can. In the flood of deals and discounts, some have their eyes on a bigger prize:…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state of Wisconsin paid an estimated $9.7 million in one-time bonuses or various pay increases for state workers in fiscal year 2016.

These common organizing mistakes make it more difficult to banish bathroom clutter.

Wally Meyer of Madison is this week’s You Toon winner.

CHICAGO — Like millions of children across the country, I’m heading back to school.

After graduating from high school in California, Blair Braverman followed her dreams of leading a dogsled team and enrolled in a boarding school in Norway. She writes about her love of adventure in “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing…

The Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin connects parents with newly diagnosed children to parents who have dealt with allergies for a while to help them learn to cope.

MINNEAPOLIS — Mentorship is getting turned on its head in today’s multigenerational workplace. Technology has flipped traditional roles, and the younger workers now have a thing or two to teach the veterans.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

GMO proponents hope consumers use science instead of emotions to form opinions

Jason Galloway's position preview series continues with the wide receivers and tight ends. Then, The Zone's Zach Heilprin joins the podcast to discuss the biggest surprises from the Badgers' first depth chart of the season.

Despite immense goodwill and new initiatives, Madison's service network is strained if not overwhelmed, hampered by a lack of leadership, organization and resources.

More than 4,600 state workers received the awards.

DNR officials said they would complete a reorganization by June to help fend off more GOP budget cuts, but the plan is postponed.