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Scrapbook Dec. 15

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 6:00am
Military honors: Stephen Denker, graduate of Sauk Prairie High School, was recently promoted to the rank of major general in the U.S. Air Force. He is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Space …

New Zealand star Hayley Westenra warms a Wisconsin holiday

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 6:00am
The first time the young international sensation Hayley Westenra performed in Madison, the grass was green, the weather was warm and huge crowds showed up to hear her sing at a 2004 Concerts o…

Baraboo School Board under scrutiny while considering policy for transgender athletes

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 6:00am
Opponents say the policy could endanger student safety, while supporters say it preserves it.

Racine Journal Times: State has more important issues than right-to-work

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 5:45am
Do we really want to go there? Again?

Doug Moe: 40 years at the Cardinal

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 5:30am
Tuesday night is the culmination of Ricardo Gonzalez's celebration of running the Cardinal Bar across four decades.

Just Ask Us: Why does Wisconsin 'outsource' some DNA testing?

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 5:15am
The system allows the state to "focus our resources on those samples that are forensically significant or, in other words, the samples that solve crimes."

Catching Up: GEF-1 fire investigation report describes area where fire started

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 5:15am
Investigators couldn't rule out an electrical cause for the fire, which caused an estimated $15 million in damage.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Walker should say no to Kenosha casino

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 4:45am
Why is Gov. Scott Walker having so much trouble saying no?

Ask the Weather Guys: Are 'atmospheric rivers' and the 'Pineapple Express' related?

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 4:45am
Are “atmospheric rivers” and the “Pineapple Express” related?

State finalizes purchase of 70-mile rail line segment

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 4:30am
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation finalized the purchase of a 70-mile segment of railroad line between Madison to Reedsburg and Madison to Cottage Grove, Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Rainbow coalition of protests follows grand jury decisions

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 4:15am
“There’s something happening here.” — Buffalo Springfield

Andy Baggot: Football coaching situation at UW, two other schools makes for quite a circus

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 3:00am
Barry Alvarez is accustomed to being a party of one and so it goes in this latest search for a new University of Wisconsin football coach.

Cheese balls help build community in Cassville

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 12:02am
CASSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — In this Mississippi River village tucked into the very southwestern corner of the state, no one needs a Kickstarter campaign to get a project going.

Tom Oates: Packers' loss emphasizes how much they rely on Aaron Rodgers

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 8:00pm
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Green Bay Packers have tried hard to put a good team around quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

More than 1,000 protesters gather at UW-Madison to protest racial inequality

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:50pm
A protest leader says racial inequities are not confined to the unarmed black men who died after encounters with the police in Missouri, New York and Wisconsin.

Outdoors: Scorers say all animals are trophies and real measure of successful hunt are the memories

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:13pm
Sam McNeill and Sam Wilkins tell hunters who ask the men to measure the deer, elk and other big game animals that making the book is secondary to the hunt and their own memories.

Public needs to respect authority figures -- Brenda Farrell

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:00pm
Teachers need the benefit of the doubt when it comes to your children and discipline.

Esser planning for the future in mayoral race -- Christine Maloney

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:00pm
A battle for mayor is brewing in Sun Prairie that Dane County should know about. Three candidates are trying to gather nomination signatures to get on the ballot for the April election.

Revelations of torture are shameful -- John Robinson

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:00pm
I am an American, and I am ashamed. I am ashamed that our country, under the guise of the CIA, did those despicable things to other humans in our name.

Yahara needs better maintanance to compete -- Lyle Krall

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:00pm
I’m responding to the State Journal article on Nov. 20 “Yahara keeps city courses in the red.”

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