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Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation attributed the impending layoffs to "competitive pressures."

Don't choose just any sunscreen. Think about it.

The righty struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball as Milwaukee won its fourth straight.

The Badgers brought in their first high school running back in more than a year with a commitment from a rusher who compares to a current Wisconsin back.

Several decades ago, when Wisconsin schools were threatened with deep budget cuts, I recall a prominent politician talking about the Mississippification of our state.

What would Jesus do? It's a question asked most often by citizens opposed to what's coming out of Washington these days. Obviously, I don't know exactly what he would do. Nor does anyone.

The proposal for "Trump accounts" would give each newborn American baby $1,000 to be invested for redemption in their eventual adulthood.

I recently went out for dinner. I was by myself.

Sipping morning coffee on my porch, I watch the birds at my feeders. They're dinosaurs, I believe, survivors of the asteroid that killed them all off, except a few species of seed-eating birds. What a miracle of survival.

If you care about the future of this country, it's time. If you care about every other human being in this country, it's time. If you care about the life ahead for your grandkids, it's time.

The city of Madison’s Clerk’s Office deserves credit for successfully testing Badger Books — Wisconsin’s electronic poll book system — during the June 17 special election.

Instead of the "gateway to Wisconsin," it feels that Wisconsin state regulators have relegated the greater Beloit area as one of Wisconsin's prime "industrial sacrifice zones."

I'm writing to express my anger at Madison's mayor and City Council, and to let others who feel the same way know they have support.

Madison's Bus Rapid Transit, which launched last year, was largely the result of pre-COVID projections based on the experiences of other cities. It got a lot of things right, and by most measures Madison’s redesign and BRT have been successful.

As a Madison homeowner and father raising a young family, I never imagined I would be pushed to the edge financially not by a mortgage — but by property taxes.

If you buy a house in one of Madison's established neighborhoods, you don't expect the city to pull the rug out from under you. Is the city going to make you whole again? Are you kidding?

In Wisconsin, we’ve taken an important step by adopting a crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. But passing the amendment was only the first step in the process to help survivors.

The Universities of Wisconsin should consider striking until the university system is properly funded by the state Legislature.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vinnie Pasquantino homered, doubled and drove in a career high-tying five runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 on Saturday to snap an 11-game home losing streak.

The righty struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball as Milwaukee won its fourth straight.