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Health Sense: Health care differs by clinic, region of state, report indicates

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 6:00am
Health care differs by clinic, region of state, report indicates.

Unions worry about Group Health losses

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 6:00am
Madison Teachers Inc. and five other Madison-based unions are so concerned about significant financial losses at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, they’re urging members to …

Chicago needs kidneys but sends many to other states

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 6:00am
The threat of sanctions is forcing some transplant centers to be choosy about who gets organs.

Geographic disparities divide organ transplant world

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 6:00am
Where you live — and whether you can afford to travel — can determine how long you'll wait to get a transplant.

Doug Moe: Putting a period on a Playboy puzzle

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:30am
A Madison urban legend — or is it? — rears its head (again).

Tax cuts shouldn't trump UW funding

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:30am
Gov. Scott Walker was for a big cut to Wisconsin public schools before he was against it.

Chris Rickert: Informed citizenship requires more than a 'strong C' on citizenship test

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:30am
Forcing students to pass the citizenship test smacks of the kind of overkill that leads to "teaching to the test."

Formerly 'bittersweet,' Mother's Day takes on a new meaning for Shana Verstegen

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:30am
The disease that took her mother's life is 'done' in her family, athlete and Huntington's disease activist Shana Verstegen discovers.

'35MM' creates unusual musical snapshot

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
As usual, MTM is doing the unusual.

Dr. Carleen Hanson: Concussions a concern in young athletes

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
Concussion dangers cause concern for parents of young athletes.

Dr. Zorba Paster: How much exercise is appropriate?

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
Dear doc: I recently read an article about how too much exercise isn’t good. I run every day, have for many years, and wonder if I’m doing some harm.

Travel: Calendar

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
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The national debt and how to pay it -- State Journal editorial from 150 years ago

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
This State Journal editorial ran on May 10, 1865, as the Civil War was ending:

Dean Baker: Wisconsin one of many states at risk in Obamacare court case

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
The King v. Burwell case before the Supreme Court is ostensibly about whether the government can pay subsidies for insurance to millions of people in state exchanges established by the federal…

Mitch Henck: Struggling students need high expectations

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
“It’s all about the culture,” says banking and real estate giant Eric Hovde. The former U.S. Senate candidate from Madison has banking interests in Baltimore and watched with sadness as parts …

Steve Chapman: Fears about free trade are false

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:00am
Political debates often pit fear against hope, and when it comes to international trade agreements, many Democrats prefer to scare. It’s a durable strategy that they can’t relinquish — even th…

Madison Style: Stitcher's Crossing

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 4:45am
Quilting and knitting are classic arts dating back centuries. They also can be a modern way to create gifts for loved ones, said Sharon Luehring, owner of Stitcher’s Crossing. Many of the stor…

Gracie-Marie Turner: Millions could escape onerous mandates if Obamacare falls

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 4:30am
If you like your coverage, you can keep your coverage. That’s the pledge leading members of Congress are making to 6 million Americans at risk of losing their health insurance this year becaus…

Esther Cepeda: Disappointment in the latest Nation's Report Card

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 4:15am
CHICAGO -- As I approached the results of the latest Nation's Report Card on social studies education, I prepared myself for an inevitable drop in scores.

Badgers men's hockey:

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 3:00am
The second annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic, featuring alums from the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey program, will have a novel, familial twist.

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