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Ward-Brodt Music Co. to move to Fitchburg

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 7:00am
Founded in 1927, the store has been a fixture on the Beltline for 33 years. 

In the Spirit: Sikhs who worship in Middleton hope to change survey findings

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 7:00am
Most Americans know little to nothing about Sikhism and sometimes confuse Sikhs with Muslims.

Madison Style: Shoe store growing at Hilldale

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 6:30am
Since the 1970s, Cornblooms has been a locally-owned destination for shoe shoppers. The store was first opened by Arnie and Shari Ruben at 505 State St. and the couple later opened a second lo…

Health Sense: UW project to address obesity epidemic in Wisconsin

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 6:00am
More than a third of Wisconsin adults are overweight, and another 39 percent are obese, according to UW-Madison researchers. A quarter of high school students in the state and nearly a third o…

With 527 group, Scott Walker joins long list of candidates pushing limits of federal law

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 6:00am
The Wisconsin governor is mulling a presidential bid, but a spokeswoman says he isn't in "pre-candidacy phase."

Mayoral candidates make final primary push

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:55am
So far, the five-way Madison mayoral primary has been mostly about leadership and issues with some accusations of misinformation or inaccurate attacks, and conventional wisdom making it Mayor …

Research results from Madison schools suggest compassion, kindness can be taught

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:50am
Students exposed to a 'kindness curriculum' showed less selfish behavior — and earned higher academic marks — than their peers in a control group.

Grant benefits young readers

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:45am
Just a little over six months after Joanne Berg’s bookstore, Mystery to Me, won a grant from James Patterson, Berg unveiled a remodeled kids’ section at her Monroe Street store. True to her vi…

Chris Rickert: UW needs more 'troubling' ideas and students-first administrators

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:45am
As a mere civilian, I thought the UW-Eau Claire chancellor’s ideas had merit. And after spending 25 minutes talking to him on the phone, I thought the System would do well to hire more people …

Save land conservation from budget ax

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:30am
The argument for suspending the state’s land preservation program goes like this:

Doug Moe: The man who finds lost rings

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:30am
Dan Roekle, with help from his kids and a metal detector, is the man to see if you lose a ring.

Dr. Keith Meyer: Refusing measles svaccination should be illegal

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:29am
Almost 30 years ago, two formerly healthy, young adult patients with rapidly developing respiratory failure were admitted on the same day to my intensive care unit at University Hospital in Madison.

Ramesh Ponnuru: 6 questions as Scott Walker eyes 2016 campaign

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:28am
WASHINGTON — Gov. Scott Walker is leading some presidential primary polls in Iowa and New Hampshire. The Republican governor was elected in 2010 and quickly drew national attention when he sig…

The new frontier is land passed over -- State Journal editorial from history

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:20am
This State Journal editorial ran on Feb. 16, 1915:

On View | Lessons from Penguins

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:15am
Playful penguins greet visitors to the community concourse and Mendota stairwell of the Madison Children’s Museum as part of the photo exhibit “Lessons from Penguins.”

Travel: Calendar

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:00am
Coming this week:

David Ropeik: Vaccine exemptions should be harder to get, but don’t eliminate them

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:00am
The fear of the spread of measles is now swamping the fear of vaccines. Sadly, but predictably, the fear of disease is provoking an overreaction to risk, precisely what the anti-vaccine commun…

Mitch Henck: Madison schools should apply Act 10

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 5:00am
This is Madison. I learned that phrase when I moved here from Green Bay in 1992.

Badgers men's basketball: Frank Kaminsky has evolved into a standout Plan B option

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 3:30am
When the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coaching staff was looking for a big man to help fill its 2011 recruiting class, Bo Ryan and Co. found a couple options in the Chicago area.

Tom Oates: Several Brewers players to watch with spring training right around the corner

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 3:00am
After the second-worst collapse in Wisconsin sports in the past year, the Milwaukee Brewers resisted the urge to break up their team.

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