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Klais, Melvin Gene
FENNIMORE - Melvin Gene Klais, age 66, died on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Melvin was born on Oct. 9, 1948, in Liberty Township Grant County, the son of Char…
Restaurant News: Cambridge's Double Double S BBQ moving to Monroe Street
The restaurant is going into the floral shop J. Kinney, at 1835 Monroe St., which is scheduled to close June 1. The location is next to the old Barriques.
Outdoors calendar
The following is a calendar for outdoors recreational events in and around southern Wisconsin as of April 27. Please note that readers are advised to contact clubs and organizations, especiall…
Together: Favorite organizing phrases
I enjoy working with clients and seeing them benefit from their hard work and focus. There are three phrases clients regularly exclaim that prove organization is worth the effort.
Windsor Building Systems recovers from fire with bigger, better manufacturing plant
The building components maker has rebuilt itself from a devastating fire that wiped out half its production capacity.
In the Spirit: Madison priest suggests solution for businesses opposed to catering gay weddings
Some find the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf's idea brilliant, others mean-spirited.
Executive Q&A: WWE provides support for women entrepreneurs
Barbara Samuel is just finishing a term as president of Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs (WWE), an organization that has more than quadrupled its membership since 2011.
Just Read It | Laurie Scheer
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.
Q&A: Palaia brings experience to 'Given World'
Marian Palaia finds it rather funny that she teaches a novel writing class.
Health Sense: New fund aims to improve state's health
Wisconsin’s health care system is seventh best among states, according to a scorecard by the Commonwealth Fund.
Meet the Beatles purists: Get Back Wisconsin
Madison's Get Back Wisconsin aims to master and perform the entire Beatles core catalogue.
'An island surrounded by reality' -- Tom Jones wins this week's You Toon caption contest
Tom Jones of Madison is this week’s You Toon winner.
On Wisconsin: Remembering the St. Feriole Island community and the 1965 flood
Fifty years ago, St. Feriole Island was a place where families lived and businesses operated. Over the years, the Mississippi River repeatedly flooded the island and drove nearly all of them away.
Fishing opener means no walleye dinners from the Minocqua Chain of Lakes
A five-year no-harvest agreement is designed to bring the walleye fishery back to sustainable levels.
Scott Walker's out-of-state trips mount as presidential campaign looms
The governor traveled outside Wisconsin for state and political business on at least 56 days since Jan. 1.
On View | Spring Gallery Night
Visit one — or many — of 67 sites around Madison hosting an open house from 5-9 p.m. Friday as part of Spring Gallery Night organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
For Madison police chief Mike Koval, a tumultuous first year
Koval was sworn in as Madison police chief one year ago this week. His first year was defined by the controversial shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson.
David Hemenway: The science on guns is settled
After the Sandy Hook tragedy, reporters often called me to ask for information on firearms. They wanted to know whether strong gun laws reduced homicide rates (I said they did); and, conversel…
Turn State Street into pedestrian mall
Walk down State Street on a busy afternoon or evening and the foot traffic and cafe tables are jammed along the sidewalks.