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Leonard Pitts Jr.: The Secret Knowledge, just ignorance by another name
I call it the Secret Knowledge.
Scrapbook Feb. 9
Honors: Stacey Garbarski, a senior Theatre Arts major at Edgewood College, and her scene partner Leigha Sander won the Irene Ryan Dramatist Guild Award for Excellence in a Performance from a N…
Badgers sports: Illinois tops UW wrestling in dual-meet finale
Isaac Jordan secured a decision in the penultimate match to keep victory within reach, but the University of Wisconsin wrestling team couldn’t complete a late comeback Sunday afternoon, fallin…
USHL: Capitols' skid continues with blowout loss to Phantoms
Kyle Connor scored a pair of goals, and the struggling Madison Capitols had no answer for the visiting Youngstown Phantoms, falling 5-0 in a U.S. Hockey League game on Sunday at the Dane Count…
Badgers women's basketball: Racine's Samantha Logic spurs No. 16 Iowa past UW
The senior scores a career-high 30 points, with 13 of them coming during a 19-2 second-half run.
The Idea is more than just words -- Emily McWilliams
Gov. Scott Walker's budget move striking the Wisconsin Idea from the state statues is more than a cynical sucker punch to "Madison liberals." It is part of Walker's full-scale offensive on the…
Vouchers will serve few -- Jacob Burris
Public education is one of the great American designs. Thomas Jefferson wrote that public schooling would help “rake a few geniuses from the rubbish” leading to an informed voting base and str…
Questions raised by drafting error -- Jeffrey R. Baylis
Gov. Scott Walker proposed changing the UW''s mission statement, deleting the “Wisconsin Idea” and replacing it with a mandate to provide an education meeting the state's “workforce needs.” T…
Troops more than 'boots on the ground' -- Tom and Virginia Foulk
Whenever a government entity refers to sending our military troops overseas to fight, they invariably talk about "boots on the ground."
Mission change erodes Wisconsin values -- Anne Lundin
Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to change the language of the University of Wisconsin System mission statement, its articulation of the Wisconsin Idea of outreach to the state, has prompted a huge…
Wisconsin Idea omits affordability -- Jerry kaminski
The mission statement of the University of Wisconsin System contains some lofty goals, but also some glaring omissions.
State needs stricter DUI laws -- Dave Glomp
I am happy to see that Wisconsin Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, is again going to introduce tougher drunken driving laws for Wisconsin. He introduced a package of laws last session that would have ch…
Around Town: Nostalgia in high gear at Verona farm toy show
More than a century of farming history was on display Sunday as the Verona Future Farmers of America Alumni chapter held its 28th annual Greater Madison Area Farm Toy Show.
Breisath, Ruth Mae
MONROE - Ruth Mae Breisath, age 92, of Monroe, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Monroe.
Spensley, Jean E.
PLATTEVILLE - Jean E. Spensley, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in Platteville. She was born in Prescott, Wis., on June 20, 1921, the daughter of John Peter and Elizabeth (Wolf…
Cushman, Marcella I.
VERMONT TOWNSHIP - Marcella I. Cushman, age 84, of Vermont Township, Wis., died on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at her home with family at her side. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad C…
Oyen, Minnie "Min"
LODI - Minnie "Min" Oyen, age 100, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Memorial services are pending. A full obituary will follow in Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, paper.
Ritschard, Tom B.
ARGYLE - Tom B. Ritschard, age 59, of Argyle, passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Monroe Clinic in Monroe. He was born on Nov. 6, 1955, to Delbert H. and Darlene J. (Boeck) Ritschard in Monroe.
Golden, Marjorie Elaine "Marge"
MADISON - Marjorie Elaine "Marge" Golden, age 97, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Attic Angels Nursing Home in Middleton, on Saturday morning Feb. 7, 2015.
Gile, Edward D. "Ed"
MONONA / LAKE GENEVA - Edward D. “Ed” Gile, age 67, of Monona, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, from complications due to elective heart surgery. Ed was born on June 11, 1947, in Elkhorn…
