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NEW YORK — Neither Pixar nor zombies were enough to topple “How to Train Your Dragon” from the No. 1 slot at North American box offices over the weekend.

Madison and Dane County government

DATELAND, Ariz. — Storks scatter, white against blue water, as Dan Mohring's pickup truck rumbles down the dirt road. He's towing a trailer full of ground-up beef, chicken, fish and nutrient bits behind him, ready to be shot out of…

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Oshkosh, and the rest of the Republicans in the Legislature have a real problem with the Universities of Wisconsin System. They don't like how "woke" some university faculty and students are and are threatening to punish…

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Keeping the good vibes going requires attention, cooperation, investment

On Saturday, more than 400 bands made sure there was music at every corner, library and beach.

Don't disregard one of nature’s healthful gifts.

Milwaukee got a crisp performance out of starting pitcher Jose Quintana, who gave up just three hits in six innings. Isaac Collins added three RBIs in the victory.

As a teen during the Cold War, I watched Russian leader Joseph Stalin viewing the tanks on parade in Red Square.

As a member of Group Health Cooperative, I'm glad that GHC is making registration as an organ donor available through MyChart, according to the June 11 State Journal article, “Epic adds organ option.” Now I urge GHC administrators to stop…

In the hearings prior to the approval of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the position of secretary of Health and Human Services, a concern was expressed about Kennedy’s stance toward vaccines and his likelihood of interfering with their availability.

Everyone knows someone who had cancer and survived.

Many people want Democrats to do something, anything, to deal with the Republican onslaught on our country. One suggestion would be for them not to do something instead.

The history of the United States includes some horrible things. Many of these horrible things have been repeated. We fail to learn from our failures because we refuse to acknowledge they happened.

When it comes to tree preservation, the hypocrisy of Madison can't be topped.

Is bigger better? Our mayor and city leaders appear to take pride in Madison’s growth, evidenced by the profusion of buildings and the swelling population.

It has often been said the city of Madison marches to its own drummer. This may be most notable when it comes to streets and traffic laws.

Drug checking is a game-changer in fighting opioid overdoses. If you're using drugs, wouldn't you want to know what's actually in them? This service tells people if deadly substances such as fentanyl or xylazine are lurking in their supply, helping…

Budgets are about priorities. So the message in the Republicans' "one big, ugly bill" seems to be: the deficit doesn’t matter, tax cuts are essential and cutting health care and food assistance for 11 million people isn’t really a problem.