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Never in a million years did I think I'd take a quote from Ronald Reagan, but the time has come. "I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me."

Now that Gov. Scott Walker has cruised his way to re-election, what will he choose as the signature issue for his second term? The only safe prediction is it will have nothing to do with the i…

Never in my 63 years have I been so happy to have these recent elections come to a merciful end. The bombardment of TV and radio ads, as well as robo-calls, was absolutely disgusting.

Here is a post-election observation:

Outcome of city's referendum is on hold after some voting machines failed to tabulate the results.

UW had two weeks to prepare for No. 2-ranked North Dakota and will have another bye week following its home-opening series.

Starting guards Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang each sat out practice Wednesday with injuries suffered in the Packers' 44-23 loss at New Orleans.

Each chair will be replaced at an overall cost expected to be more than $60,000. A plea in October by campus police to return the chairs yielded a handful, Broadhead said. Another plea for amn…

Possibilities include undecideds favoring incumbents, low Democratic turnout and late campaign breaks for Walker.

Like many in our community, I’ve read with great interest the news about the implementation of our behavior education plan. The plan, in its first year, is aimed at teaching and learning posit…

The Florida-based restaurant chain Bonefish Grill is opening its second Wisconsin location Nov. 17 on Madison's West Side, next to Barnes & Noble.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Barbara M. Blassick, age 77, of The Villages, Fla., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, after a long fight with many health issues.

ELROY - Ann Krupp, age 95, formerly of Elroy, Wis., presently residing at Midway Manor in Sauk City, Wis., passed away on Nov. 3, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis.

MADISON - Barbara Jo Townsend, age 76, passed away on Nov. 2, 2014, with her daughters by her side, following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Barb was born on Sept. 15, 1938, in Chili,…

MADISON - Zaki Rehani, age 90, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at his home. He was born on Sept. 24, 1924, in Mosul, Iraq, the son of Yousif and Munira Rehani.

WAUNAKEE - Edna Marie (Michels) Schara, age 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 3, 2014. She spent this last year of her long precious life at The Artisan Assisted Living and Memor…

RICHLAND CENTER - Doris Marie (Susee) Chellevold, age 95, of Richland Center, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Pine Valley Healthcare. She was born Jan. 14, 1919, in Shell Lake, Wis., the daught…

MADISON - Kenneth A. Schumacher, age 91, died on Nov. 3, 2014, in his hometown of Madison.

A Juda woman, convicted in Dane County five years ago of first-degree reckless homicide for the heroin overdose death of a man in Madison, was charged Wednesday with possessing heroin after sh…

MONONA - Audrey Terrance, who departed life on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, was born in New Orleans, and lived there until 2005 when she relocated to Monona.