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Odd Wisconsin: John Till and his miracle plaster

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 5:00am
In 1898, an Austrian immigrant named John Till arrived in Barron County with a unique paste which, when applied to the skin, was said to cure any ailment. Till’s theory was that the miracle pl…

Doug Moe: After six decades, Pat Richter and Steve Underwood remain pals — and Purgolders

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 5:00am
Richter and Underwood were classmates and teammates at Madison East, graduating in 1959. They're still friends, and still supporting East.

Badgers men's basketball: Chemistry plays big role in success

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 4:00am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A post-practice interview session was wrapping up Monday night, and Josh Gasser was eager to unwind.

Brewers: Illegal steroid supplier Anthony Bosch gets 4 years prison

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 3:45am
Bosch's clients at Biogenesis included Ryan Braun of the Brewers and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees.

Prep boys basketball: Sam Kerr, Sun Prairie outlast Madison West

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Junior guard Sam Kerr scored 20 points, and the Sun Prairie boys basketball team made 19 fourth-quarter free throws to hold off host Madison West 65-60 in a Big Eight Conference game Tuesday night.

WIAA team wrestling: Sauk Prairie rolls past DeForest for repeat state berth

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Scoring eight victories by pin, the Sauk Prairie wrestling team dominated DeForest 54-17 in a WIAA Division 1 team sectional dual meet Tuesday at Baraboo, earning its third consecutive trip to…

Prep boys basketball: Stoughton beats Monona Grove, clinches title share

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
MONONA — When Stoughton senior guard Brady Brusegar was sidelined his entire junior season with a severe knee injury, he did his best to provide emotional support to the rest of his teammates …

Prep girls basketball: Marshall, Lakeside Lutheran secure Capitol titles outright

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Junior forward Abby Monis scored 26 points as the host Lakeside Lutheran girls basketball team rolled over Watertown Luther Prep 73-28 to clinch the Capitol North Conference title outright Tue…

Prep girls basketball: Madison Memorial knocks off DeForest in overtime

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Senior guard Nasitta Keita scored 17 points, and the Madison Memorial girls basketball team rallied to edge host DeForest for a 52-49 overtime victory in a non-conference girls basketball game…

Prep boys basketball: Drew Fredrickson helps Mount Horeb clinch share of Badger North title

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
The Mount Horeb boys basketball team clinched at least a share of the Badger North Conference championship Tuesday night with its 10th straight victory, a 76-48 romp over visiting Baraboo.

WIAA team wrestling: Stoughton edges Milton to return to state

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
VERONA — Never in Zach Hasselberger’s wrestling career has one point meant so much.

Prep boys basketball: McFarland clinches share of Rock Valley North title

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Senior Sean Chislom scored 22 points as the McFarland boys basketball team clinched at least a share of the Rock Valley North Conference title with a 54-47 victory Tuesday night at Jefferson.

WIAA boys hockey: Max Quale scores pair of third-period goals to lift Stoughton past Whitefish Bay

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:15pm
Max Quale scored the final two goals of the game in the third period Tuesday night, lifting the Stoughton boys hockey team to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Whitefish Bay co-op in a WIAA regi…

Paul Soglin wins 5-way primary for Madison mayor; Scott Resnick comes in second

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 10:15pm
The mayor and two-term City Council member will face off in the general election on April 7.

Fitchburg Mayor Shawn Pfaff advances but trails in primary

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 9:41pm
Ald. Steve Arnold led all vote-getters and advanced along with Mayor Shawn Pfaff Tuesday, easily beating former Mayor Jay Allen and Lacy Heights Neighborhood Association president Janelle Rice.

Results for Madison mayor

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 9:25pm
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Epic to open its own app exchange

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 6:15pm
Like Apple's iTunes store, it will let outside companies share apps they've developed that will mesh with Epic's electronic health records software.

E.T. could already be here on Earth -- Harry Harris

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 6:00pm
Regarding the article "Debate persists over how to search for alien life" in Saturday's State Journal, why spend a "million-dollar-a-year effort" or more on trying to contact extraterrestrials…

Kudos to Rickert and Henck for their columns -- Gil Gonzales

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 6:00pm
Chris Rickert and Mitch Henck are the best thing the State Journal has going for it. They both expose the underbelly of Madison.

Faith can help us be peacemakers -- John Torgerson

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 6:00pm
According to the article in Saturday's State Journal "Debate persists over how to search for alien life," a significant number of scientists fear that sending messages to supposed alien worlds…

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