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Another day, another sad and horrific killing. Gun-right advocates perversely justify all of this under some distorted view of freedom. In reality, we have imprisoned ourselves in fear and grief.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was right to exclude questions about the gender identity of the shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. It is irrelevant.

I read that in his last news conference before leaving the Senate that Mitt Romney, to his credit a persistent critic of Donald Trump, couldn't resist one more dig at the former and future president of these United States of…

It’s time we recognized these heinous events for what they are: not just “school shootings,” but school murders. “Shooting” is too delicate a term for a crime that results in the deaths of innocent people.

I am glad to see more homes being built on Madison' Far West Side, according to the Dec. 14 story "Vast subdivision to fill rare pocket of farmland." But I don’t really hear much discussion about this new neighborhood beyond…

An Associated Press story in the Dec. 19 Wisconsin State Journal covered the upcoming first-round College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame and Indiana. In discussing the two starting quarterbacks who transferred in this past year, the story stated: "Both…

I disagree with Friday’s letter to the editor "Mayor's lecture to press was not professional," about Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's conduct during a Tuesday press conference about the school shooting in Madison.

While it is important to support one another and to take time to grieve after yet another tragedy, prayers won’t stop the next school shooting. Passing red-flag laws might.

Kudos to the Wisconsin State Journal for its reporting on the Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison.

The recent escape at the Alpha Genesis lab in South Carolina should remind the public that thousands of monkeys are living in labs and breeding facilities nationwide.

Hundreds of years before Christ was born, God spoke to the prophet Isaiah about him. Isaiah 9:6 says, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government will be upon his shoulders. And…

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Here are some notes about last nonconference opponent of the season for the Badgers.

Choosing the Badgers over eight scholarship offers is proving worthwhile for a freshman from Minnesota, who once was the subject of a Bronny James highlight.

The Badgers coach's 2024 contract amendment spelled out how the team's performance impacted his salary for the next season.

One of the University of Wisconsin football program’s top 2024 signees will now move on after only one season with the program.

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William J. "Bill" Thomas, age 85, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 15, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.