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How Doc Rivers has fared in the playoffs during his 24-year NBA coaching career

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 6:37am
With Rivers taking over as coach of a Bucks team with championship aspirations, here's a look at how the other teams he's coached have fared during the NBA playoffs.

Who in Monona wants to be judge? It could be you

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 6:00am
Nobody filed to run in the spring election for the city's judge, so a write-in could win. It's one of several local races with no candidates.

OUR VIEW: Iowa model for fair maps is still the answer because court ruling could quickly revert

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 7:50pm
The solution to Republican lawmakers gerrymandering voting districts across Wisconsin isn’t for Democrats or a liberal-leaning high court to skew the maps to the Democrats’ advantage.

Dane County deputies use drone to catch 4 people after vehicle pursuit

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 4:05pm
The stolen vehicle had been suspected of unspecified criminal activity in Edgerton.

Hands on Wisconsin: Tony Evers makes Joe Biden look hip and cool

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 8:00am
President Joe Biden visited Wisconsin this week to tout a bridge that is being replaced thanks to his infrastructure legislation.

Garden calendar | For the week of Jan. 28

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 8:00am
Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

Candidate Q&A: Middleton-Cross Plains School Board District 4

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 7:35am
Profiles of candidates vying for public office in April.

Inside look at how to pull off a big comeback in high school basketball

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 6:23am
High school basketball coaches and players offered their strategies for rallying to win after falling into a big hole during a game.

Dr. Zorba Paster: Weighted blankets can help encourage sleep

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:30am
A good night’s sleep can be hard to get.

Meet Jai'mier Scott, Wisconsin football's 4-star 2025 defensive back commit

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:25am
Here's what to know about the four-star recruit, one seven early verbal commitments for Wisconsin’s 2025 class.

Nation's debt piles up like snow in driveway -- Andy Anderson

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
Nobody likes taxes, and nobody likes shoveling snow. So let’s use shoveling snow to put taxes and the national debt in perspective:

Criminal culture has no respect for rule of law -- Robert Wilson

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
I agree with the Jan. 19 letter to the editor "Crack down on illegal use of Beltline flex lanes," but that is just a small part of the problem.

Final five voting could improve our Congress -- Mike DeRubis

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
People often joke that Congress doesn’t get much done. Unfortunately, the joke is on us. Today, the "do nothing" Congress is on full display. With so a couple dozen bills passed and signed into law, this Congress is on track…

DEI only threatens those who oppose diversity -- Mary Metz

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
Critics who attack diversity, equity and inclusion programs name it by the initials DEI. Most people aren’t sure what DEI refers to, so critics can define DEI through their own perspective and paint it as threatening to the character of…

Line 5 isn't part of our clean, renewable energy future -- Benjamin Bishop

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 oil pipeline needs to be stopped.

Generous community is key to ReMitts success -- Kathy Rothering

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
The women of ReMitts want to thank our generous community for making it possible for ReMitts to donate $112,880 to local food pantries in 2023.

Religious values can't just be about abortion -- John Ferrick

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
I am trying to understand those who advocate for conservative ideas based on their religious beliefs. While they push against abortion, they are not at the same time pushing to address homelessness or for humane immigration reform or for civil…

Driver, not policy, is at fault for tragic accident -- Dan McCausland

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
The State Journal's editorial last Sunday, "High number of pursuits is troubling," seems to miss the point of the recent tragedy involving the Monona Police Department.

SOS showed risks of shopping on Facebook -- Hank Luttrell

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
I always enjoy Chris Rickert's SOS columns. Amusing and educational, they allow us to more safely navigate the business landscape.

Parental bill of rights is big government hypocrisy -- Donna Silver

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 5:00am
Republicans have traditionally stood for limited government. Twenty years ago, Republican activist Grover Norquist famously said he wanted to reduce government to a size where he could "drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub."

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