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Regarding Tuesday's Wisconsin State Journal story "Statewide initiatives, local pantries take hit," people using food assistance benefits don’t need ideas on how to eat healthy, they need the discipline.

What Israel is doing in Gaza, with the help of the U.S., can be called collective punishment, ethnic cleansing or genocide. But whatever term is used, it is a historic crime against humanity. And it could not, would not, occur…

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, must have bought himself a thesaurus recently.

Sunday's letter to the editor "Wealthy pay more than their fair share of taxes" referenced information collected by the Heritage Foundation related to the amount of taxes paid by the wealthy. Let's take a closer look at that organization.

When President Donald Trump launched his campaign to try and correct the blatantly unfair tariffs the United States faced from countries around the world, the Democrats and their experts predicted that Trump would fail with dire consequences for our country.

When President Donald Trump claims he supports the working class, he means he likes how much money he can make off the backs of workers.

The recent article “EPA to undo protections supporting climate laws” highlights a disturbing attempt to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's "endangerment finding," a move that would dismantle the foundation of federal climate policy. Established in 2009, the finding affirms that…

The article in the July 23 State Journal "Two-thirds of streets now have 20 mph limit" was on point, stating that Madison's "Twenty is plenty" program is a part of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's "Vision Zero" plan.

We are turning immigrants into criminals. Many of the detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” have no criminal history. Their crimes are related to an ever-changing immigration policy.

I’m not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But I do know enough about the legal system in this country to make a few observations.

After a breakout junior season, the Badgers' best wide receiver could have tested the market by entering the transfer portal. Instead, he found plenty of reasons to stay in Madison.

TORONTO — Max Scherzer pitched one-run ball for six innings and earned his second win of the season, Bo Bichette added three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday.

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A session in the red zone, a competition heating up at cornerback and the rest of what caught the eye at the Badgers practice on Saturday.

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With the majors' best record at 66-44, Milwaukee is 22 games over .500 for the first time this season.

Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.

The Badgers coach addressed a crucial transfer, the importance of second-year players stepping into bigger roles and more.