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I’m starting to wonder if the Cap Times legend John Patrick Hunter would be able to get folks to sign excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights if he repeated his experiment today.

Winning line from reader beats more than 60 entries.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

After months of nasty campaign ads and outrageous spending, Oscar Fox wants to find a better way to pick Supreme Court justices in this week's Mendota Marsh.

Donald Trump's billionaire buddy lost big in last week's state Supreme Court election

There are options to antidepressants and other drugs.

If you plan to fly domestically starting May 7, you'll need a federally compliant driver's license or ID to get on the plane.

The Trump administration wants to put America first, both making our country more secure (new border walls) and getting the best return for taxpayers’ money.

President Donald Trump is leading our country into Hooverville.

As a free-trader with a predisposition to look at tariffs with a negative eye, I would like to point out that the implementation of tariffs does not automatically translate into higher prices for Americans and an upward bump in the…

I see Judge Susan Crawford did well flipping Crawford County from red to blue during the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

Kudos to Judge Brad Schimel for being gracious in defeat. Though both campaigns for Wisconsin Supreme Court were heated by outside influencers, I was happy to see a respectful concession speech followed by a jam session.

Though the April 1 election did not bring the outcome I hoped for, I am filled with gratitude — for my family, friends and every single supporter who believed in my vision for District 10. Running my campaign for the…

When Judge Susan Crawford won the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, it sent a clear message that Wisconsin voters are sick of the craziness brought on by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

I agree with Chris Talgo's recent column, "Compulsory rule would promote unity, purpose," regarding compulsory national service. But I would go with what radio personality Bruce Williams proposed years ago. As I remember, he suggested that all high school graduates…

I am writing in response to the March 23 article "Colleges adapting — or dying," about the issues facing Wisconsin’s private, independent colleges. I want to point out some important ways that our institutions are playing a critical role in…

Now that the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is over, it is time for all the justices of the court to uphold the law.

Madison's vision for transit means reducing reliance on cars in favor of buses and bikes. I'm a bleeding-heart liberal, but this is nonsense.

With staffing at the Social Security Administration at a 50-year low, according to critics, and with workloads increasing, the Trump administration has announced a plan to cut Social Security staff and services dramatically.

The messages on the Signal group chat that exploded recently about the military exercise against the Houthis in Yemen exposed the Trump administration to be either shamelessly cavalier or dangerously clueless in its approach to our national security.