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Imagine your dependent daughter had overdrawn her checking account. Would you give her more money and let her keep spending? Or would you make her cut expenses and stick to a budget?

We should all grieve and remember the massacre of over 1,000 innocent Israelis in the wake of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

I am strongly supporting Joan Fitzgerald for state Assembly in District 46.

Uh-oh. Vice President Kamala Harris is in trouble. And she knows it. That’s why she has reversed her strategy of refusing to do media interviews.

The year women got the right to vote is the year my mother was born: 1920. As soon as she was old enough, she rose early and got home late on every Election Day after working at the polls. Honoring…

Voting "yes" on both Madison School District funding referendums on Nov. 5 is our community's opportunity to prevent divestment that is facing many urban school districts.

I have known U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Baldwin, since she was a young graduate student at UW-Madison working on her law degree. She is exactly the type of person I want representing me in Congress -- intelligent, honest, a good…

A constitutional amendment will be on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The only way Wisconsin will elect Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and all down-ballot Democrats in this election is if Dane and Milwaukee counties come out to vote in full force.

Having lived in Fort Atkinson for the past 17 years, I can personally attest that Joan Fitzgerald is the best choice for state Assembly in District 46.

I ask you to join me in voting for Rich Johnson on Nov. 5. He is running for the 50th Assembly District, which includes all of Green County and southern Dane County (including Belleville and Oregon).

Polling shows 73% of Americans consider the economy a top priority in the November election, according to the Pew Research Center. Only 36% consider dealing with climate change a priority.

With some in Green Bay dubbing it the “Melton Bowl,” there is plenty to watch beginning with the “matchup of the week.”

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Laney Potter scored twice and Ava McNaughton made 33 saves as the top-ranked Badgers held off No. 3 Minnesota Duluth.

Quinn Finley scored twice and Daniel Laatsch beat Lindenwood with an overtime goal as the Badgers averted disaster.

He won more than 700 games, producing four Division III national titles and a sparkling record in the Big Ten. Where did it all begin? A cafeteria.

One of the Badgers' stars tried his hand at returning punts. But Wisconsin's special teams, at least in the return game, still struggled.

Tawee Walker has scored six touchdowns in two games and rushed for a career-high 198 yards in a win over Rutgers.