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Dr. Zorba Paster: There are many safe ways to battle allergies

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:40am
We've come a long way with a variety of treatments.

Where Wisconsin football recruiting stands entering pivotal official visits

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:37am
A look at some big-time visitors, where the Badgers 2026 recruiting class stands, and why things are about to heat up.

Here's who from Wisconsin women's track and field qualified for the NCAA's first round

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:03am
Twelve women will represent the Badgers at Texas A&M beginning May 29, hoping to reach the NCAA Championship meet.

Donald Trump's big budget bill is bad news for our climate | Steve Lewis

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
Well, the House passed President Donald Trump's "big bad bill." The rich get tax breaks while the rest of us get screwed, not least by the axing of clean energy investments and tax credits.

Donald Trump's cruelty insults what makes America great | Jane Noffke

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
My anger at the Trump administration grows daily.

No one asked for Donald Trump's tariffs and tax cuts for the rich | Dean Siewert

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
President Donald Trump campaigned on reducing prices "on day one" with a focus on food and energy.

Republican House bill puts us on the path to dictatorship | Scott Whitney

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
Well, we're nearly there. Just a tiny bit farther to a full dictatorship.

Research funds are essential to curing multiple sclerosis | Amy Van Horn

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
I have been personally affected by multiple sclerosis since I was diagnosed in March 2016. I am devastated by the cuts in funding to the Multiple Sclerosis Research Program, which bolsters novel and innovative research in support of everyone dealing…

Republicans can't blame Gov. Tony Evers for poor reading scores | Donald Sanford

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
At the recent state Republican convention, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, highlighted Wisconsin’s low ranking for elementary school reading scores during Gov. Tony Evers' term.

Sen. Ron Johnson must demand fiscal sanity on federal debt | George Perkins

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
I wonder about the core issue for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh -- our federal debt of $36 trillion.

Colleges scam scholars with ever more student loan debt | Craig Schultz

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
I have no sympathy for colleges or universities with their budget shortfalls.

Donald Trump governs as if our Constitution has been repealed | Thomas Ciufo

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
Why is President Donald Trump allowed to pick and choose which parts of the Constitution are enforceable?

Don't forget that Oct. 7 Hamas attack is reason for war in Gaza | Donald Folberg

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
I'm 85 years of age, and I remember news reports during my lifetime when the United States and our allies, England and France, were violently attacked.

Democrats must show more respect for hardworking tradespeople | Guy Thorvaldsen

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
We Democrats rightly criticize President Donald Trump's lies about helping the working classes. He undermines worker safety regulations, condones child labor and insulting minimum wages, all while giving massive tax cuts to the rich. But we Democrats belie our own…

Christian community is not silent about tragedy in Gaza | Rev. Nick Utphall

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
I appreciated the May 11 letter to the editor "Religious leaders must denounce war in Gaza," encouraging religious leaders to speak out against the genocide in Gaza. I wanted to assure him people are trying. For example:

U.S. foreign aid system is in desperate need of makeover | Chuck Krueger

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
A movement seeks to reform, not eliminate, the U.S. Agency for International Development and related foreign aid. About $79.5 billion was committed to foreign aid in 2023. This is far more than any other nation.

'Big, beautiful bill' would betray the most vulnerable Americans | Karen Lund

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 5:00am
The more than 1,000-page “big, beautiful bill” that passed the U.S. House and is heading to the Senate will leave people in fear and scarcity.

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Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:00am
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A new sports festival in Las Vegas is letting athletes use performance-enhancing drugs (copy)

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:00am
LAS VEGAS — The Enhanced Games, a sports festival that bills itself as better than the Olympics because it allows athletes to benefit from using performance-enhancing drugs, will kick off next year in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend.

Why a former Minnesota guard, Tulsa transfer chose to join Wisconsin men's basketball (copy)

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:00am
Braeden Carrington, a Minnesota native, admitted that his decision to play for Wisconsin after spending time with the Golden Gophers in the past is unique. But the Badgers made sense.

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