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Wisconsin anti-Trump forces vow to fight on after convention

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 9:45am
An effort to derail Trump's candidacy at the GOP convention fell short last week, but party divisions remain.

Steve Chapman: Mike Pence's towering hypocrisy

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 9:30am
In November 2010, Mike Pence gave a lecture at The Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, and I happened to be there for my first exposure to his oratory.

Bereavement fares have disappeared on most US airlines

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 8:00am
DALLAS — Airlines used to give discounts to passengers who were traveling to a relative’s funeral, but those days are just about gone.

On Wisconsin: Restored brick oven adds unique flavor (and wonderful smells) to Tower Hill State Park

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 8:00am
The oven is a remnant from when the park was a Unitarian retreat more than 100 years ago.

Local restorative justice program counts police, court officials as fans

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 7:00am
Madison Police South District Capt. John Patterson and Town of Madison Chief Scott Gregory both find value in the jail diversion program.

Dane County Community Court to offer restorative justice to more victims, young offenders

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 7:00am
Begun last year in South Madison, it started taking countywide case referrals a month ago, including Genele Laird's forceful arrest at East Towne Mall.

Wisconsin fruit growers feeling pinch from production drop in 2015

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 7:00am
New report shows that cranberry growers reaped benefit of price increase in 2015

Executive Q&A: Erin Ruppenthal helping businesses get noticed

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 6:00am
Erin Ruppenthal, founder of Savvy Owl Marketing & PR, says commercial and video shoots for waterparks are fun, but rarely easy.

Shelter to school: For homeless 6-year-old, kindergarten provides stability in an otherwise chaotic life

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 6:00am
Though rarely the public face of homelessness, children are, by some counts, the majority of Madison's homeless population.

Definitions of homelessness vary, leading to differing counts

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:58am
School districts use a more expansive definition than the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

3 adults, 8 children, 1 motel room

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:30am
About 6 percent of homeless students in the Madison School District are living with their families in motels or hotels. Meet one such family.

Chris Rickert: Use of force, dueling police petitions and the 'horseshoe' theory

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:30am
The conservative Jim Crow South favored segregated public accommodations, the liberal Multicultural Student Center segregated meetings.

A knock on the door brings help for homeless families in motels

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:29am
A multi-agency effort finds dozens of homeless children and their families living one night at a time in a city motel.

On View | Yahara Journal Student Art Show

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:15am
Art students are not the only creative people on Madison Area Technical College campuses. Many students in other fields of study submitted artwork to the Yahara Journal Student Art Show now on display in the Gallery @ Truax.

'Casa Valentina' offers insight from rarely heard voices from history

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 5:00am
StageQ is producing Harvey Fierstein's show inspired by the true story of transvestite men in the Catskills in 1962.

Pro golf: Henrik Stenson grabs British Open lead from Phil Mickelson

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 4:00am
Stenson had a pair of two-shot swings on the inward par 3s and got up-and-down on the 18th for a 3-under 68, the second straight day that no one had a better score. It gave the 40-year-old Swede his first…

Dane County mortgage rates for Sunday, July 17

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 3:30am
Dane County mortgage rates

Tom Oates: Brewers GM David Stearns needs to stockpile young starting pitching

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 3:00am
The Cubs, Astros, Royals and Pirates all have shown that's the best route back to contending status.

Inside Wisconsin: At UW-Stout, a working model for how to prepare students for a career

Sun, 07/17/2016 - 12:00am
Depending on how old you are and how long you’ve lived in Wisconsin, you’ve likely heard the dismissive phrase “When in doubt, Stout!” It’s an outdated reference to UW-Stout being a college choice of last resort.

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