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Republican leaders have long encouraged an almost hysterical distrust of government, the news media, science and reason. They have done a masterful job of running fools for federal, state and local office, sadly with much success. Those labors have finally…

The recent letter to the editor "History will remember Barack Obama fondly" suggested the current president will be honored in the history books. I am not sure what the writer is referring to.

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval fired off a nasty blog post, railing against the City Council for wasting taxpayers on a study of the Police Department.

Wisconsin should boost funding for a grant program to help low-income students afford college by $12.8 million over the next two years, UW's governing board says.

Pete Swanville, of Madison, and Fred Yakel, of Edgerton, needed a copy of the Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations 2016-2017 to fish Trout Creek.

Best-Selling Books Week Ended June 5th.

SAUK CITY - Ina Mae (Wegner) Swafford, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, surrounded by her family at home, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer.

MADISON - James M. ''Jim'' Gschwend, age 84, formerly of Madison, died on May 28, 2016, in Bradenton, Fla. Jim was born on Oct. 4, 1931, in Pocahontas, Ark. He served two years in the U.S. Army, before moving to…

HILLSBORO - Evelyn Stowell, age 90, of Hillsboro/Yuba, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at her residence in Hillsboro, Wis. She was born on Aug. 19, 1925, to Vaclav and Josephine (Bruha) Picha in Hillsboro and graduated from the…

APPLETON / MADISON - Mary H. Geborek, age 88, died peacefully Friday, June 3, 2016, at Artisans Assisted Living Center in DeForest, Wis.

BARABOO - Vera Candace Dwars, age 95, of Baraboo, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Oak Park Place in Baraboo.

FENNIMORE - Carol M. Christiansen, age 93, died on Monday evening, June 6, 2016, at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. She was born on April 8, 1923, in Clifton Township, Grant County, Wis., the daughter of Harvey and Delia (Weinbrenner)…

WAUNAKEE - Donna Jean Dauck, age 86, passed away at Agrace Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family on June 8, 2016, after living courageously with Alzheimer's disease for many years.

MIDDLETON - On June 2, 2016, we laid to rest one of the last Great Danes. Richard W. Poulsen, age 88, of Middleton, Wis., Korean Veteran, pilot, hunter, fisherman, expert in all things with combustible engines, mason, artist in stone…

MADISON - Dean T. Massey, age 84, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Arrangements are pending, and a full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

ROCK SPRINGS - The last card game has been played. The last load of wheat straw has been hauled. The last call to the co-op asking about the price of beans has been made. On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Anthony…

FITCHBURG - Ralph William "Bill" Lindley, age 83, beloved husband of Audrey Lindley (Schmidt) for 63 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

June 30 is when the commissions take the reins of election and ethics oversight from Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board

Law enforcement from several departments are pursuing suspects from a possible armed robbery Wednesday afternoon on Madison's East Side.

Something for everybody. That pretty much sums up what’s happening these days at Breese Stevens Field on Madison’s Near East Side.