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Dave Zweifel: Van Orden MIA as constituents fume

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:30pm
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden has been running away from his constituents in his western Wisconsin congressional district when he probably should be running away from his pal, President Donald Trump.

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:15pm
President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights, saying in a new interview that he doesn't know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens deserve that guarantee.

Why a New York zoo is feeding a baby vulture with a hand puppet (copy)

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 10:30am
A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

Booing Bears wins this week's You Toon caption contest

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 9:50am
Winning line from reader beats more than 60 entries.

OUR VIEW: 800 people in 30 hours at 4 Wisconsin cities offer Legislature strong advice

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 8:35am
Legislature should act on schools, care, prisons, economy

Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 8:30am
Ronan the sea lion burst to fame about a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. At age 15, she's still got it.

Hands on Wisconsin: Donald Trump identifies alternative to prison in El Salvador

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 6:40am
Donald Trump has been sending migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process, much to the chagrin of folks who actually care about the rule of law.

Brewers manager 'shocked' that his squad has 'misplaced our edge' amid 3-game skid

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:37am
Back-to-back home losses to Chicago dropped the Brewers five games behind the first-place Cubs in the NL Central standings. Here's what their manager had to say after the latest loss.

Dr. Zorba Paster: Cannabis substance use disorder needs more attention

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:30am
Research suggests cannabis use may share some of the pathways of psychosis.

Mothers of Elon Musk's children have similar traits | Scott Huiras

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
Various publications recently profiled billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk and his relationships with the many women whose children he has fathered.

UW can't compete with big money football programs | Dennis Lee

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
In the recent NFL draft, Ohio State had 14 players selected while Oregon produced 10 and Michigan had seven.

Ronald Reagan's government nightmare has come true | Peter Grant

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
In 1986, I was offended when President Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.’”

Descendants of immigrants should welcome newcomers | Joseph Cabibbo

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
I am the proud son of Sicilian immigrants. My parents legally entered this country as young children. They grew up and, like most immigrants, started out doing the jobs nobody else wanted to do. Fortunately, that was before the politicians…

Supreme Court's OK of Tony Evers' veto damages democracy | Fawn Bilgere

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
Gov. Tony Evers’ “creative veto” was farcical, and the state Supreme Court decision approving it is dangerous and anti-democratic.

Fusion voting is trickier than final five voting concept | Richard S. Russell

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
I appreciate the efforts of Dale Schultz and Dave Mahoney to find a mechanism for the massive moderate middle of the electorate to have meaningful choices in elections, but I fear that their chosen tool, fusion voting, is doomed.

Soft power is much mightier than Donald Trump thinks it is | Donna Silver

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
Similar to martial arts, politics has its hard and soft forms. President Donald Trump and his administration excel in the hard forms, parading a toxic brew of bullying masculinity that calls to mind the abusive master in "Karate Kid."

Use funds planned for Israeli military aid to rebuild Gaza | J. Denny Weaver

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 5:00am
The headline in the April 28 Wisconsin State Journal said that Israeli strikes have now killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza.

Digest for 5-4

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:00am
TENNIS

Popovich stepping down means Tomlin becomes the longest-tenured current US major pro coach

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:00am
Gregg Popovich stepped down. Mike Tomlin moved up.

Cubs unleash a 4th inning barrage en route to 2nd straight win over Brewers (copy)

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:00am
Milwaukee pitcher Jose Quintana gave up back-to-back homers in the fourth inning as the Brewers dropped their third straight overall. Here's how things shook out in their latest defeat.

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