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More and more Wisconsinites are eating the Mediterranean way. And that's a good thing.

With about 2,200 Madisonian getting exposed to aircraft noise incompatible with residential life, the Dane County airport is recommending the FAA approve new flight paths, changes to how F-35s takeoff and extending runways.

Casey O'Brien and Laila Edwards scored 68 seconds apart in the third period as the Badgers ended the regular season by ending Ohio State's 16-game winning streak.

Ben Dexheimer scored in overtime to give the Badgers a sweep of Penn State heading into a final-weekend showdown for the Big Ten title.

The program aims to offer those living with dementia a chance to relax while spending time with others who are going through similar struggles.

I'm a 79-year-old gay man who grew up when "queer" was an extremely derogatory and painful insult -- not unlike the N-word.

Then-President Theodore Roosevelt coined the term “bully pulpit” to mean superb or wonderful in that the office was an excellent platform from which to express ideas. Under President Donald Trump, the meaning of “bully” takes on the more typical usage:…

Madison and Dane County work tirelessly to boost our exercise and bike-friendly reputation with an extensive network of paths and competitions.

Americans have become deeply divided and infected with attitudes that dehumanize those who are different from them — different politically, racially, ethnically, religiously and economically.

LZ Granderson's column in last Sunday's State Journal, "If economy is so great, why are evictions soaring?," was a succinct summary of the post-Ronald Reagan impoverishment of the 90%, especially those in the lowest quartile of earnings.

The FBI believes the China is such a threat. The agency has a website titled “The China Threat.”

It's telling how American government uses diversion tactics to empty your pockets. In response to the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison, President Joe Biden urged sending more weapons to Ukraine.

Alexei Navalny may have been born a Russian, but he lived and died fighting for the American ideals of freedom, democracy and justice. For that he should be honored.

My friends and I enjoy eating at various restaurants in Madison. Since I am one of the elderly customers, I look for a place that will make me comfortable.

I'm surprised that former President Donald Trump's new sneakers are gold. I thought he'd opt for white, to avoid clashing with the orange prison jumpsuit.

Surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree Celsius global warming threshold underscores the urgency of expanding renewable energy in electricity production as a crucial measure to reduce carbon emissions.

I read a recent poll that finds a plurality of the American people believe war is coming. I agree.

For anyone wallowing in the muddy doldrums, I invented a new sport.

The success of Wisconsin's public schools is often taken for granted. Public schools enroll 800,000 students in 421 districts and 2,200 schools. Some 55% percent of public schools are rural. About 68% of students are white, 42% are poor, 14%…

Milwaukee had a big third quarter against West-leading Minnesota.