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Finding the right financial help can lead to the completion of a long-dreamed-of degree.

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Shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, multiple gunshots and vehicles fleeing were reported near the 200 block of North Thompson Drive, Madison police said.

Powerful storms and tornadoes are wreaking havoc across the country. Our oceans are rising and every year we seem to set a new record for higher temperatures. Still too many of us are ignoring the warning signs of a changing…

Green Bay's All-Pro return man and nickelback said his mother did everything. She was there for everything. She sacrificed everything. Here's how her dedication helped get him to the NFL.

I know that Americans love salt, but it's everywhere. And it's overboard.

Jay Gust, is a motorcycle-loving Vietnam veteran who invented state-of-the-art prototypes for Oscar Meyer and has four patents to prove it.

The interviews disabused students of preconceived ideas about a veterans’ experiences, some said.

The American economy is a Ponzi scheme. In 1965 Congress tried to finesse the laws of economics by enacting a set of entitlements called the Great Society. This program was based on unrealistic economic assumptions that could not all be…

The construction of bus islands in the middle of Mineral Point Road in Madison with grant money from a bankrupt federal government will prove itself a fat mistake.

In his column in last Sunday's State Journal, "Evers misses chance to help police officers," Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, lamented that Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have given more protections to police officers.

The article in last Wednesday's Wisconsin State Journal "Panel orders audit of DEI" described how Republicans lawmakers are launching an audit of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin System.

The Wisconsin State Journal's May 5 editorial about a school shooting in Mount Horeb mentioned the “need for robust mental health services in schools, which require resources.”

Since spring 2021, I have been lobbying various people and entities in Madison to install at least one kayak launch platform that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act near a kayak rental site (ideally but not necessarily) on…

The airwaves are flooded with an ad supporting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in her fall reelection bid. The ad is about her struggles growing up with a mother who had addiction issues. It is certainly a sad story.

The situation in Gaza is complicated, and war is painful, deadly and ugly. The innocent always die.

A letter to the editor in last Sunday's State Journal featured a poem that was harshly critical of the recent protests on college campuses across America.

I have lived in my Madison house since 1987 and paid off the mortgage in 2021. Last year I made several changes in my 2,000-square-foot ranch house to accommodate aging in place, which included electrical and plumbing upgrades to meet…

The Madison resident and two-time defending champion is two shots back heading into Sunday's final round of the PGA Tour Champions major in Alabama.

Milwaukee had to survive a ninth-inning scare against St. Louis on Friday. Here's how the game played out.