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Trends in tech startups can be spotted in Biz Plan Contest entries

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 5:30am
Many BPC finalists have turned their ideas into business success, often because they’re on the leading edge of a trend or technology that escaped the attention of others.

How strength of conferences helped teams get high seeds in girls basketball postseason

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 3:45am
Seedings and pairings came out Sunday afternoon with a lot of excitement. Find out where Madison-area teams landed.

Taylor Swift's records win this week's You Toon caption contest

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 9:50am
Witty line from McFarland reader beats more than 90 entries.

OUR VIEW: Mike Gallagher showed courage, leadership in rejecting impeachment

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 7:35am
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher took a tough vote last week for our nation and democratic norms.

Hands on Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin's Lady Liberty is on thin ice

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 7:10am
Warm weather is forcing the iconic statue of Lady Liberty to be erected on dry land.

How high school basketball teams try to cash in from this 'good place to be'

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 6:37am
As girls and boys basketball teams brace for postseason, they realize their free-throw shooting preparation could prove pivotal.

Rock County tornado cleanup efforts making 'incredible' progress

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:55am
Dozens of people spent their Saturday picking up aluminum siding and insulation, navigating the debris fields that used to be houses, barns and sheds near Evansville in Rock County.

Wisconsin's Mike Gallagher won't run for Congress again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:55am
Wisconsin Republicans began mulling this week whether Rep, Mike Gallagher of Green Bay should face a primary challenger in the wake of the failure of the impeachment vote.

Wisconsin-born filmmaker tells story of parents' secret business in 'Mom and Dad's Nipple Factory'

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:50am
Brian Johnson got into the business of creating prosthetic nipples after his wife, Brandi, had a mastectomy following breast cancer.

Dr. Zorba Paster: A better diet could help combat illness

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:45am
I’m always looking for ways to eat better. We’re surrounded by processed food, easy-to-buy stuff that often doesn’t hit the mark.

An unlikely figure makes a major impact in Wisconsin men's hockey's victory

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:40am
Sawyer Scholl "had no idea" his shot went into the net for a few seconds, and it turned out to be a critical score for the Badgers men's hockey team.

Vulnerable Wisconsin men's basketball has to 'get better at a lot of things'

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:30am
The Badgers have not been able to complete comebacks or reset when teams go on big runs. Saturday was the worst example of them all.

Planet Earth will rejoice if we destroy ourselves -- Al Jacobs

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
I’ve been a long time optimist,

High school athlete's honesty about mental health will save lives -- Parker J. Palmer

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
I just read the article “Life-saving outreach" on the cover of the Feb. 1 Wisconsin State Journal Sports section.

More density in Madison will benefit everyone, even NIMBYs -- Mike Smale

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
The term “NIMBY” is frequently tossed around to label people who are against the construction of new housing in their neighborhood.

Don't blame stateless Palestine for its fate -- Craig Wehrle

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
Last Sunday's letter to the editor "Palestinians had many opportunities for a state" blames the Palestinians for their current predicament.

Republican immigration antics are height of hypocrisy -- Mary Maronek

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
Our countries "make America great again" Republicans are showing how hypocritical they are.

Compromise is the only way to put an end to gerrymandering -- Daniel Wendtland

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
Webster's dictionary defines gerrymandering as "the practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections." Note no mention of a difference for Republican or Democrat.

Climate changes has made abnormal weather the norm -- Carol Steinhart

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
Chris Rickert's Feb. 2 article about winter weather, "Winter’s a 'roller coaster,'" was mostly free of superlatives and adjectives such as "atypical" and "unprecedented." His facts spoke loudly for themselves. They essentially said that this is climate change, and we…

Donald Trump really will make America great again -- Timothy Rookey

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 5:00am
I voted for Donald Trump in 2016, and he turned out to be the best president of the United States in my lifetime. America prospered under his leadership as he kept unemployment and inflation low while keeping our nation safe…

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