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SAVE Act could take away women's representation | Mel Ohlinger

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
I was shocked and disappointed to learn that so many of our congressional representatives voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — a bill that could prevent married women who have legally changed their names from…

Lack of baseball team is an embarrassment for UW-Madison | Bob Hunt

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
It is embarrassing for Wisconsin to not have a baseball team at their flagship university, as Dave Zweifel wrote in last Sunday's State Journal.

Don't dismantle states' ability to deal with climate change | Ken Skog

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
The April 15 article “Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs” highlights a reckless move that sabotages Wisconsin’s ability to confront the climate emergency.

America should not tolerate unlawful deportations | Jeannine Ramsey

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
The United States becomes no different from Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin's Russia or Augusto Pinochet's Chile when people who are here legally can be kidnapped off the streets without charge or due process and sent off to a…

Democrats are on wrong side of deportation issue | Joseph Tripalin

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
It appears the Democrats have adopted a strategy of aligning themselves with illegal immigrants. Just consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was here illegally and was deported to his home country of El Salvador, and the number of Democratic members of…

Gov. Tony Evers' immigration memo encourages due process | Ervin Ziegler

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
An article Tuesday outlined Gov. Tony Evers’ memo about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency coming to workplaces.

GOP should move past wearisome culture wars | Tim Haering

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto, attacked diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Thursday's State Journal story "Republicans, state leaders clash over DEI spending." Wimberger, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, rebutted presumptions of “implicit biases” and quoted the U.S. Supreme…

Donald Trump must learn that Vladimir Putin is reason for war | Mary Maronek

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
What progress is President Donald Trump making on negotiating a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine?

Donald Trump's pride is destroying America's strong economy | Dan Walker

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
"Pride goes before the fall" is a proverb blaring in my brain now as I listen to President Donald Trump declare that the rest of the world needs our economy more than we need theirs, and that they are going…

Packers end of draft wrap up (copy)

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 12:00am
A historical first-round selection set the tone for the Green Bay Packers’ draft class, and the franchise followed that up with more offense Friday night.

How all NFL draft 1st-round picks fared against Wisconsin during their careers (copy)

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 12:00am
Three of the first four picks in the NFL draft faced Wisconsin during their college careers.

Digest 4-27

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 12:00am
SOCCER

Here are the former Wisconsin football players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft (copy)

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 12:00am
The University of Wisconsin football program continues to struggle in the opening round of the NFL’s annual draft, going without a first-round pick for an eighth straight year amid added national scrutiny with the event in nearby Green Bay.

Gregory Spencer Percy

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
February 6, 1960 – April 20, 2025

Joyce Schenkenberg

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
May 4, 1943 – January 27, 2025

Peg Sprecher

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
Peg Sprecher of Spring Green died April 3, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:30 a.m., at St. John’s Catholic Church. Visitation Friday at the church, from 4 to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, at…

Sharon Lee Lehmann

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
November 16, 1942 – April 15, 2025

Heather Lickel

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
February 19, 1973 – April 24, 2025

David Lee Nelson

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
March 17, 1955 – December 18, 2024

Rosalie "Rose" Studzinski

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:00pm
June 30, 1958 – April 19, 2025

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