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SAVE Act could take away women's representation | Mel Ohlinger
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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)
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)
Three of the first four picks in the NFL draft faced Wisconsin during their college careers.
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Here are the former Wisconsin football players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft (copy)
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
February 6, 1960 – April 20, 2025
Joyce Schenkenberg
May 4, 1943 – January 27, 2025
Peg Sprecher
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
November 16, 1942 – April 15, 2025
Heather Lickel
February 19, 1973 – April 24, 2025
David Lee Nelson
March 17, 1955 – December 18, 2024
Rosalie "Rose" Studzinski
June 30, 1958 – April 19, 2025