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UW Hospital a leader in alternative to brain death organ donation
Kiley Hackl, a fitness buff, was in a kickboxing class in Sun Prairie when she collapsed.
Doctors seek organ donation from deaths outside of hospitals
Less than 2 percent of the 2.6 million Americans who die each year qualify for organ donation, largely because most people die outside of hospitals and hospital deaths generally are required f…
Consent for organ donation strengthened through registries
When Henry Mackaman got his driver’s license, he registered to be an organ donor.
Scott Walker hopes to turn Midwest roots into campaign strategy
Walker is selling himself as the one GOP candidate who can deliver key Midwestern states to the GOP column in 2016.
Madison-area apartment construction still booming
Amenity-rich luxury apartments in Downtown Madison dominate, driven mostly by well-paid Millennials.
Madison slated for more than 5,500 new apartments through 2017
Heavy demand from Millennials and others is driving more units and steadily rising rents, especially Downtown.
Verona, home of Epic Systems, bucks apartment trend with limiting policy
Despite its limit of 25 to 50 new units per year, the city was recently deemed a "hot submarket" for apartments.
Sweeping secrecy is big mistake
Republicans are supposed to be suspicious of big government.
End state's witless attempt to hide public records
OUR VIEW: Any politician who continues to support similar attacks on Wisconsin's open records law will never receive the State Journal's endorsement
Chris Rickert: Unconventional school board risks little backlash in Madison
Clearly, Madison School Board members are not afraid to act boldly or defy convention.
Garden calendar | For the week of July 5
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.
Travel: Calendar
Coming in Wisconsin this week:
Jerry Davis: There’s more to picking wild berries than picking berries
The wild berry seasons will continue with one species or another until early September.
The Fourth of July belies pacifism -- State Journal editorial from 90 years ago
This State Journal editorial ran on July 2, 1925:
Steve Chapman: Plural marriage unlikely despite conservative fear
If you’re one of those rare people who think one spouse is not enough, your prayers may be answered. After the Supreme Court decision in favor of gay marriage, conservative critics spotted sis…
Kathleen Parker: Michelle Obama's evolves in second term to 'let girls learn'
WASHINGTON — First-term first ladies are often shadows to their more-important husbands, dabbling in lite fare to avoid criticism and picking safe projects to shield them and their families fr…
Dan Stier: Drop vaccination exemptions to promote the common good
My dad was a World War II veteran and local baseball legend. He was stricken with polio in 1950 when I was a toddler. That horrible disease left him with a withered right leg, causing a severe…
Chicago Tribune: The cost of healthier air is reasonable
Life is full of trade-offs, even in matters of life and death.
Brewers: 6 in fifth equals 7 straight for Milwaukee
Jimmy Nelson won his career-best third consecutive start and Milwaukee posted a seventh straight victory, 7-3 over Cincinnati Saturday.
All-Area Girls Athlete of the Year: Two-sport state champion Amy Davis ready to become a Badger
Amy Davis is at a familiar crossroads for young, elite athletes.
