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Hendricks, Robert "Bob"

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
DE PERE - Robert "Bob" Hendricks, age 72, of De Pere, passed away at home on Monday, June 22, 2015, surrounded by his family.

Gage, Dax Harland

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
DEERFIELD - Dax Harland Gage of Deerfield, Wis., died on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at UW Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Dax was born on June 6, 2013, and is remembered with love by hi…

Wandschneider, Richard A. "Rich"

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
WAUNAKEE - Richard A. Wandschneider "Rich", age 64, passed away peacefully at Oakwood Village West-Hebron Nursing Home in Madison on June 19, 2015, as a result of complications from a rare neu…

Warne-Dreher, Marjorie Ann

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
GREENVILLE, Texas - Marjorie Ann Warne-Dreher, age 90, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at the Legend Healthcare nursing home in Greenville, Texas, after a long illness.

Bronson, Jeffrey

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
MONONA - Jeffrey Bronson, age 59, of Monona, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at UW Hospital, surrounded by his partner and family. He was born on Sept. 2, 1955, in Madison, the son of Ev…

Orvick, Lucile V.

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
OREGON - Lucile V. Orvick, age 93, of Oregon, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on Sept. 11, 1921, in Dows, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Charlotte…

Walker, Dorothea V. "Mac"

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Dorothea V. "Mac" Walker, age 94, passed on June 18, 2015, at Hebron Oaks Nursing Home in Madison. She was born on April 6, 1921, in San Francisco, Calif.

O'Brien, Virginia Rose "Ginny"

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Virginia Rose "Ginny" O'Brien, age 89, danced her way into eternal life on Monday, June 22, 2015. Ginny was born on May 10, 1926, in Madison, Wis., to Arthur and Lucille Swenson, she…

Smith, Dorothy Marie

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Dorothy Marie Smith, age 96, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on March 6, 1919, to Frank and Mary Hoehn. She married…

Scoles, Vera Mae

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 3:30pm
BARABOO - Vera Mae Scoles, age 85, of Baraboo, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Born on March 23, 1930, to Loranz and Martha (Redmann) Klein in North Freedom, Vera grew up on a f…

Chris Rickert: Black lives matter; black clergy should realize gay ones do, too

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 5:30am
Does an unwillingness to embrace gay civil rights undercut black churches' civil rights work to close Madison’s racial disparities?

Madison woman gets 5 years in man's drug overdose death

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 4:46am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 36-year-old Madison woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in the 2014 death of a man from a drug overdose.

Bucks: With Jabari Parker on mend, Bucks could add to frontcourt in draft

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 4:25am
General manager John Hammond remains cautiously optimistic about Parker's knee and a timeline for when the second overall selection in last year's draft could return. 

Mallards: Sweep ups Madison's winning streak to seven

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 11:00pm
WAUSAU — Right-handers Andrew Beckwith and Hever Bueno were dominant on the mound, leading the Madison Mallards to a sweep of the host Wisconsin Woodchucks in a Northwoods League amateur baseb…

Giant Wisconsin-native spider looks a mean part, but is harmless

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 8:57pm
People who discover the dark fishing spider - 3 inches across and hairy - needn't be alarmed. But they probably will be.

Brewers: Milwaukee will be a seller -- providing it can find a buyer or two

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 8:30pm
MILWAUKEE — With the 2015 season effectively over, the Milwaukee Brewers, sitting at 25-46, are without a doubt going to be sellers as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches and it a…

Tom Oates: No. 17 draft pick in first round could be a lucky spot for the Bucks

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 7:00pm
MILWAUKEE — It’s starting to look like the Milwaukee Bucks might get lucky in the NBA draft this year.

Incompetence runs amok in government -- George Nast

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 6:00pm
Our government agencies seem to have a recurring trend of incompetence.

Tax the teetotalers to help state budget -- Dan Johnson

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 6:00pm
As a Prius owner, I am pig-biting mad over the proposed registration fee increase on hybrid and electric cars. To penalize an environmentally friendly vehicle because it does not consume enoug…

Enough with political dynasties -- Kenneth Sand

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 6:00pm
I have been severely Obamatized. I have acute Clinton-phobia. I am totally Bushed.

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