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Dr. Zorba Paster: Blood pressure can be eased with less salt

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:30am
I know that Americans love salt, but it's everywhere. And it's overboard.

Poynette Vietnam veteran, commander of local American Legion, is storied inventor

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:15am
Jay Gust, is a motorcycle-loving Vietnam veteran who invented state-of-the-art prototypes for Oscar Meyer and has four patents to prove it.

Poynette-area veterans share stories, tell local high school students what life could be like

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:15am
The interviews disabused students of preconceived ideas about a veterans’ experiences, some said.

The American economy is completely dysfunctional -- Arthur Eggert

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The American economy is a Ponzi scheme. In 1965 Congress tried to finesse the laws of economics by enacting a set of entitlements called the Great Society. This program was based on unrealistic economic assumptions that could not all be…

Madison city planners have no concept of road reality -- John Fons

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The construction of bus islands in the middle of Mineral Point Road in Madison with grant money from a bankrupt federal government will prove itself a fat mistake.

Prison reform must be higher priority than boosting police protections -- John Murphy

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
In his column in last Sunday's State Journal, "Evers misses chance to help police officers," Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, lamented that Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have given more protections to police officers.

GOP should be transparent with DEI audit -- Jodi Sherman

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The article in last Wednesday's Wisconsin State Journal "Panel orders audit of DEI" described how Republicans lawmakers are launching an audit of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin System.

Teachers need help from parents to manage student behavior -- Wesley Kokomoor

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The Wisconsin State Journal's May 5 editorial about a school shooting in Mount Horeb mentioned the “need for robust mental health services in schools, which require resources.”

Madison needs an ADA-compliant kayak launch site for the disabled -- Jean Rawson

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
Since spring 2021, I have been lobbying various people and entities in Madison to install at least one kayak launch platform that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act near a kayak rental site (ideally but not necessarily) on…

Tammy Baldwin's actions don't match her words on drugs -- Joe Tripalin

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The airwaves are flooded with an ad supporting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in her fall reelection bid. The ad is about her struggles growing up with a mother who had addiction issues. It is certainly a sad story.

Unfortunately, innocent civilians always die in war -- Edward Huck

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
The situation in Gaza is complicated, and war is painful, deadly and ugly. The innocent always die.

Criticism of protesters could have applied to Jan. 6 rioters -- Randy Hawley

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
A letter to the editor in last Sunday's State Journal featured a poem that was harshly critical of the recent protests on college campuses across America.

Older Madison residents are being taxed out of their homes -- Donna Beckett

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 5:00am
I have lived in my Madison house since 1987 and paid off the mortgage in 2021. Last year I made several changes in my 2,000-square-foot ranch house to accommodate aging in place, which included electrical and plumbing upgrades to meet…

Steve Stricker drops into tie for fourth place at Regions Tradition

Sun, 05/12/2024 - 4:37am
The Madison resident and two-time defending champion is two shots back heading into Sunday's final round of the PGA Tour Champions major in Alabama.

Rhys Hoskins delivers big shot to spark Brewers

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 9:45pm
Milwaukee had to survive a ninth-inning scare against St. Louis on Friday. Here's how the game played out.

UW-Madison confers 7,868 degrees amid lingering campus turmoil

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 7:30pm
For 7,868 newly minted UW-Madison graduates, Saturday's commencement marked a sort of last hoorah, a time to take in the view from the mountains of discarded vape pens and busted laptop batteries they'd so tirelessly climbed in their collegiate careers.

1 dead, 1 injured in Dodge Co. motorcycle crash

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 6:35pm
The crash remains under investigation.

UW-Madison police make arrest in death threat

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 4:50pm
The man, who is not affiliated with the university, allegedly approached a student on Library Mall Tuesday and threatened to kill him if the student didn't put his phone away, according to UW-Madison Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott.

Pups stroll State Street in this week's You Toon contest

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 4:15pm
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.

Wisconsin Morel hunters start finding success

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 12:10pm
General fishing opener, regular trout season, ongoing turkey-hunting periods, morel mushrooming, spring ephemerals blooming, birds fledging, wildlife births and much more are giving Wisconsin gatherers options galore.

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