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Learning on the job
Some of Kalief Walker’s friends are working jobs this summer at a grocery store, a fast-food restaurant and a catering company.
Packers: Brett Favre still finds it 'hard to believe' he is going into Hall of Fame
"Pretty amazing," the record-setting quarterback said Friday. "Incredible. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the game. I hold these guys in the highest regard. I just find it hard to believe I am in with those guys."
Appeal of electric vehicles gaining momentum
Thousands of EVs are being purchased annually by a combination of people drawn to their uniqueness and environmental benefits, and those who were enticed into dealerships by federal tax incentives.
Packers: Brett Favre ranks game-winning TD pass for Vikings as maybe best ever
Journeyman Greg Lewis caught perhaps the most improbable of Favre’s 552 career touchdown passes to beat the San Francisco 49ers in the final two seconds on Sept. 27, 2009.
Brewers: Walk gives Diamondbacks walk-off win in 11th
Welington Castillo drew a one-out walk to drive in Paul Goldschmidt with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning, sending the Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Packers: Rookie Dean Lowry getting crash course in NFL
Like most of the other tests he's had in his life, the defensive lineman from Rockford, Illinois, is doing more than just passing — he's excelling.
Pro golf: Jerry Kelly 1 shot off lead at Travelers
The Madison golfer, who was tied for the lead after a 64 in the first round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, shot an even-par 70 Friday that included five birdies and five bogeys.
Brewers:
In a first-person account of his trade from the Milwaukee Brewers to Texas, catcher Jonathan Lucroy makes it clear the Rangers were the team he wanted to end up with.
Imbed Biosciences is cleared to sell its silver-enhanced dressing to treat wounds
The Fitchburg company is based on research from the UW-Madison.
Mallards: Mike Byrne, Frank German lead sweep of Kenosha
Right-hander Mike Byrne allowed one run on five hits in six innings, striking out 14 to lead the Madison Mallards to an 8-2 victory over the Kenosha Kingfish in the first game of a Northwoods League amateur baseball doubleheader sweep…
Donald Trump supporters blast top Republicans for skipping rally in Green Bay
For some Trump supporters,the absence of Gov. Scott Walker and others showed Republicans were going back on their promise to support the party's nominee.
Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan at Green Bay rally
Donald Trump on Friday endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville before a Green Bay crowd, in an attempt to repair the latest rift within an already fractured Republican party.
UW-Stout moves paintings after Native American objections
The chancellor at the UW-Stout in Menomonie said Friday he decided to move two large paintings dating to 1936 from hallways in a much-travelled campus building because they "stood in the way of an effort to create an inclusive and…
Olympics: Decathlete Zach Ziemek proud to represent UW, has lofty goals for Rio
The line sounds like a political candidate approving a campaign advertisement.
Tech and Biotech: Markable gains investors as it makes its mark on the fashion world
The app, just launched in May, has notched agreements with Fashion Week in New York and elsewhere.
How can Christians support Trump? -- Ron Stauter
Having been raised in an evangelical Christian home, and taught to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ (help the poor and the dispossessed), I find the popularity that Donald Trump has within the evangelical crowd remarkable.
Send landlords a portion of welfare benefits -- Helen Streekstra
Homelessness as we know today could be lessened.
Overworked prison guards part of broken system -- Michael Nichols
The July 27 letter to the editor "Wisconsin is suffering from eroded support" from a frustrated parent of an overworked Wisconsin Department of Corrections officer is spot-on in identifying the staffing shortages and the dysfunction of Gov. Scott Walker's Department…
Prep baseball: Sun Prairie's Ben Hauser commits to play baseball at Air Force
Hauser and Baraboo's Tom Ginther, who committed to North Dakota State for baseball, played in the GRB Academy program.
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel: Like Trump, most have not sacrificed
It is appropriate and even necessary to rebuke Donald Trump for his attacks on the Gold Star father and mother whose poignant story became a centerpiece of last week’s Democratic convention. Even prominent Republicans agree that Trump went too far.