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WIAA state girls soccer: Anali Osorio fills the hero's role, lifting Madison West into the Division 1 final

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 10:15pm
A shootout save by goalkeeper Giselle Monette also comes up huge in West's 5-3 penalty-kicks decision against Eau Claire Memorial.

Prep basketball: Verona girls team's stars get together for one final victory

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 9:15pm
The leaders of last season’s state champion Verona girls basketball team — Grace Mueller, Kira Opsal and Cheyenne Trilling — had one more game to win on Friday.

Around the HTL: For decades now, Dick Schliem has led the first family of Wiota baseball

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 7:25pm
Schliem, who got his final base hit at age 63, had the chance to play Home Talent League ball with his two sons, who still are playing

Owner, developer plan remaking of Essen Haus block

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:15pm
The project would rehouse the iconic restaurant and its Come Back Inn, preserve Hotel Ruby Marie and and likely add a hotel, housing and commercial space.

Antibiotic-free food key to public health -- Alyssa Florack

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
It’s good news Pizza Hut has committed to reducing artificial ingredients in its pizzas. But planning to serve chicken raised without routine antibiotics is even more important than simple “tinkering with their recipes.” By taking this step to reduce antibiotics…

Please pick up your pet's poop -- Dennis Schmidt

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
I walk the Southwest Commuter Path daily and am baffled by the the bags of dog waste scattered hither and fro.

Paul Ryan voters should forgo their own benefits -- Jim Sherrell

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
Why do the good citizens of Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District want the government to take away their Social Security and Medicare benefits?

Cellphone use endangers pedestrians -- Lloyd Bostian

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
On my morning walks during rush hour on Madison's West Side, I always see at least one motorist driving while using a cellphone. Some mornings I see three or four on busy roads such as Yellowstone, Rosa, Odana or Mineral…

Marquette poll should ask about pot -- Gary Storck

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
Another Marquette Law School poll is out. But once again, no questions about cannabis legalization were asked. One has to go all the way back to September 2014 for that.

Gov. Scott Walker adds to our vernacular -- Dennis B. Appleton

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
Gov. Scott Walker's latest public stumble is the posting of an obsolete, 48-star version of Old Glory to recognize Flag Day.

Madison responds to a rat problem -- Rex Tilley

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
I saw on the Ch. 3 news that rats had been sighted along East Washington Avenue in Madison.

Fighter jets are not a nuissance -- Richard Kraemer

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00pm
Perhaps some do not understand that the "noise" they hear from fighter jets is the sound of freedom.

Shots fired on Coho Street Friday afternoon, police say

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 5:55pm
Madison Police responded to the 2900 block of Coho Street just before 3 p.m. Friday for reports of shots fired.

WIAA state girls soccer: Eventually, Oregon wears down Pulaski, earns return trip to state final

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 5:45pm
Seniors Jen Brien and Makena Fanning score in a 2-0 semifinal victory that makes a Division 2 state championship repeat possible

Tech and Biotech: Big announcements boost Exact Sciences and Cellectar

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 5:30pm
The two Madison biotechs also drew much more attention than usual on Wall Street.

Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 4:45pm
Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.

The governor can't hurt UW -- State Journal editorial from a century ago

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:47pm
This State Journal editorial ran on June 20, 1916:

Report: George W. Bush to help Ron Johnson raise campaign cash

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:35pm
Former President George W. Bush, after seven-plus years in the political wilderness, is surfacing to raise money for Republican senators facing tough re-elections this fall, including U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, The New York Times reports.

Stewart, Marie L.

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:30pm
DEFOREST - Marie L. Stewart, age 72, of DeForest, Wis., passed away June 16, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis., after a long struggle with COPD. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016, from…

Wheeler, Eunice E.

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:30pm
REEDSBURG - Eunice E. Wheeler, age 90, died peacefully on Thursday, June 16, 2016.

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