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Scott Walker could set himself apart in 2016 with voucher expansion
Walker can use his support of school vouchers as leverage for support as he pursues the GOP presidential nomination, experts say.
Racine Journal Times: Making state parks self-sustaining a recipe for disaster
They’re shaking the trees for more dollars over in Madison these days as the Republican-controlled Legislature tries to put a difficult budget together.
Madison zoo adds 2 polar bears as $9.1M exhibit opens
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A zoo in Madison is welcoming twin polar bears as its newest residents.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Luis Lang discovers GoFundMe's much worse than Obamacare
Luis Lang would like you to send him some money.
Home Talent League: Austin Leggett's third complete game sends West Middleton past Black Earth
Austin Leggett threw his third consecutive complete game, and host West Middleton won on a walk-off error, edging Black Earth 2-1 in a Home Talent League Northern Section amateur baseball game…
Badgers track and field: Kelsey Card wins Big Ten title in women's shot put
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Saturday’s runner-up finish was all the motivation Kelsey Card needed.
Badgers rowing: Women's team takes third again at Big Ten championships
Another year, another podium finish.
College baseball: MATC rolls to its sixth consecutive nationals berth
The Madison Area Technical College baseball team punched its ticket for a sixth consecutive trip to the NJCAA Division II World Series in emphatic fashion Sunday.
A central transit station is needed -- Ciara O'Neill
It was a brutally cold night, and I was wading through a foot of snow across a parking lot to tell my half-dozen fellow Greyhound passengers that our bus was still over an hour away.
City didn't request major employer Downtown -- Chuck Litweiler
Isn't it amazing that JDS Development landed the Exact Sciences headquarters for Judge Doyle Square?
Attorneys deserve more scrutiny -- Allen M. Rickey
It is interesting that in his Thursday guest column, "Now the real effort for justice in the courts begins," attorney Jeff Scott Olson points out that one of the hurdles in seeking justice for…
Talk more about excessive force -- Margo Redmond
As a white middle-class senior citizen, I find the comments coming from various factions, including the police, about addressing problems of black economics offensive. The comments deflect fro…
Tenure allows faculty to be risk-takers -- Andrew Bent
The state Legislature and University of Wisconsin are not likely to shoot themselves in the foot by ending faculty tenure. But let's remember why tenure is so important: Faculty should be risk-takers.
Brewers: Carlos Gomez's head hit by pitch in loss to Mets
The center fielder says he hopes to play tonight in a series opener at Detroit.
Around Town: Event encourages families to make healthy choices
The Family Food Fest was designed to highlight the successful Farm to School program with its snack and salad bar programs.
DOT should update form about race -- Michael Tollefson
My daughter went to get her driver's permit at the state Department of Transportation. She was told by the clerk that she had neglected to fill out one line on the form, the part where you ind…
Popp, Debora A. "Woody"
BELMONT / LINDEN - Debora A. "Woody" Popp, age 56, of Belmont, died in her sleep on Saturday, May 16, 2015, due to a heart attack.
Investigation: Walker aides pressed for $500K business loan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's top aides pressed for a taxpayer-funded $500,000 loan to a now-defunct Milwaukee construction company that was collapsing and created no jobs, accordin…
Together: Don't let clutter creep into your car
Your vehicle is your home away from home. It collects clutter as you chauffeur kids back and forth and run errands. Perhaps it even serves as a second office for you.
