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I appreciated last Sunday’s columns on Citizens United by Donald Downs and Dean Baker. I was surprised that neither author focused on what I think is the salient point: Speech publicized through money is functionally different from unpaid speech.

Once again, the trophy hunters and their politician friends are manufacturing controversy and hysteria about our native wolves.

A 14-year-old teenager shoots another teenager in Fitchburg. Two 15-year-old boys are found in possession of a stolen loaded handgun on the West Side of Madison. Students are increasingly verbally and physically abusing teachers.

Americans may understand we are responsible for electing the next president, but often we do not evaluate their messages and understand how they are playing on our emotions.

LSU and Baders fans combine for a tailgating extravaganza around storied Lambeau Field

Sitton was named to the Pro Bowl three times (2012, 2014-15).

Wisconsin Dells freshman Laura Beghin claims the girls crown over Sun Prairie's Trista Pringle.

MADISON - Lee M. Rogers, age 86, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. He was born on Aug. 5, 1930, the son of Robert and Gladys (Huxstable) Rogers.

MADISON / BRIDGMAN, Mich. - John R. Gilsdorf, age 81, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Visitation…

OREGON - Catherine Caroline (Esser) Outhouse, age 87, of Oregon, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital, following surgery. She was born on Oct. 30, 1928, in the Town of Berry, the daughter of Mathias and…

WILSONVILLE, Ore. - Wade Schuette passed away in his sleep on Aug. 16, 2016, at his home in Wilsonville, Ore. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015. He faced the end of his life with courage and dignity…

WESTON - Doris Theresa (Dahmen) Smith, age 87, of Weston, passed peacefully on to eternal rest at the Rennes Center on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. She was born on March 9, 1929, in Madison, the daughter of Charles and Anna…

MIAMI, Fla. - Joseph H. "Buck" Seiverd died on Aug. 30, 2016, at home in Miami, Fla. He was born on Aug. 22, 1918, in Cheshire, Conn., to Dr. Charles and Anna von Runnon Seiverd. Buck was raised in New…

MARSHALL / WATERLOO - David Paul Skyberg, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Trinity Senior Homes in Madison. He was born on June 10, 1943, in Duluth, Minn., the son of Paul and Betty (Peterson) Skyberg.…

SPARTA - Robert C. Smith, age 74, of Sparta, Wis., and formerly of Madison, died July 31, 2016, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Bob was born in Sparta on July 21, 1942, to Harold and Thelma Smith…

MADISON - Hallie A. (Davis) Roth, a longtime Madison resident, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Four Winds Nursing Home in Verona, at age 93.

SAUK PRAIRIE - Lacey A. Stratton, age 38, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. She was born Sept. 27, 1977, to Gregory and Deborah Stratton. Lacey attended Sauk Prairie Schools and later obtained her Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate. She was…

MADISON - Robert L. "Bob" Waldo, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, with family at his side. He was born on Sept. 1, 1923, the youngest child of Elmer and Edith (Senter) Waldo, and grew up in…

MIDDLETON / TUCSON, Ariz. - Janet M. Sveum passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz.

REEDSBURG - Kenneth R. Tesch, of Reedsburg, died Aug. 26, 2016, at the Sauk County Health Care Center surrounded by his family.