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Jamie Stiehm: A handshake and a nod between George W. Bush and Al Gore captured a dignity in predidential politics that seems lost today.
Opinion | Cheney funeral offers vestige of presidential decorum
Jamie Stiehm: A handshake and a nod between George W. Bush and Al Gore captured a dignity in predidential politics that seems lost today.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Peter Barca: With natural gas, Wisconsin can have cleaner energy without compromising reliability or affordability.
Opinion | Natural gas is part of clean-energy mix
Peter Barca: With natural gas, Wisconsin can have cleaner energy without compromising reliability or affordability.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
State Debate: Raising minimum wage would help affordability, UW-M professor declares
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New bill would broaden an existing ban on serving margarine as a substitute for table butter to students, patients or inmates of any state institution.
Wisconsin margarine restrictions should be tighter, legislators say
New bill would broaden an existing ban on serving margarine as a substitute for table butter to students, patients or inmates of any state institution.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Madison Area Community Land Trust’s new and former directors discuss a different type of housing model and housing needs in Dane County.
How a Madison community land trust provides affordable housing
Madison Area Community Land Trust’s new and former directors discuss a different type of housing model and housing needs in Dane County.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Monona tattoo artist gives free restorative areola tattoos to breast cancer clients and to transgender people as a form of gender-affirming care.
Artist Heidi Faye empowers people with free areola tattoos
The Monona tattoo artist gives free restorative areola tattoos to breast cancer clients and to transgender people as a form of gender-affirming care.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Richard S. Russell: “Atrocities,” “war crimes” or even the pathetic euphemism “collateral damage,” don’t seem adequate for what Israel is doing.
Opinion | If what's going on in Gaza isn't genocide, what is it?
Richard S. Russell: “Atrocities,” “war crimes” or even the pathetic euphemism “collateral damage,” don’t seem adequate for what Israel is doing.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Funded by readers of the Cap Times, The Kids Fund distributes money to agencies that address the challenges faced by children in Dane County.
Dane County neighborhood centers benefit from Kids Fund donations
Funded by readers of the Cap Times, The Kids Fund distributes money to agencies that address the challenges faced by children in Dane County.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Dave Zweifel: We could finance health care coverage for everyone by taking the resources that employees and employers are pumping into the current system.
Opinion | The solution to the health care crisis we refuse to see
Dave Zweifel: We could finance health care coverage for everyone by taking the resources that employees and employers are pumping into the current system.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The increasingly popular direct care model is simple but transformative: patients pay directly for services or through a membership, bypassing insurance entirely and instead working directly with their physicians.
Rethinking heart care: Dr. Mike Frangiskakis and the direct specialty care model
The increasingly popular direct care model is simple but transformative: patients pay directly for services or through a membership, bypassing insurance entirely and instead working directly with their physicians.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This week around Madison, attend the Downtown Madison Holiday Open House, deck your halls at the Craftacular, try dishes from local cookbooks and more.
5 fun events happening in Madison this week, Nov. 26 - Dec. 2 🎅🎄🍽️
This week around Madison, attend the Downtown Madison Holiday Open House, deck your halls at the Craftacular, try dishes from local cookbooks and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Wisconsin Badgers sweep Iowa and remain a top 10 team heading into the final week of conference play.
UW volleyball, led by Colyer, inspires while living in the present
The Wisconsin Badgers sweep Iowa and remain a top 10 team heading into the final week of conference play.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Of the $3 million generated last year by beer and wine at Camp Randall and other venues, nearly $500,000 has gone to alcohol-free programming on campus
Badger game alcohol sales generate $492K for UW-Madison dry events
Of the $3 million generated last year by beer and wine at Camp Randall and other venues, nearly $500,000 has gone to alcohol-free programming on campus
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November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Years after a teacher's arrest, MMSD's policies continue to fall short of recommendations by researchers who study preventing educator sexual misconduct.
Former Madison students say district can do more to prevent teacher abuse
Years after a teacher's arrest, MMSD's policies continue to fall short of recommendations by researchers who study preventing educator sexual misconduct.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sen. Eric Wimberger says the bill he co-wrote will encourage entrepreneurship. Cottage food producers have been trying to change existing laws for years.
Battle over Wisconsin's cottage food laws continues with new bill
Sen. Eric Wimberger says the bill he co-wrote will encourage entrepreneurship. Cottage food producers have been trying to change existing laws for years.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Editorial: At a time when transgender people are under attack by Republicans and too many Democrats remain silent, religious leaders are speaking out.
Editorial | Transgender people deserve respect, love and equal rights
Editorial: At a time when transgender people are under attack by Republicans and too many Democrats remain silent, religious leaders are speaking out.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Spencer Black: Republicans had one major aim when they shut down the government, which was to weaken the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
Opinion | GOP wins, Obamacare loses in shutdown battle
Spencer Black: Republicans had one major aim when they shut down the government, which was to weaken the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
State Debate: Our political system's out of sync with American life, contends Mike McCabe
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A proposed development by Randy Alexander’s Torque Companies for 139 W. Wilson St. raises questions about building access and bike paths.
320 apartments, but no parking — Madison leaders ponder proposal
A proposed development by Randy Alexander’s Torque Companies for 139 W. Wilson St. raises questions about building access and bike paths.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Now two years old, the annual Scorpio Market aims to elevate the work of BIPOC, queer, disabled and emerging artists with lower fees and accessible spaces.
‘Everyone will come’: Scorpio Market lowers barriers for artists
Now two years old, the annual Scorpio Market aims to elevate the work of BIPOC, queer, disabled and emerging artists with lower fees and accessible spaces.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Nearly one year after a student opened fire on children and teachers at Abundant Life Christian School, three doctors who responded share their stories.
Madison emergency doctors remember ‘horrifying’ Abundant Life shooting
Nearly one year after a student opened fire on children and teachers at Abundant Life Christian School, three doctors who responded share their stories.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
John Nichols: House members like Glenn Grothman apparently feel that universal health care and affordable housing are incompatible with freedom.
Opinion | Maybe Grothman never heard about Ripon's utopian socialists
John Nichols: House members like Glenn Grothman apparently feel that universal health care and affordable housing are incompatible with freedom.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bill Berry: My grandfather, William J. Taylor, was a labor leader who documented a time when Wisconsin unions were truly united.
Opinion | A grandfather's record book sheds light on early union years
Bill Berry: My grandfather, William J. Taylor, was a labor leader who documented a time when Wisconsin unions were truly united.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Jeffrey Leverich: Republicans now own the hardships they created as premiums increase for millions of families, costing them hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Opinion | Democrats can ride health care issue into 2026
Jeffrey Leverich: Republicans now own the hardships they created as premiums increase for millions of families, costing them hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
State Debate: Prison transparency, Dems role in nonpartisan elections, DPI complaints on tap today
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM