Though the COVID-19 pandemic has had immeasurable impacts on nearly every aspect of our daily lives, Wisconsin’s public libraries have risen t…
I never thought I’d be thankful to be overweight — until I learned it brought me into group 1c of the COVID-19 vaccine.
March 14-20 is National Sunshine Week. National Sunshine Week is an effort to highlight the importance of transparent, accessible, and account…
We’re writing in support of Nancy Moore for re-election to the Monona City Council on April 6th.
One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about th…
Carlos sits in a McDonald’s parking lot trying to access Zoom for his child support hearing at the local courthouse. Leila waits across town i…
The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a bill that would give local governments the option to stop publishing a summary of their a…
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With the month of February representing Career and Technical Education Month in our state and across the nation, there is no better time to re…
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New year Brings new hope in face of persistent pandemic, says County Executive Joe Parisi.
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Winter is a season of magic. Hidden beauty becomes visible. Much remains a mystery.
I am honored to write to you all today as your newly inaugurated State Senator. As a Madison native, it is a privilege to serve the community …
Outside my window, the snow is coming down. The garden sits empty and bare in my backyard. While working from home since March, I have watched…
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I might as well turn myself in right now.
Every year at Christmas, I turn this column over to my husband, Chuck Martin:
I first started thinking about prisons during my early years in the Assembly, more than 50 years ago. I believed then, and I believe now, that…
When it comes to Christmas and newspapers, nobody did it better than the classic response to a letter that appeared in The New York Sun.
Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were finally beginning to reverse, COVID-19 arrived to entrench them.
A couple of days ago, I got up, made coffee, and sat down at the table with a big cup of – hot water.
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I remember when my co-worker told me he had to find a way to make a sweater outlandish and tacky in hopes of winning the ugly sweater grand pr…
Editor's note: the McFarland Angelo's will remain open and is in the process of adding a 1,100-square-foot dining room addition, new outdoor p…
Ordinarily, it’s not possible for a party to win the presidency and have a bad election night, but the Democrats managed it.
