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To tag a butterfly
How do you tag a butterfly without killing it? “They are tougher than you think,” says Mark Martin, a volunteer with the Madison Audubon Society. more
David Michael Miller
In the belly of the beast
Chris Taylor threatened with lawsuit over column criticizing ALEC speaker. more
Oct 11, 2018
Jenny Peek
Mobilizing Madison’s young voters
NextGen America is trying to get 250,000 young people in 11 states to turn out to vote on Nov. 6. If the effort is successful, it could swing the election. more
Oct 11, 2018
Lawbreaker or victim?
Ald. David Ahrens got into a bitter exchange with Mayor Paul Soglin at the Sept. 4 council meeting. Two weeks later, the police began investigating Ahrens. Did he violate the open meetings law or is he a victim of political retaliation? more
Oct 11, 2018
Sharon Vanorny
Will this woman flip the state Senate?
Democrats agree that their quest to flip the state Senate hinges on whether Kriss Marion, an organic farmer, can topple the Republican incumbent in Senate District 17, a seat once held by Republican maverick Dale Schultz. more
Oct 11, 2018
Madweek for Oct. 11, 2018
Several weird crimes, some shady money moves and a second chance for a (probably) racist cop. Oh, and Gov. Scott Walker is catching up to Democratic challenger Tony Evers in the polls. All this and more in Madweek. more
Oct 11, 2018
Chris Lotten
Opening night
Madison’s new concert venue, The Sylvee, is finally open. Aaron Conklin wanders the crowd to see what the fuss is all about. more
Oct 4, 2018
The college try
Koinadugu District is one of the poorest areas in one of the world’s poorest countries, Sierra Leone. But it is on the verge of getting a college, thanks to the far reach of the Wisconsin Idea. more
Oct 4, 2018
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Wisconsin Historical Society / David Sandell
Sixties and the city
The ‘60s in Madison have been well documented, but a new book by Stuart Levitan digs up new treasures that amuse, enlighten and shock. more
Oct 4, 2018
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Madweek for Oct. 4, 2018
It’s looking like police officers will stay in Madison schools, but city officials move toward dumping the Confederate monument. And no matter what happens in November, we have an end date for Gov. Scott Walker’s reign. Unless he changes his mind. more
Oct 4, 2018
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Mark Brown/University of St. Tho
Meet Art Cullen
The improbable winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing was Art Cullen, editor of “The Storm Lake Times in Iowa. Jane Burns talks to Cullen about the future of independent journalism and the changing face of rural America. more
Sep 27, 2018
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Mary Langenfeld
Easy riders
Thanks to volunteers and a electric/pedal bike called a “trishaw,” seniors can still enjoy the thrill of a spin around the neighborhood. more
Sep 27, 2018
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Madweek for Sep. 27, 2018
Madison had a hard week -- gun violence, ICE enforcement, ongoing political battles that seem to be getting stupider and more depressing. At least we have moral clarity from Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate Mandela Barns. more
Sep 27, 2018
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Falling in love with Itzhak Perlman
When violinist Toby Friedlander heard Itzhak Perlman play Ravel's Tzigane in 1963, she rushed backstage, introduced herself and asked him to marry her. They married four years later. Now Madison will get a chance to fall in love with the violinist's sound when he plays Overture Hall on April 19. more
Tell All: My #MeToo slander
Back in college, while living on a coed floor, the males flirted aggressively with females. Now, an old female friend is exaggerating my college horseplay more
Hokey poke?
No joke, poke is here, and Poke it Up is a good place to learn to love it. But sooner or later, Madison’s poke spots will need to introduce more novel options. more
Calling all nudes
Buck_Naked_on_Parade turns Bucky on Parade on its head. It’s exactly what you think. more
Cannabis confusion
While legalities appear in flux, cannabinoid oil or CBD is still being sold locally — for now. A primer of the ins and outs. more
