Isthmus Cover Stories
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Joe Tarr
Madison's tent city
Madison is working on establishing two homeless encampments with mini-shelters that will have heating and electricity. They’re intended to offer a transition to permanent housing. Read more
Amy Stocklein
Pushing the envelope
This quarter-century of correspondence harks back to a very different media landscape, when the city had two staff-packed dailies and two campus dailies to boot. Read more
Sep 3, 2021
Dylan Brogan
In his name
A year after a summer of protests in Madison, Isthmus reporter Dylan Brogan tells the rest of the story of the man who found himself at the center of it. Read more
Aug 5, 2021
Illustration by James Heimer for Madison Magazine
No Questions Asked
Top health officials agree that needle exchanges have proven an effective public health initiative by reducing the spread of dangerous blood-borne diseases among intravenous drug users. A special report in collaboration with Madison Magazine. Read more
May 21, 2020
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Thank you, Ben
Ben Koppa’s tragic death provided his ever-generous soul one final, grand opportunity to give. For 13 years, two of his organs — a kidney and pancreas — have been keeping John Groleau alive. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Supreme decision
The state Supreme Court race presents Wisconsin with a dramatic choice, especially since Daniel Kelly, appointed to the bench in 2016 by Scott Walker, has a track record of expressing contempt for the idea of government assistance to people in need. Read more
Mar 25, 2020
David Michael Miller
Homeless in a pandemic
“With schools being closed it’s difficult for families who are working, especially being homeless,” says Melissa Sorensen, executive director of social services for the Salvation Army. “It’s really making it hard for folks to have a place to go." Read more
Mar 18, 2020
Anders Nienstaedt
Lather, rinse, reprogram
Hand hygiene’s role in disease prevention is both highly effective and generally underappreciated. Dr. Ajay Sethi and Dr. Nasia Safdar of UW-Madison testify to its importance. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
4:00 PM
Alexei Vella
The new normal
COVID-19 is in Dane County and changing life in dramatic ways for all. We look at impacts and proposed solutions. The situation is extremely fluid. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
4:00 PM
Madison City Channel
Crisis mode
Prepare for the long haul. Madison and Dane County say extreme measures have been taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus. After the immediate crisis, local governments will reckon with the financial consequences. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
4:00 PM
We the undercounted
Baltazar De Anda Santana did not fill out the U.S. census in 2010. Undocumented at the time, he was afraid to let the government know where he was. This year he’s helping educate others about the importance of the national survey. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
5:00 AM
WILL power
“The public interest legal movement on the left is quite robust and has been quite successful in using the courts to effectuate policy change,” says WILL president Rick Esenberg. “There was a need to change the intellectual conversation.” Read more
Mar 5, 2020
5:02 AM
James Heimer
The new town square
Libraries are “a place for people no matter their status, their wealth, their income. Where you can go to learn, to participate, to research. You can become part of something that is bigger than yourself.” Read more
Feb 27, 2020
5:02 AM
