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Open government hero
As president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Bill Lueders does not speak as an attorney when called on for comment or advice. “I’m just an advocate for openness to the extent that I can be...I am arguing for the maximum amount of tr Read more
Isaac Wasserman/Wisconsin Watch
Something has to be done
PFAS, dubbed the forever chemicals, are the latest contaminants of concern in Starkweather Creek, which meanders through northeast Madison before emptying into Lake Monona. Read more
Oct 7, 2021
City of Madison
‘Here for the long haul’
Chief Barnes has moved to Madison but his family is still living in Illinois. The chief tells Isthmus that his wife, a dean at DePaul University, has her own career ambitions and plenty of successful couples make long-distance relationship work. Read more
Oct 6, 2021
Remembering Carla Dawkins
Carla was unfailingly loyal, protected her people like a she-bear and did not put up with poor work. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
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Remembering 9/11
Over the years we have paused to commemorate 9/11 in the pages of Isthmus and on our website. Here’s a look back. Read more
Sep 11, 2021
Fear itself
Two months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, staff writer Tom Laskin examined how the events of that day affected residents of Madison. Nerves were on edge — but maybe not for the reasons we remember today. Read more
Sep 10, 2021
Dylan Brogan
Garage versus ramp
Madison parking officials want you to refer to parking structures as garages. But the local colloquialism “parking ramps” stubbornly persists. Read more
Sep 6, 2021
Hedi Rudd
Portrait of a neighborhood
Bayview Portraits tells the stories of residents in one of Madison’s most diverse neighborhoods, which is starting a $50 million redevelopment project. Read more
Sep 4, 2021
8:00 AM
Dylan Brogan
'I want to know my kid is safe'
One parent says the Madison school district’s independent investigation into former East teacher David Kruchten contains “disturbing logic.” Read more
Sep 2, 2021
12:15 PM
A game-changer for local news?
Some still fear government-funded media and see it as a threat to editorial independence and a free society. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act makes a counter-argument. Read more
Sep 2, 2021
9:00 AM
Friends of Blue Mound State Park allege intimidation by DNR officials
“Mr. Schmelzer...informed the Friends group representatives that if the Friends group does not drop its lawsuit by Aug. 17, 2021… then the WDNR will terminate its agreement with the Friends group.” Read more
Aug 19, 2021
4:20 PM
Carolyn Fath Ashby
The internal investigation the Madison school district didn’t want the public to see
Parent says the Madison school district’s independent investigation into former East teacher David Kruchten contains “disturbing logic.” Read more
Aug 18, 2021
2:37 PM
Linda Falkenstein
'This is what makes our community special'
Land trusts work with landowners and state and federal agencies to preserve important natural areas. But their importance — and sometimes their lands — are often under the radar. Read more
Aug 11, 2021
11:22 AM
