Citizen Dave
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David Michael Miller
The latest big time sports outrages
Where should I start? How about Jim Delaney, the Big Ten commissioner who is retiring with a $20 million bonus. Read more
Unity through a prune-filled donut
These days when I go back to the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis I see something that I never saw as a kid: diversity. Read more
Mar 12, 2019
Bev Mazur
Listening to Leopold
It’s time for the 14th annual Madison Reads Leopold event at the UW Arboretum. Read more
Mar 1, 2019
Paul Soglin: underdog?
Mayor Paul Soglin won the mayoral primary but with only 28 percent of the vote. That’s not good news for an incumbent. Read more
Feb 27, 2019
In the image of Evers?
At last count there were no less than 11 declared candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. And others are likely on the way. What trait am I looking for? Boring. Read more
Feb 19, 2019
David Michael Miller
Is Madison in Wisconsin?
Are our cultural, political and economic differences with the rest of the state fueling an ever wider divide? Do we need to come up with a marketing strategy to rebrand Madison? Read more
Feb 14, 2019
Time to end TIF?
Tax incremental financing was a slick idea and for the most part it’s worked out great in Madison. But there’s a downside. Read more
Feb 6, 2019
Madison takes over the Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that naming rights have been sold to American Family Insurance, whose headquarters are in Madison. Thus begins the Madisonization of the ballpark. Read more
Jan 29, 2019
5:00 AM
Sizing up the council
Some argue that the time demands of being a city alderperson make the current part-time structure impractical. Should there be fewer members who work full time and are paid more? Read more
Jan 22, 2019
11:00 AM
Let Trump declare an emergency
The shutdown and Trump’s insistence on a wall are both senseless and unnecessary. But the shutdown does remind the public that our government does important things in service to average Americans. Read more
Jan 15, 2019
10:30 AM
My dog, Maple
I’ve had two Shelties, but they were really my wife’s dogs. This time we have a mutt and it’s going to be different. Read more
Jan 8, 2019
5:00 AM
Read it in 2018
Citizen Dave has been busy turning the pages of both new books and classics. What’s his pick for the best book of the last 365 days? Read more
Jan 1, 2019
12:00 AM
It was a great year
Next year we can start putting “former” in front of “Governor” when we write about Scott Walker. And there is even more to look forward to. Read more
Dec 31, 2018
5:00 AM
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The Churchill’s darkest hour
Built in 1915, the Churchill Building was Madison’s first “skyscraper.” The building had an enormous influence on how Madison developed. Now the state wants to tear the building down for the most ironic of uses — a history museum. Read more
Enbridge v. Dane County
Dane County wants to require Enbridge to carry $25 million in insurance in case its pipeline through Dane County leaks. In 2015, the state Legislature passed a law prohibiting such a requirement. The state Supreme Court will now hear the case. Read more
Leaving the “liberal bubble”
John Sharpless, the conservative history professor, compares going against the liberal grain at UW-Madison to “pooping in the pool.” But after his retirement last December, many people will miss him. He’ll be honored at a retirement party March 26. Read more
Vetting fail
It appears that no one vetted Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn for problems in his past. Hagedorn has been mired in controversy over his extreme views. Read more
