Citizen Dave
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Glenn Trudel
Remembering Joel Skornicka
Former Mayor Joel Skornicka was a no-nonsense, effective leader who was kind and ruled without ego. Read more
David Michael Miller
How high-speed trains were derailed
WPR’s Derailed podcast shares a lot about what happened to the proposed high-speed rail link between Milwaukee and Madison. But there’s more to the story. Read more
Dec 4, 2019
Deer up, hunters down
The deer population is exploding and the number of hunters keeps going down. Heroic efforts by the DNR and various hunting and fishing groups to recruit non-traditional groups have met with limited success. Read more
Nov 27, 2019
Deer, solitude and friends
In an uncertain world it’s nice to know exactly where you’ll be just before sunrise on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Read more
Nov 19, 2019
Mayors (should) rule
Senators write wonky plans. Mayors get stuff done. That’s why citizens should consider voting for people who have served as mayors for president. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
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Pay the players (redux)
Momentum is building for efforts to allow players in the biggest college football and men’s basketball programs to get a bigger share of a billion-dollar industry. Enter the NCAA. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
Can disaster be avoided?
Now is the time for centrist Democrats who want to defeat Donald Trump to move on from Joe Biden so that either Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg have some chance at winning the nomination. Read more
Oct 23, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Will the wheel tax roll?
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is proposing a $40 wheel tax on car registrations in order to fund her transit plans and plug holes in her overall budget. Read more
Oct 8, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
The PSC’s conflicts of interest
Public Service Commission chair Rebecca Valcq and commissioner Mike Huebsch rejected a motion that they recuse themselves from a decision on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Line. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
5:00 AM
F-35s should land elsewhere
The opponents of stationing F-35s at Truax have the stronger arguments. Read more
Sep 25, 2019
5:00 AM
A smaller Camp Randall?
The UW Athletic Department has hired a sports marketing firm to turn around declining season ticket sales and lower attendance at football games. Read more
Sep 18, 2019
5:00 AM
Invest in the UW
There are a lot of college rankings out these days. But one thing is clear: increasing public investment in our public’s universities would be in everyone’s best interest Read more
Sep 10, 2019
5:00 AM
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Law & Disorder
The Dane County District Attorney’s Office used to be a plum job for prosecutors in the state. But many judges, attorneys and others say the office is struggling under Ismael Ozanne. Turnover is high, cases are getting tossed and morale is low. Read more
A little bit French, a little bit Wisco
Chef Evan Dannells has done stints at L’Etoile and Merchant, and he was one of the partners who opened the lost gem that was 4 & 20 Bakery and Cafe. Now he’s running his own show in the space formerly occupied by Oliver’s Public House. Read more
Buyout is bad news for Wisconsin
The shareholders of Gannett, which owns the Journal Sentinel, and GateHouse, have voted to merge. The parent company of GateHouse — New Media — will own just over 50 percent of the new entity. New Media’s reputation precedes it. Read more
Viking vessels, simple spoons
Do you need another mug in your life? Probably not. Do you need a hand-turned wooden mug made according to 13th century specifications? Tom Bartlett of Sylva Spoon might argue yes. Read more
Civic envy
Many Madisonians have long pined for a public market and a modern mass transit system. Meanwhile, roughly 80 miles away, Milwaukee has ticked both off of its to-do list. How did the city do it and what can Madison learn? Read more
