Citizen Dave
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Tammy Baldwin for Senate
In praise of pork
Tammy Baldwin is a master at bringing home the bacon. She even touts it on her own website. Read more
Wisconsin Athletics
AJ Storr should have had a contract
Last week Bucky buckets lost AJ Storr, its leading scorer and only genuine NBA-caliber player, to Kansas, and it lost its veteran point guard and team leader, Chucky Hepburn, to the transfer portal. Read more
Apr 26, 2024
What happened to NPR and PBS?
The NewsHour and the NPR news shows were, in their best days, the gold standard for what broadcast journalism — or any journalism — should be. Read more
Apr 18, 2024
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NIMBY v. YIMBY
Most Madisonians agree on a few things: Housing costs are too high; sprawl is bad; and mass transit is good. How to translate into policy is where things get gnarly. Read more
Apr 11, 2024
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Keep private money out of Wisconsin elections
Most of the funding from the Chicago-based Center for Tech and Civic Life for Wisconsin went to five cities, all of which voted for Joe Biden in 2020. Read more
Mar 30, 2024
Some concerns about incoming Madison schools superintendent Joe Gothard
Joe Gothard was the best of the three finalists for Madison superintendent. But low achievement scores in the last school district he ran are concerning. Read more
Mar 21, 2024
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What if the Dems were must-see TV?
Joe Biden was feisty and energetic for his State of the Union address but how’s he going to hold up out there on the stump in less controlled environments? Read more
Mar 11, 2024
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Cancel the Democratic National Convention
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris really are going to be the ticket again, Democrats will dribble into Chicago the way you line up at the DMV. Death. Taxes. Joe Biden. Read more
Feb 29, 2024
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Finally, fair maps for Wisconsin
Now that Gov. Tony Evers signed his own redistricting maps into law this week, things should get better. But how much better and in exactly what ways are still open questions. Read more
Feb 20, 2024
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ATC and Xcel Energy don’t want to compete
The Wisconsin Assembly approves legislation that freezes out competition to build power lines in the state. It was passed with no discussion and on a voice vote. Read more
Feb 16, 2024
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The missing criteria in Madison’s superintendent search
The list of criteria used in the search for a new Madison superintendent does not require a track record of actually improving education or improving test scores. Read more
Feb 7, 2024
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Madison city council rejects pay hike
The resolution to increase council pay from $15,000 to $24,218 required 15 votes from the 20-member council and it came up just short. Attempts to increase their pay by lesser amounts also failed. Read more
Jan 31, 2024
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Jason Joyce
About those Madison streets
The first storm of the 2007-2008 season was just like the one this year. It was a lot of heavy, wet snow falling on relatively warm pavement and then quickly followed by an extended deep freeze. I had Rhodes-Conway’s job at the time. Read more
Jan 24, 2024
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In the May issue
Wisconsin is for the birds
By almost any measure, birdwatching in Wisconsin has never been more popular — with technology making it easier than ever to tell a nuthatch from a chickadee or to post colorful photos on social media sites. Read more
Dinner at Nonna’s
It seems reasonable to assume that at a spaghetti house, you should start with the spaghetti. Also: take the cannoli. Read more
Churches eye redevelopment as buildings age and membership dwindles
‘The status quo for these properties is simply not viable for many of [these churches]. So they will change,’ says Pres House executive director Mark Elsdon. Read more
Auntie Luke explains why constitutional referendums are so confusing
Auntie Luke Explains, a new series by T.L. Luke, demystifies complex topics through the use of comics. She begins this month with an explainer on constitutional amendments that go to statewide referendum. Read more
Behind the Isthmus cover — May 2024
Designer and animator Chris Bennett finds the fun in a Madison run for the May 2024 Isthmus cover. Read more
