Citizen Dave
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Biden this time
Opinion | Joe Biden has many paths to victory; Donald Trump has a narrow one. Read more
Nick Hwang
Hong steps on her own story
Francesca Hong, all but assured to become a Madison state representative, blew up a perfectly fine statement with one disastrous and offensive word. Read more
Oct 21, 2020
Carolyn Fath Ashby
School referendums should have price tags
If both referendums on the fall ballot are approved, taxes on the average $311,000 home would go up a whopping $470 or so when the new spending is fully implemented in a few years. Read more
Oct 13, 2020
David Michael Miller
Council needs to focus on its mission
Can members find a way to move beyond the distractions and focus on their charge, which is to serve all the people of Madison? Read more
Oct 9, 2020
WisconsinEye
We can count on Robin and Scott
Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald really are out to get you. They have no interest at all in what’s fair or decent or just right. Read more
Sep 29, 2020
Thompson and Blank need to go
UW campuses have become hotbeds of COVID-19. Citizen Dave knows who to blame. Read more
Sep 22, 2020
Moderates need to get in the game
The left-center has been routed. The far left pretty much runs it all and there isn’t even much of a loyal opposition. Read more
Sep 15, 2020
Elliot Hughes
Just the facts on police oversight
The police monitor would be paid between $103,000 and almost $140,000 and the civilian oversight board members would be paid a stipend. The stipend would break with precedent. Read more
Sep 10, 2020
4:00 PM
We need to stop the shootings now
What’s needed right here right now are interventions that stop the shooting so that 11-year-old girls aren’t killed in the back seats of cars. Read more
Sep 1, 2020
11:00 AM
Unmarketable right now
Madison Public Market proponents are bitterly disappointed over the mayor’s move to put this project on hold. They have every reason to be. Read more
Aug 28, 2020
4:00 PM
The University of Wisconsin Survey Center
No more Sterling Halls
Just as I hope that Leo Burt is one day brought to justice, I hope the same for those who bombed the City County Building. Read more
Aug 19, 2020
10:00 AM
Getty Images
Are political conventions even worth it?
Milwaukee is disappointed, yet reducing the Democratic National Convention to a virtual event was a smart move. But even after the pandemic, will big, expensive political conventions ever make sense again? Read more
Aug 11, 2020
9:00 AM
Unmasking a Republican dilemma
Now that Gov. Tony Evers has issued a mask mandate — something he should have done weeks ago — Republicans must decide between their extremist base and suburban women. Read more
Aug 4, 2020
10:06 AM
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Calming the electorate
Clerks expect voter turnout to be high, even for a presidential year. All report an already busier than average season — primarily due to an unprecedented number of absentee ballots and the extra precautions needed due to COVID-19. Read more
Trumpeting democracy
“A democracy is a living, breathing organism that enables individual choice and elevates the common cause,” says Wynton Marsalis. “This is also the objective of jazz.” Read more
Behind the ballots
Love Wisconsin, the digital storytelling website that celebrates our state, took a closer look at the voting process by giving 10 poll workers a voice. Read more
Our students and teachers deserve this
The COVID-19 relief package passed by the state Legislature in April provided no economic support for Wisconsin schools and it hasn’t authored anything since. Read more
Trump world comes to Janesville
President Donald Trump mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic only briefly during his remarks in Janesville, saying “You got to open the state up.” His supporters also believe concerns about the coronavirus are overblown. Read more
