Opinion
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Tommy Washbush
The unraveling of public education in Wisconsin
Why would an Ojibwe college authorize a charter school with a curriculum provided by Hillsdale College, known in Michigan for being a conservative bastion that promotes a white supremacist version of history? Read more
The great fabrication
Opinion | If Foxconn did anything good for Wisconsin, it finally, undeniably, exposed the hypocrisy of the state’s “conservatives” when it comes to free market economics and property rights. Read more
Dec 7, 2021
Tommy Washbush
Sobering truth about America’s drunkest state
Opinion | Wisconsin’s embarrassingly weak drunk driving laws are just a reflection of a broader problem. Read more
Nov 10, 2021
Behind the Republicans’ know-nothing schools agenda
Not only are Republicans nurturing ignorance and hate and creating a toxic atmosphere for kids, they are doing their best to distract us and stir up controversy so people don’t notice they’re avoiding the urgent matters that confront us. Read more
Oct 10, 2021
Judith Davidoff
South Madison deserves all-inclusive planning
Opinion | The city should work with the community to create a special area plan to guide development in the wedge as well as consider the impacts of the county’s plans on surrounding neighborhoods. Read more
Sep 8, 2021
Tommy Washbush
Gimme shelter
In a city where housing is scarce, and people are burdened by high rents, conversations should primarily be focused on supply, demand and affordability, not aesthetics. Preservation distracts. Read more
Sep 6, 2021
Alex Saloutos
Why we nominated the Wonder Bar for landmark status
Opinion | The Wonder Bar wasn’t nominated for landmark status to glorify Chicago mobsters; but the Prohibition Era is an important part of our history. Read more
Aug 19, 2021
Tommy Washbush
The danger of constantly lying
The Republican Party’s primary political strategies are now rigging voter boundaries, suppressing votes, and stirring division over boogeymen like critical race theory and Mr. Potato Head. Read more
Aug 5, 2021
11:00 AM
Hannah Jo Anderson
Celebrating a night of live theater
Opinion | If people continue to refuse to get vaccinated and fail to wear masks, the pandemic will continue and our ability to return to normal will be delayed. Read more
May 25, 2021
11:00 AM
Officials’ behavior is reckless and illegal
To keep each other safe, we’ve been asked to social distance and wear masks. Yet state Assembly Republican leaders are holding meetings without requiring attendees to wear masks or offering a video option for those who don’t feel safe attending. Read more
Feb 2, 2021
12:00 PM
Catherine Capellaro, oil on canvas, 2020.
From the archives: Death and the holidays
Catherine Capellaro revisits a piece she wrote after the death of her father, William Capellaro, who died seven years ago at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. Read more
Dec 24, 2020
11:10 AM
Bryan Boland
Proceed with eyes open
Opinion | The “Stop the Steal” rally featured many familiar alt-right talking points — demonization of the media and claims that Democrats hate conservative voters. Republicans were not free from their ire, either. Read more
Nov 11, 2020
4:00 PM
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delisting wolves will mean an increase in illegal killing
Endangered Species Act protection for the gray wolf is removed under a new Trump administration rule. Read more
Nov 2, 2020
11:30 AM
