Opinion
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David Michael Miller
Pull the plug
It’s been more than 10 years since the city began planning for a year-round public market. It still hasn’t been built. And it shouldn’t be. Read more
David Michael Miller
The Foxconn con
On top of everything else, Foxconn is getting $117 million for construction of high-voltage power lines and a new substation. Electric ratepayers from around the state will subsidize this project though they will not be benefiting from it. Read more
Sep 5, 2019
David Michael Miller
She is a lineman for the utilities
Rebecca Cameron Valcq spent her career as a lawyer for WE Energies, the state’s largest utility. But ATC line opponents still thought she might vote with them. Read more
Aug 29, 2019
David Michael Miller
That fake news rot
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos decided he would buck public opinion and not make accommodations for a lawmaker with disabilities. Now that Vos has caved, he is blaming the news media for his bad press. Read more
Aug 22, 2019
Making shit up
As two recent decisions demonstrate, the conservatives on the state’s highest court are not applying the law as it is written, but as they wish it to be. Read more
Aug 15, 2019
David Michael Miller
John Nygren’s secret emails
Is the GOP budget truly reflective of the input received, as Rep. John Nygren has claimed? He and his staff managed to make it prohibitively expensive to confirm. Read more
Aug 8, 2019
Sarah Maughan
Lessons from Mike Hernandez
East High principal Mike Hernandez is stepping down to become chief of high schools for the Madison school district. Read more
Aug 1, 2019
David Michael Miller
Scott Walker cashes in
Both announcements were stunning in their own way. College drop-out Scott Walker was appointed to a prestigious Smithsonian Institution board position and the former gov accepted a job that takes him out of the political arena for six years. Read more
Jul 25, 2019
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After detention
When immigrants are released from detention centers to await their appearance in court, they often have nothing. Sarah Frank traveled to the border with much-needed supplies. Read more
Jul 18, 2019
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Ron Johnson’s moment
As chair of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson has a lot of power. He should use it to help desperate families who are crossing the border. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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David Michael Miller
Lead by example
Adults should encourage kids to stand against injustice. But the style that many Madison equity activists have adopted is causing more injustice than it’s preventing. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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David Michael Miller
Reyes’ vote on cops was in bounds
Three former Madison alders have filed a complaint against school board president Gloria Reyes, charging that she should have recused herself from the vote on school resource officers. Read more
Jun 27, 2019
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David Michael Miller
The GOP’s education deception
Republican lawmakers are spinning their evisceration of Gov. Evers’ budget, talking about their “historic investment” in schools. They’re deliberately obscuring the facts. Read more
Jun 20, 2019
5:00 AM
Trending
Running out of time
Local youth are leading the charge against climate change, organizing a Sept. 20 statewide climate strike. Read more
Big top dreams
When Madison Circus Space reopens in October, it will reflect the growing popularity and expanded definition of the circus arts. Read more
Pull the plug
It’s been more than 10 years since the city began planning for a year-round public market. It still hasn’t been built. And it shouldn’t be. Read more
Comfort music
In the wrong hands, Katie Dahl’s new album, “Wildwood,” could become a cliche. But instead it’s fresh and homey, and the tracks are filled with Nashville pros. Read more
I guess I’d rather be in Colorado
Locally owned Boulder Brewpub has a menu typical of brewpubs nationally. It doesn’t pick up on the Colorado theme. Read more
