Opinion
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David Michael Miller
Thank you sirs, may we have another?
The meeting this week in Helsinki between Presidents Trump and Putin overshadowed a lower-level U.S./Russia meeting held a couple of weeks earlier. The earlier meeting may prove as important as the Helsinki summit. more
David Michael Miller
Is Brad Schimel soft on rapists?
When Wisconsin’s attorney general took office in 2015 he knew there was a backlog of more than 6,000 untested rape kits. He did little about it for years and there is still a backlog. more
Jul 12, 2018
David Michael Miller
Abolish ICE
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan traveled to the United States-Mexico border where he saw the facilities holding immigrants whose families have been torn apart by border agents. He is right to call for the abolition of ICE. more
Jul 5, 2018
Felicia Clark
Hell on earth
On a scorching Saturday in Madison, a couple marries at the state Capitol. Around the bend, a rally protesting the Trump administration’s policy that has separated children from their parents was taking place. The irony was surreal. more
Jul 3, 2018
David Michael Miller
Declare your independence
Two years ago I needed to check out from Donald Trump. I took a break from social media, and have never gone back. You might want to consider doing the same. more
Jun 28, 2018
David Michael Miller
Legalize it all
Fatal opioid overdoses are on the rise in Dane County. It’s time to legalize cannabis and opioid use and treat drug abuse as the public health problem it is. more
Jun 21, 2018
Loving in the time of Trump
Samuel Lustgarten and Nika Ranjbar-Irani are getting married in Madison. Unfortunately, President Trump’s Muslim travel ban will keep some relatives from attending. more
Jun 14, 2018
David Michael Miller
Unionize Epic
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Epic Systems’ favor, upholding arbitration policies that forbid employees from banding together in class-action lawsuits. The ruling makes it clear that Epic workers need to organize. more
Jun 7, 2018
5:02 AM
David Michael Miller
City, you can tax my car
Americans seem to be believe that free parking is a fundamental right. It’s not. If you can afford a car at all — gas, insurance, maintenance — nine bucks a month is not unreasonable for parking. more
May 31, 2018
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Time to toss Vos
The Republican Assembly speaker’s travel scandals are only the latest in a long line of abominations. Robin Vos is unfit to be a government leader. more
May 24, 2018
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
The silence of Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson’s number one issue has been the national debt. That is, until Trump was elected president. Johnson voted for the Trump tax plan, projected to create the biggest national deficit in at least three generations. more
May 17, 2018
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
A (Stevens) pointed rebuke
The gutting of the liberal arts at UW-Stevens Point is another result of the Republican mismanagement of the UW System. more
May 10, 2018
5:00 AM
Dylan Brogan
Calling shenanigans on three Buckys
Have you seen all the Buckys around town? Three of them are bullshit. more
May 8, 2018
3:55 PM
Trending
“Here we go again.”
Many efforts over the years to repeal Wisconsin’s strict abortion ban failed — even after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the law unenforceable in Roe v. Wade. With Trump’s latest nomination to the Court, the old law still is scaring a lot of people. more
Sunday morning ritual
Every Sunday morning, the coffee and conversation are free at the Jenifer Street Market. Not everybody pauses to chat, but those who do become part of the market’s family. more
Fitchburg mayor faces attorney malpractice lawsuit
Fitchburg Mayor Jason Gonzalez is being sued by a former legal client who spent over 200 days in jail for felony charges that were ultimately overturned. more
Same difference
Build-your-own puts the power of cuisine in the customer’s hands, which may be a good or a bad thing. But the real problem at El Rancho Mexican grill is the meats are bland and sit in too much juice. more
