Opinion
-
Ross Zentner
One magical night
After months of rehearsal and preparation, Children’s Theater of Madison had to cancel its production of “Peter Pan” after dress rehearsal. The show’s director shares her thoughts on the experience. Read more
Getty/Jim Bushelle
Looking out for each other
Local businesses and arts organizations are in a world of pain right now due to essential coronavirus precautions. Isthmus’ associate publisher Craig Bartlett shares a message of support. Read more
Mar 13, 2020
Foxconn Aerials
Tax credits for seasonal workers?
The contract awards tax credits for capital expenditures as long as the company has hired the required number of employees, including “partial year employees,” by Dec. 31 of the previous year. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Getty Images/David Michael Miller
Not as open as we could be
Wisconsin scored pretty high on a 10-state audit of compliance with freedom of information laws. But we could do better. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
David Michael Miller
Trust the students
A conservative law firm is challenging guidelines and policies adopted by the Madison school district to make our schools more inclusive. Read more
Feb 27, 2020
David Michael Miller
Honoring a hero’s humanity
Kobe Bryant can be a wonderful father, husband, mentor, philanthropist and basketball player. He can be a leader, even a hero. He can also be the perpetrator of sexual violence. Read more
Feb 20, 2020
David Michael Miller
Evers’ Hail Mary
The governor has announced that he’s appointing a nonpartisan commission to draw new legislative maps. Unfortunately, the Republican Legislature will do everything it can to undermine a fair process. Read more
Feb 13, 2020
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
How about just having some empathy?
Personal experience should influence politicians. How could it not? But I chafe at those who “see the light” because trouble has landed on their own doorstep. We elect leaders to deal with our problems, not theirs. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Don’t kill the messenger
Water utility spokesperson Amy Barrilleaux took a page from President Trump’s playbook in responding to an Isthmus cover story on PFAS contamination. Read more
Jan 30, 2020
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Smoking guns
Evidence shows that 18 is too young of an age to make an accurate risk assessment, says Amy Hagopian of the University of Washington School of Public Health. “The tobacco industry knows this. So do military recruiters.” Read more
Jan 23, 2020
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Our fight for safe drinking water
The public information officer for Madison Water Utility seeks to set the record straight on her agency’s response to the threat of PFAS. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
4:59 AM
David Michael Miller
Will it be a Democratic 2020?
It will not be easy, but there is some hope that 2018’s progressive gains will continue in 2020. Read more
Jan 2, 2020
5:00 AM
Trending
Supreme decision
The state Supreme Court race presents Wisconsin with a dramatic choice, especially since Daniel Kelly, appointed to the bench in 2016 by Scott Walker, has a track record of expressing contempt for the idea of government assistance to people in need. Read more
You’ve got time
Dennis Chandler’s “The Devil Takes One and Other Stories” is a meandering visit to small-town Wisconsin. Read more
Final vision
James Cagle, a painter-turned-photographer with a terminal form of cancer, creates an exhibit for MMoCA, “A Final Meditation on Art." Read more
The Imagists take MMoCA
Another generous gift from Mark and Judy Bednar means the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art now houses 279 works from the Chicago Imagists. The museum will extend the run of this exhibit through September due to COVID-19. Read more
Who’s got the right?
Have you heard of Marsy’s Law? Voters will decide April 7 whether “additional rights” for crime victims should be added to the Wisconsin constitution. Read more
