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Dave Zweifel's Plain Talk: At least religious right embracing pregnant teens
I went browsing the Web earlier this week after the news broke about vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's pregnant 17-year-old daughter. Barack Obama was rightfully telling his people to lay off, that kids of the candidates should be off limits and he'd fire any staffer who attempted to make hay from the situation. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Which party is better for the stock market?
Well, investors, we're in the soup again. The presidential election has officially started, and we haven't a clue -- currently it's a statistical dead heat -- who will occupy the Oval Office next January. read story
John Oncken: Green County dairy tour showcases young farmers
There is a quiet revolution in progress in rural Wisconsin. There are some folks who say that dairy farmers are old, nearing retirement with no one to replace them and that all dairy farms are expanding to become mega-farms. They are dead wrong. read story
John Nichols: Ed Garvey and the roots of Fighting Bob Fest
The deepest roots of Bob Fest are, of course, traced to Fighting Bob La Follette, the Wisconsin governor and senator who battled for economic and social justice at home, and peace and freedom internationally. But the more immediate roots are in the 1998 campaign by Ed Garvey for governor of Wisconsin. The state Democratic Party was at a low point, having secured barely 30 percent of the vote in the previous gubernatorial election. Garvey was drafted into the gubernatorial race by progressives who recognized that the party's drift to the center was robbing it of energy and focus. read story
Mike Lucas: 'Little fish' Maragos adapts well to new pond
University of Wisconsin strong safety Chris Maragos, a 2007 transfer, felt a little unappreciated and uncomfortable during the two seasons that he spent at Western Michigan, despite starting eight of 13 games as a wide receiver for the Broncos in 2006. read story
Business Beat: When will Whole Foods finish what it started at Hilldale?
It's anybody's guess when developers might start filling that big hole in the ground behind the Hilldale Shopping Center. read story
- Margaret Krome: Need grows for fed funds for schools
- Barbara Quirk: Elder abuse on rise, but so is response
- John Nichols: Donahue! Hightower! Bob Fest too!
- John F. Oncken: Cheese, cows and cubes: an update
- Semrau: Cosgroves enjoying move back to Madison
- John Nichols: Clinton does his job with strong Obama endorsement
- Behind the Mike: Back in the biz: Henry sets anchor at 27
- Business Beat: Don't sweat fantasy figures, expert says
- Dave Zweifel's Plain Talk: Race not a factor? Think again
- John Nichols: Wisconsinite pivotal in historic Obama moment
