Our sports, multimedia and online staffs have excelled once again with print and multimedia packages that match the intensity of... >>MORE

We've sent out the call for a range of readers to attend one of two listening sessions about our updated format in the newspaper.... >>MORE

Over the next few days we'll blog comments from readers that are coming in via e-mail. Here's an exchange between Madison resident John Murphy and WSJ managing editor Tim Kelley.... >>MORE

It's now 9 a.m. Monday and we are getting plenty of calls and emails on the new and improved newspaper. Most of them are helpful. I... >>MORE

About 12 readers called or emailed today to let me know their feelings about the changes I described in my Sunday column. Most of them... >>MORE

In a rare moment of transparency, the Wisconsin State Journal today releases a transcript of the job interview between Editor Ellen Foley and Ridley, mascot of the features section. Editors learned that Ridley was being recruited for another job and in order to keep him, they offered him... >>MORE

We've learned a lot from the Web in the three years in which I've been editor. One of them is how precious your time is.... >>MORE

The New Year is upon us and I've resolved to try the blog again. I didn't get much response to my previous efforts but what the hey, there's snow on the ground and very soon we will make some very... >>MORE

Editorial Page Editor Scott Milfred warned me not to expect a singing contract but my friends in Philly are suggesting I might try American Idol. Why? Take a look at the multimedia fun... >>MORE

Managing Editor Tim Kelley and I didn't get as many complaints yesterday about the Virginia Tech coverage as the sports department... >>MORE

It's 11:05 p.m. on election night. The Wisconsin State Journal newsroom has hit its first print deadline and Managing Editor... >>MORE

My outlook calendar began to fill up weeks ago with meetings set by Opinion Page Editor Scott Milfred. He expected 44 candidates for the... >>MORE

When I need a laugh, I head over to a new corner in our newsroom in which Brent Bollenbach and Jason Klein sit. These two young men, who carry the title of multimedia and graphic news artists, are at the epicenter of the Wisconsin State... >>MORE

Leah Jones might seem to be an improbable pioneer in the online world. One of our youngest staff members, Leah hails from the Beloit... >>MORE

You may have heard some plate-rattling evangelism coming from the Sheraton ... >>MORE

The waist-high snowbanks and the quiet, white-blanketed streets in my neighborhood this weekend reminded me of my childhood. The... >>MORE

I finished my public appearances today at West High School. The place has a very intense feel that's different from other area high... >>MORE

Today the Wisconsin State Journal Nonprofit Advisory Board spent an hour and a half in vibrant conversation about the state of... >>MORE

We have been very busy over here on Fish Hatchery the past few months but I miss talking to you so I'm back on the blog.... >>MORE

More than a few readers of the Wisconsin State Journal reacted viscerally to this week's series on "body art" -- the tattoos, piercing and even scarring that some consider art and others consider... >>MORE

Some readers outside Madison were surprised that former President Gerald Ford's death didn't get more prominent placement in Wednesday's paper.

Some Wisconsin State Journal readers responded negatively to a front-page story Monday (sorry, PDF only) telling the tale of a U.S. soldier who deserted the armed forces and fled to Canada.... >>MORE

A number of readers appreciated what we thought was a thought-provoking illustration that replaced our front page on the fifth anniversary of 9/11, but not all readers... >>MORE

We had a great year with our inaugural Wisconsin State Journal Nonprofit Advisory Board. If you'd like to ask questions, just add a comment through the attached forum. I'll be watching this space in the coming weeks. Or you can email me at ... >>MORE

In talking with the editorial page board, the topic of shaggy grass near the airport came up. The board is considering taking a position on whether that grass should be mowed despite the city's cost-saving policy of keeping mowing to a minimum. I'd love to hear your views as we ponder... >>MORE

Like a baseball manager changing his pitching rotation to keep arms fresh, today the State Journal is shuffling its order of syndicated... >>MORE

Our series on Iraq this week, particularly that photo of a dead child killed in street violence, continues to elicit strong reactions, mostly of a political bent.

Mark Martinez of Marshall writes:

"But this image was necessary to telling this story" - wrong,... >>MORE

Some readers reacted strongly today to the Wisconsin State Journal's decision to publish a photo of a bloodied Iraqi child... >>MORE

As the recent controversy over the Danish cartoons of Muhammed illustrate, newspapers can easily inflame readers with opinionated... >>MORE

Since their debut I've been a staunch defender of our unedited online forums chock-full of comments cloaked in... >>MORE

Wisconsin State Journal reader Eric Norman of Ridgeway figures he has a better handle than editors on what this newspaper ought to publish on page one.

"Could you please cease printing sports stories on the front page?" Norman asked editors in an e-mail. "You have a sports... >>MORE

We're launching a series of new features this in the Wisconsin State Journal's Local section that we think you'll find... >>MORE

Web news guru Ken Sands had some harsh words this week for madison.com, the Wisconsin State Journal's partner in online adventures, for selling space to AT&T behind the news on its front page. Sands wrote on the ... >>MORE

Reader Ken Worden noticed that the Wisconsin State Journal has scaled back its stock quotes in the Business section and wrote to... >>MORE

A few readers this week gave us the business over mistaken reports that 12 West Virginia coal miners were found alive when they actually... >>MORE