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(09/07/10 6:00am)
President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee Monday to address
economic issues at Laborfest, a union- sponsored Labor Day
celebration on the Summerfest grounds, and promoted his $50 billion
plan to improve national infrastructure.
(08/26/10 6:00am)
Republican gubernatorial candidates former congressman Mark Neumann
and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker wrangled for votes in a
televised debate Wednesday, just a few weeks before the Sept. 14
primary.
(06/15/10 6:00am)
Students may find some downtown liquor stores temporarily closed
after the Alcohol License Review Committee recommended fines and
license suspensions for three business owners who violated city
liquor laws.
(05/04/10 6:00am)
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has always put his
own political image before our state. The 2010 attorney general
race is barely underway, and already a recent e-mail flub has
demonstrated that.
(04/29/10 6:00am)
President Obama promised to stand up for what is right, not what
is popular. So he can't be very surprised by the chilly reception
some are giving his plan to cut a NASA moon-landing program.
(04/21/10 6:00am)
Last Thursday, a federal judge in Madison ruled it is
unconstitutional for the federal government to endorse a National
Day of Prayer. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb brightened the day
of First Amendment fans across the country with her ruling that
characterized the current National Day of Prayer as a government
endorsement of prayer. In her ruling, Crabb wrote, ""The same law
that prohibits the government from declaring a National Day of
Prayer also prohibits it from declaring a National Day of
Blasphemy.""
(04/15/10 6:00am)
Wisconsin's 2010 U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be nearly as interesting as a Minnesotan election. Last Friday, Dick Leinenkugel––yes, one of those Leinenkugels––suddenly resigned his post as Wisconsin's Commerce Secretary to announce he will run for Senate. The Menomonee Falls native is part of the fifth generation of the Leinenkugel Brewing company, and since 2008, oversaw Wisconsin's economic development policy.
(04/07/10 6:00am)
The Associated Students of Madison, UW's student government, has its elections online next week, April 12-14. On the ballot: most Student Council seats; spots on the Student Services Finance Committee, which allocates over $38 million in student segregated fees annually; and four referendum measures, including a plan to renovate the decrepit Natatorium.
(03/25/10 6:00am)
On Monday night, the Student Services Finance Committee of the
Associated Students of Madison approved two major ASM bylaw
changes. Unfortunately, neither student newspaper has covered this
story in depth. But most students would be pissed to know the
circumstances.
(03/18/10 6:00am)
Like Stephen Colbert's coverage of obscure stories, I enjoy
bringing under-discussed issues to light. In that respect, as
students we should be particularly intrigued by the potential
addition of student loan amendments to the fast-tracked health care
bill.
(03/10/10 6:00am)
Eloquence in print isn't too hard. It's a medium that, through
the magic and archaic technology of Gutenberg, allows me to spend
hours debating between using ""brutish"" or ""bestial"" before
anyone ever reads my words. After being quoted in our university's
other newspaper, I was reminded that I'm not quite as eloquent
live. I must admit I sounded like Sarah Palin.
(03/03/10 6:00am)
A conservative friend recently came out to me as a lover of
human rights, claiming gay marriage was a ""human rights issue.""
To me, this was a sign that our generation will make equality
inevitable.
(02/25/10 6:00am)
The Associated Students of Madison, UW-Madison's student
government, is a significant part of life on campus, overseeing
millions of our dollars and discussing education policy with
administration.
(02/17/10 6:00am)
Abortion protesters descending upon Library Mall. Tim Tebow
tackling his skeletal mother during the Super Bowl. Whether you're
comfortable with it or not, the abortion issue is not going away.
Never mind how many straddle the confused, moderate middle, the two
opposing beliefs are too polarized to give up the fight.
(02/11/10 6:00am)
President Barack Obama has plenty of controversial work before
him. He is attempting to finish two expensive wars, pass health
insurance reform and end ""don't ask, don't tell."" In a country
with a devastatingly powerful moderate majority, Obama must pick
and choose his political battles, pushing for some liberal issues
and coasting through with other moderate proposals.
(02/02/10 6:00am)
""While I disagree with what you have to say, I will defend to
the death your right to say it."" Through death and a French
accent, Voltaire's support of the freedom of speech rings quite
pertinently today at UW-Madison.
(01/20/10 6:00am)
Perhaps it's just my status as a perpetual political junkie, but
I can't help but complain about the absence of a noticeable
gubernatorial race in this state. As the capital and second largest
city in Wisconsin, we should expect more activity in Madison from
the major candidates for governor. Recently, I haven't heard
anything besides fundraising pleas from Democrat Tom Barrett or
Republican Scott Walker.
(12/09/09 6:00am)
As a card-carrying Liberal, I needed to get my hands on a copy
of former Alaska governor, former vice presidential candidate Sarah
Palin's new book ""Going Rogue"" to decipher how it could sell
700,000 copies within one week. For comparison, actual President
Bill Clinton, who legitimately accomplished things, sold 900,000
copies of his biography in its first week.
(12/03/09 6:00am)
The word ""diversity"" often conjures up thoughts of ethnicity,
particularly on a college campus buzzing with conversation sparked
by an article this paper published.
(11/18/09 6:00am)
Until last Sunday, one man save Brett Favre was the most
talked-about person in the state. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett kept
his mouth shut about his campaign until relatively late in the 2010
gubernatorial race, yet has received more free press than either
Republican candidate.