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Forwarding some love to my readers

‘Tis true, my friends, these are the last of my words you'll be reading on the Almanac page. Even though this column has been a major highlight of my year, like all good things, it must come to an end.  


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doyle’s version of cable bill beneficial

Like taxes and brussel sprouts, no one likes the cable com- - pany and a bill passed in the state Assembly seeks to solidify that sentiment. On the surface, the proposal, SB 107 or AB 207, seeks to eliminate local monopolies cable service providers hold over Wisconsin's municipalities and turn oversight over to the state government. 


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Jay tells a Storey

I used to depend on a stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to protect me from the monsters that lurked in the dark of night. That really wasn't all that long ago, but since coming to Madison I've learned that darkness harbors no scary beasts—just goofy ass drunken creatures. 


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Mifflin fiesta fizzles peacefully

The 38th annual Mifflin Street Block Party had the makings for another dreary, damp day, and then the clouds broke up and from Broom to Bedford Streets, ""Fiesta de Mifflin"" was lined with parties, thirsty college students and police officers. '


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Softball’s season ends with loss

The Wisconsin softball team (6-12 Big Ten, 27-20 overall) fell short of making it to the Big Ten tournament Saturday afternoon when it split a doubleheader at Minnesota (4-9 Big Ten, 24-22 overall).  


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‘Spider-Man 3’ swings high in the box office

There's a scene in ""Spider-Man 3"" near the end when the evil Spider-Man doppelganger named Venom writes a message in a web, ""Charlotte's Web""-style, to our hero telling Spidey to come and get him. This probably doesn't belong in the film and probably wouldn't be seen in the comic, either. It's something straight out of a Saturday morning cartoon. Maybe that's what keeps ""Spider-Man 3,"" the newest installment of the web-slinger's story, from being another masterpiece: It's high on action sequences and amazing visuals but a little short on the emotional depth that kept the first films grounded in reality, even in a comic book world. 


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Thompson says hearing loss caused debate slip-up

Republican presidential candidate Tommy Thompson said he misheard a controversial question about whether employers who believe homosexuality is immoral should be able to fire gay employees at a debate among 10 Republican presidential candidates. '


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Old Phish member is on the right page

\Like a Phish out of water, Page McConnell tries to lock into his own musical identity on his self-titled solo debut. Even though Phish is no more, keyboard player McConnell is still basking in all his jam band glory by modifying the distinctive sound of '



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