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Capital punishment unfit for Wisconsin

Columnist Anna Williams says, \The gay marriage ban deserves all the attention it has received this election season, but it has largely overshadowed another important issue on the ballot: the death penalty referendum.""'


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Reasons to love the Freewheeler

Bob Dylan is playing at the Kohl Center tonight, so I thought, in honor of the occasion, it would be appropriate to list... The Top Five Reasons Why Bob Dylan is the Coolest Musician Ever: 


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Saying goodbye to my ‘Mallrats’ days

I spent an inordinate amount of my middle school existence in a mall. I don't really remember what the point of my weekly Saturday trips to the mall was—except to maybe scope out the latest selection of butterfly clips at Claire's (I always color-coordinated my clips to either match my braces or provide an extra bit of super trendy accessorized support for the Packers) and try on different shades of pink lip glosses (ok, and to check out all the eighth grade football studs who roamed the mall wearing snap pants). All I knew was that it was the cool thing to do and I wanted nothing more than to be a cool seventh grader.  


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Madison cyclers pass up State Street

I first found out about the Halloween-themed Scaredy Cat race — its name derived from the unsanctioned bike messenger races known as ""alley cats"" — from my friend Michael. A veteran of two Madison alley cats, my mustachioed amigo aske'


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Thank you for a successful Halloween

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz thanks UW-Madison students for a successful Halloween celebration, saying, \Arrests were down by more than half, the level of serious over-consumption of alcohol was noticeably reduced and we recovered some of the costs throu'


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Derek Luke excels, Tim Robbins flounders in powerful Apartheid drama

""Catch a Fire"" likely won't tell any educated person anything they don't already know about South African apartheid, but it's a powerful film nonetheless. There's a scene where Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) screams in anguish at his white captors, telling them whatever they want to hear, and it's an utterly believable, hellish moment. Yes, this movie tries to be about a great historical struggle. Yet it centers on one man doing what he needs to do to stand up for himself and his family. 


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Stem Cells 101

As midterm elections draw near, take some time out to learn about one of the most important issues that crosses the line between science and politics.'


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