The City of Madison is known for its conspicuous characters, but Republican gubernatorial candidate Arthur Kohl-Riggs’ impersonation of Abraham Lincoln is striking enough to turn heads. Coming from a Tea Party rally last week in a top hat and typical, ... »
I missed this one. It happened last Thursday. I guess I'm not covering the "Wisconsin protests" story with sufficient vigilance! Blah! It never ends. Anyway, tons of teenagers were in Madison for the big high school basketball tournament. They came fro... »
Today is February 17, 2012. On this date in 1972 sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T. * NYT: Anthony Shadid, a gifted foreign correspondent whose graceful dispatches for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Gl... »
Today is January 16, 2012. On this day in 1986, the Internet Engineering Task Force met for the first time.*UW: Efficient, cost-effective duplicate search for recall would still cost $150,000. *UW: Request for signature database tries to cause more cha... »
Mayor Paul Soglin says that state-imposed fiscal limitations will force the City of Madison to defer downtown public improvements. Soglin, who has pushed to see the plan completed, said ambitious and perhaps costly recommendations for public improvemen... »
Former governor of Wisconsin and current candidate in a race for a U.S. Senate seat Tommy Thompson reflected on his career in politics and made predictions for the upcoming GOP presidential primary to a crowd at Union South on Saturday. Thompson was as... »
