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Madison eats agenda: A Divine Evening, Vegantines Dinner, Beer and Chocolate ...
Tue Feb 7

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Madison eats agenda: A Divine Evening, Vegantines Dinner, Beer and Chocolate ...
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Rev up for Valentine's Day in the best way with A Divine Evening, a chocolate tasting and silent auction to benefit The Road Home and YWCA Madison, organizations that both support women in transition. The chocolate is the fairly traded Divine brand, ...

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Tepid response to Nerad's plan to close achievement gap in Madison school district
Mon Feb 6

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Tepid response to Nerad's plan to close achievement gap in Madison school district
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Madison school superintendent Dan Nerad unveiled his long awaited, and much anticipated plan to close the district's more than 40-year-old racial achievement gap Monday night before the full school board and around 75 citizens who packed into a room ...

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Soglin won't ban Mifflin Street Block Party, but calls for an overhaul
Mon Feb 6

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Soglin won't ban Mifflin Street Block Party, but calls for an overhaul
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The main question prompted by Mayor Paul Soglin in a meeting with student leaders on the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party was how to go about "threading the needle" to keep this year's event a safe and viable option.

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Madison schools superintendent Dan Nerad releases plan to address achievement gap
Mon Feb 6

Madison schools superintendent Dan Nerad releases plan to address achievement gap
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The Madison Metropolitan School District and superintendent Dan Nerad have released plans for addressing the achievement gap in time to be discussed at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, February 6. The project is titled "Building Our Future: ...

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Citizen Dave: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and the truth about what we all inherit
Mon Feb 6

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Citizen Dave: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and the truth about what we all inherit
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It's now clear to just about everybody that when Mitt Romney goes to get his next pair of shoes, they should measure his mouth instead of his feet. Gaffes actually run in the family. His father, George, was the Governor of Michigan and running for the ...

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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra brings New York-style thrills to the Wisconsin Union ...
Sun Feb 5

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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra brings New York-style thrills to the Wisconsin Union ...
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The economic model for the touring jazz big band has broken down since the days of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. So it was a rare treat to see the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra on Saturday night, bringing New York-style thrills to the Wisconsin Union ...

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Good ideas, healthy venting at Madison hip-hop community meeting
Sat Feb 4

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Good ideas, healthy venting at Madison hip-hop community meeting
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Tefman: "It always takes a damn crisis before we act like we care about something." It's tough to be constructive in a conversation everyone is sick of having. About 40 people did just that Saturday afternoon at the East Madison Community Center, ...

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A Book A Week: The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern
Sat Feb 4

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A Book A Week: The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern
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Rabbi Eliezer, a great sage, is accidentally frozen in a block of ice in Russia in 1889. He remains thusly preserved for over a hundred years until he is inadvertently thawed out and reanimated during a power surge in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1999.

Remembering a 1980s Madison childhood spent at Midvale Plaza
Sat Feb 4

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Remembering a 1980s Madison childhood spent at Midvale Plaza
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As is typical with youth, I never considered my fondness for Midvale Plaza until I knew of its demise. A few years ago, my mom and stepdad moved into the brand-new Sequoya Commons complex. The condos sit above retail space that houses Sequoya Library, ...

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AUTHOR SEARCH RESULTS
Sat Feb 4

AUTHOR SEARCH RESULTS
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A few years ago, my mom and stepdad moved into the brand-new Sequoya Commons complex. The condos sit above retail space that houses Sequoya Library, EVP Coffee, Whoops and the Chocolate Shoppe -- your basic grandparent mecca. My kids will probably grow ...

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