Madison News from The Capital Times

Dave Zweifel's Madison: County's Cultural Affairs Commission getting a simple ...
Tue Feb 7

Dave Zweifel's Madison: County's Cultural Affairs Commission getting a simple ...
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Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of The Capital Times, has been with the newspaper since June 1962, a day after he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For 35 years, its title has been a mouthful and all too often ...

Crime and Courts: Anti-Walker sentiment leads to circuit court primary
Tue Feb 7

Crime and Courts: Anti-Walker sentiment leads to circuit court primary
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He joined The Capital Times in 2000, where he has covered city, county and state government in addition to law enforcement. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.

John Nichols: 'Uprising' dissects state's historic protests
Tue Feb 7

John Nichols: 'Uprising' dissects state's historic protests
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John Nichols, associate editor of The Capital Times, is the author of seven books on politics and the media. He writes about electoral politics and public policy for The Nation magazine, and is a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These ...

Madison Politiscope: County Board candidate rejects Progressive Dane endorsement
Mon Feb 6

Madison Politiscope: County Board candidate rejects Progressive Dane endorsement
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Jack Craver joined The Capital Times as a political reporter in January 2012. As a UW-Madison student, he founded a local political blog, The Sconz, which became a popular source of news and commentary on campus, city and state issues.

Campus Connection: UW police investigating second allegation involving Chadima
Mon Feb 6

Campus Connection: UW police investigating second allegation involving Chadima
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Todd Finkelmeyer has been covering higher education for the Capital Times since April 2008. He started contributing to the newspaper in 1990, was hired full-time in 1994 and has since covered everything from the Super Bowl to stem cell research.

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Madison360: How will recall's undecided voters react to the tea party?
Mon Feb 6

Madison360: How will recall's undecided voters react to the tea party?
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Scott Walker outside the Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Paul Fanlund is the editor of The Capital Times, the fifth editor in its history. A long-time Madisonian, he was a State Journal reporter and editor before taking a business job with Madison ...

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Plain Talk: Senate should reject secrecy on campaign donations
Mon Feb 6

Plain Talk: Senate should reject secrecy on campaign donations
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Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of The Capital Times, has been with the newspaper since June 1962, a day after he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “In recognition of the fact that a representative government is ...

Q&A: Sen. Tim Cullen says the recall is going to be expensive and nasty
Sun Feb 5

Q&A: Sen. Tim Cullen says the recall is going to be expensive and nasty
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Jessica is the State Capitol reporter for The Capital Times. She previously covered business in the Madison area and state government and politics in South Carolina. For months now, there has been no shortage of Democratic names floating around as ...

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Laptop City Hall: Special meeting of city council avoids power struggle with ...
Sun Feb 5

Laptop City Hall: Special meeting of city council avoids power struggle with ...
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Reporter Shawn Doherty previously worked for Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times. She joined The Capital Times in 2008 to write about health issues and started the Vital Signs blog. Doherty now covers Madison city government, and Laptop City Hall is a ...

Michael Wagnitz: Scientists find correlation between autism and aluminum in ...
Sun Feb 5

Michael Wagnitz: Scientists find correlation between autism and aluminum in ...
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It's now been almost three years since I wrote a column in The Capital Times about our ignoring of safety data concerning the use of the neurotoxin aluminum in vaccines. At that time there were no studies examining its use in childhood vaccines and the ...