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Don’t wait for belly full of cancer like me | Rebecca Kleefisch When I announced my candidacy for lieutenant governor back in 2010, I knew the campaign would be grueling with early mornings, late nights and…
Help pay for school supplies so Madison teachers don’t have to | Gary Molz When you give to the Madison Public Schools Foundation’s Teacher Support Network, your generosity doesn’t just get spent — it gets multiplied.
Be proud of Wisconsin Badgers football, circa 1925 This State Journal editorial ran on Oct. 24, 1925, hours before Wisconsin’s football team beat Purdue 7-0 and went on that season to tie Minne…
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