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The “birthers” are nothing new: a historical perspective
0A letter to Ginny and Jim Maziarka
0Blizzard ’08 fiasco
0So, we got a lot of snow on Wednesday. I went to work and school, but it was an adventure. UW stayed open until 3:30 p.m., when Provost Patrick Farrell made an announcement was made canceling classes. I especially loved how Madison Metro was stopping service early, but no UW faculty could leave early without using a sick day. Come on, UW. Wednesday was just a series of bad decisions.
Wisconsin voters mar state’s proud history
0Voters in Wisconsin's Nov. 7 election decided, by a large majority, to define marriage in the state constitution "to provide that only marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state." According to MSNBC, 59 percent of electors voted in favor of the amendment, and 41 percent voted against.
The state has previously been known as a progressive leader on many issues.