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Lun ART Festival finds new ways to celebrate women in music
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (999+ words) Lun ART Festival, shown here in 2024, celebrates women in music. It returns May 27-31." For nine years, Lun ART has provided resources, a platform and community for women composers, musicians and artists." The annual Lun ART Festival, set for May 27-31 this…...
How two-thirds of Badgers graduate from UW-Madison debt free
1+ hour ago (1061+ words) Over the past decade, Wisconsin's flagship public university has increased how many undergraduates earn degrees without student loan debt, campus figures show. Thousands of students dressed in caps and gowns filled Camp Randall Stadium on a sunny Saturday this month,…...
Wisconsin veterans home suffers poor ratings, high turnover | Government | captimes. com
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (1358+ words) The state-run nursing home for veterans in Union Grove has been cited for failing to keep track of residents and keeps turning over top administrators....
Bottom-rated Wisconsin veterans nursing home gets new leader
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (1291+ words) The Union Grove veterans home's federal rating dropped from three stars in 2024 to one star, the lowest level assessed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. On an August day last year, a resident of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at…...
23 late-arriving Madison absentee ballots must be counted, judge rules
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (474+ words) The city of Madison counted 23 absentee ballots that arrived at polling sites after the 8 p. m. deadline set by state election law. The Wisconsin Elections Commission was wrong to order Madison to remove 23 late-arriving absentee ballots from its count, a Dane County…...
Opinion | Southern Poverty Law Center charges stink of politics
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (582+ words) A screenshot from the'Southern Poverty Law Center's website. One of the first nonprofits I donated to many years ago was the Southern Poverty Law Center, founded in 1971 by a feisty lawyer named Morris Dees. Dees had made a name for…...
State council says Wisconsin facing "mental health crisis
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (800+ words) A recent state report raised the alarm that nearly 9% of Wisconsin's youths have attempted suicide and 19% have seriously considered suicide. The 33-page report issued this spring outlines a roadmap for how Wisconsin can fill gaps in mental health care. Wisconsin…...
Amy Thielen makes pastrami at Cooking with the Cap Times | Cooking with the Cap Times | captimes. com
1+ day, 10+ min ago (330+ words) Amy Thielen is the James Beard Award-winning author of "Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others." Cap Times members and guests sampled the dishes, all of which were from Thielen's cookbook "Company." "Company" author Amy Thielen was the…...
Opinion | Hong, Roys declare their independence
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) State Sen. Kelda Roys, seen speaking here at a health care workers vigil in February, has earned the endorsement from Wisconsin's largest teachers union. Former Vice President Kamala Harris was a far superior candidate to President Donald Trump. But Harris…...
Opinion | Remembering the USS Liberty " and why it still matters
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (439+ words) One matter of contention is whether the American flag was clearly visible to the attackers. However, a declassified National Security Agency document states: "Every official interview of numerous Liberty crewmen gave consistent evidence that indeed the Liberty was flying an…...