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Dear Editor: Let’s face it: Despite centuries of propaganda and PR stunts, many American presidents have frankly left much to be desired both in terms of good ethics and responsible decision making. But the truth is, before the present occupier of the Oval Office, all previous presidents had at least governed with at least a modicum of restraint, reason and civility.

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley hopes to cap annual rent hikes for Wisconsinites and offer more support to student renters in a new policy proposal centered on renters’ rights. Crowley unveiled the plan, dubbed the “Fair Deal for Wisconsin Renters,” on Wednesday, just under a month before his Nov.

As mainstream Jewish spaces across American universities continue to deny the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the apartheid state in the West Bank, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates has come together to form a new Jewish student organization. “People's Shabbat” is the culmination of a year-long project led by three fellow students of mine.

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Food & Culture newsletter for exclusive weekly insight. Sam Crownover, president of the Regent Neighborhood Association, likes sharing local things with guests visiting Madison. “The ORIGIN granola is my personal favorite ... we love Tart Bakery,” she said while browsing the aisles of Grandad’s Farm Stop, a new business that is part farmers market, part grocery store.

Dear Editor: Tom Tiffany has consistently put mining interests ahead of private property rights in Wisconsin. I speak from personal experience. After retiring from my judgeship in Jackson County in 2014, numerous private property owners living in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area asked me to prevent the creation of frac sand facilities on lands neighboring theirs. Frac sand mines are open pits or strip mines.

'We are the vibe,' emerald-clad dancers intoned in the national tour of this musical's 2024 revival. 'The Wiz' runs in Overture Hall through Oct. 11.

Usman Liaqat: Coming of age post-9/11, I always wondered if America had a place for me, but I started to feel a sense of belonging when I adopted America's burdens.

During the event, participating venues will serve their own interpretation of an Elijah Craig old fashioned. For every cocktail sold, Elijah Craig will donate $1 to the Southern Smoke Foundation,

Dear Editor: Vote "no" for all three constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Dear Editor: Those of us who grew up in the 1960s and ‘70s were raised to expect that our government would keep us safe and strive to achieve a more just and fair society. All three referendums on the Nov. 3 ballot attack these goals.