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Hand over the keys
Nov 07, 2008; ... From Phoenix, Ariz., Mon., Nov. 3 - You'll find no pundits who do not characterize Tuesday's election results as historic. They've come to this conclusion because a black man was elected president; and it is true that such a result was one that many people, myself included, thought they would ...
20 YEARS AGO
Nov 07, 2008; ... From the Isthmus archives, No. 4, 1988 Retro grocery "It's not like going to Sentry," Regent Food Market proprietor Joe Heggestad tells contributing editor George Vukelich in the Listening In column. "The place is an anachronism. It's pretty much the way it used to be. I put in ...
THEDAILYPAGE.COM * Forum
Nov 07, 2008; ... Excerpts from Forum, on TheDailyPage.com John McCain saved his most moving and inspirational speech of the campaign for his concession, and I couldn't help but wonder where this candidate had been hiding. He spent the last three months preaching to rightwing ideologues and decided to ...
Giving some green to get greener
Nov 07, 2008; ... County supes want to make sustainability a higher priority Chuck Erickson thinks it's about time Dane County got serious in its efforts to become more sustainable. "We're trying to have a more coordinated approach," says Erickson, a county supervisor. Being green "should become ...
FORTUNES
Nov 07, 2008; ... UP: Madison schools. Voters overwhelmingly (68%-32%) pass a referendum allowing the school district to bypass state spending limits. The referendum allows the school district to implement a series of property tax increases that would raise $13 million over the next few years. Under the plan, ...
Meltdown puts squeeze on budgets
Nov 07, 2008; ... City, county share in the pain of global economic crisis It's a safe bet most statements that begin "The Wisconsin Legislature, in its wisdom" are going to be ironic, if not sarcastic - setting up dour observations about legislation born of stupidity or selfinterest. Here's an ...
Enough with the roads already!
Nov 07, 2008; ... Madison needs to pursue different transit priorities How much is the city of Madison committed to its cars? Consider these numbers from Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's proposed 2009 capital budget: * City spending on roads would increase 60%, from $40.2 million to $64.4 ...
Gateway to Buddha
Nov 07, 2008; ... Cambodian religious center in Oregon is a concrete achievement, in more ways than one It's early summer, 2008. I am perched on a scaffold 25 feet above a driveway just outside the village of Oregon, south of Madison, looking down at a white house that was built - I'm guessing - in the ...
NOISE BRINGER
Nov 07, 2008; ... SAVION GLOVER STRETCHES THE BOUNDARIES OF TAP Savion Glover brings his neo-bebop happy feet to the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday night. In his current touring repertory show, Bare Soundz, he plys his renowned rhythm taps on a rangy set of African diaspora beats. A child ...
Turn it out
Nov 07, 2008; ... Homegrown Hip-Hop Festival focuses on Midwestern innovation UW-Madison's Homegrown Hip-Hop Festival put our city on the map last year as a destination for the best regional hip-hop artists. This year, planners of the free, three-day fest hope to illustrate just how much the Midwest ...
THE BIN
Nov 07, 2008; ... THE BIN My Brightest Diamond: A Thousand Shark's Teeth (Asthmatic Kitty) Though My Brightest Diamond - a.k.a. singer/songwriter Shara Worden - may be most famous for donning a cheerleader outfit as part of Sufjan Stevens' band for his 2005 Illinois tour, her work as a solo artist ...
The heart of rock 'n' roll
Nov 07, 2008; ... It still beats for the Giraffes' Aaron Lazar If the rhythms of rock 'n' roll are like a heartbeat, it's no wonder the Giraffes have one of the most unique rhythms in rock today. Aaron Lazar, the lead vocalist for this Brooklyn band, has a heartbeat that his doctor says is almost ...
Surreal life
Nov 07, 2008; ... Surreal life Strangers meet in Exchange at Café Mimosa Exchange at Café Mimosa Presented by Mercury Players Theatre at the Bartell Theater-through Nov. 16 Mercury Flayers Theatre's Exchange at Café Mimosa opened on Hal- loween, which was fitting for such a surreal ...
War's human face
Nov 07, 2008; ... War's human face Letters Home from soldiers abroad Letters Home Overture Center's Capitol Theatre, 7:30 pm When Shakespeare spun his tales of real wars, he wrote about kings, princes and rogues and the complex shifting of allegiances between them. Today, war is no ...
Creator and destroyer
Nov 07, 2008; ... Creator and destroyer Multifaceted African water spirit at the Chazen Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas Chazen Museum of Art, through Jan. 11, 2009 The title of the Chazen Museum of Art's new exhibition, Marni Wata: Arts for Water ...
Babysitter of the gods
Nov 07, 2008; ... Babysitter of the gods Supernanny always saves the day Supernanny stars British nanny Jo Frost, and the "super" is no exaggeration. The woman can heal any rift, as she proves in this week's episode (Friday, 8 p.m., ABC). Jo arrives at the woeful Manley home, where Mom and ...
Future tense
Nov 07, 2008; ... GAMES Future tense Fallout 3 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Rated Mature War leads to the fall of America and nuclear apocalypse. Washington, DC. is rubble. Americans who survive become murderous or go bonkers. That is the future of Fallout 3, one of the ...
A wedding story
Nov 07, 2008; ... A wedding story Caustic Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married Rachel Getting Married Sundance You might assume, from the title, that Rachel Getting Married is about Rachel, the bride-to-be. And it is, eventually But like all movie weddings, Rachel's doesn't go ...
VIDEO
Nov 07, 2008; ... Released this week: Get Smart, When Did You Last See Your Father? Get Smart: This movie version of the late-'60s spy-versus-spy TV series has Steve Carell taking over for Don Adams and Anne Hathaway filling in for Barbara Feldon, and it definitely has its moments. But all sorts of action ...
Eat your heart out, Yo Yo Ma
Nov 07, 2008; ... CLOSE TO HOME A banjo man fronts the East High Orchestra When a friend heard I was invited to solo with the East High School Symphony Orchestra in its Fall Concert he said, "That's the best case for more arts money in public schools I've ever heard." He's half-right. The schools ...