Recently added articles from The Capital Times:
HOT MONDAY AND TUESDAY, COOL TEMPS COMING.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Labor Day, the unofficial last day of summer, will be one of the hottest days of the season, but the high Monday could be topped on the first day of school on Tuesday. Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson said the temperature should reach 88 degrees Monday, the same as ...
OBAMA RALLY SOLD OUT.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Capital Times Tickets are sold out for the Barack Obama rally in Milwaukee Monday night, where the Democratic presidential nominee will speak to a full house at the Marcus Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds. Obama's campaign comes to Wisconsin for the ...
UW LAUNCHES SAFETY WEB SITE.(NEWS)(Website overview)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE CAPITAL TIMES The University of Wisconsin-Madison has launched a new Web site promoting safety as students return to campus for the fall semester. Dean of Students Lori Berquam says she hopes everyone integrates safe habits into their every day lives. ...
LABOR DAY RECALLS THE STRUGGLE FOR STRIKERS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... For Midwesterners, 25 degrees is practically jacket weather in the second week of January. But we had been standing on the frozen concrete since early morning, and the persistent wind off the lake was beginning to penetrate the layers of clothing we had thought would sustain us through ...
THANK CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS ON LABOR DAY.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Editor: While The Capital Times often reports on the many contributions made by our community's working men and women, I hope this Labor Day we can highlight the efforts of a particular group that is sometimes overlooked ndsh the construction industry's craft professionals. ...
PHIL JACKSON CHALLENGES US TO END OBJECTIFICATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Editor: Today Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers coach and University of North Dakota alum, lived up to his reputation as "the man with the longest reach." After being conferred with an honorary degree (a doctor of letters), at an academic convocation at the University of ...
DIESEL VEHICLES CAN BE MADE CLEANER WITH FILTERS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Editor: It's sad to welcome Madison to the dirty air club that already includes Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis. Or maybe we should liken it to a 12 step program. But it's no joke that breathing particle pollution increases asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes and deaths. ...
FEDS SHOULD NOT BAIL OUT AUTO INDUSTRY.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Editor: RawStory.com has it that the automotive industry wants federal monetary relief to the tune of $50 billion just to try and save face in the face of changing trends and the heavy losses thus aggravated. I, for one, feel the money would be ...
SCHOOL'S IN SESSION START DAYS AND TIMES VARY IN MADISON.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Novak Parents cheer and kids jeer, but once Labor Day ends the school year begins for most students in Wisconsin. Here is a short primer of what Madison Metropolitan School District has in store for students starting Tuesday -- or Wednesday in some ...
OBAMA'S LABOR DAY LEAP DEM CANDIDATE KICKS OFF FALL CAMPAIGN IN MILWAUKEE, DETROIT.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Nichols ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama will return to the traditional heartlands of the American trade union movement on this Labor Day, marching in and speaking at the close of the annual Labor Day Parade in Detroit and then flying later to a huge LaborFest celebration ...
GROUND GAME KEY TO BADGERS' SUCCESS.(SPORTS)(UPON FURTHER REVIEW)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Lucas Whenever Barry Alvarez was quizzed on why he was so reluctant to throw the football on first down, the former University of Wisconsin football coach would always explain, "Because I don't want to be second-and-long." That was particularly true during the 1998 ...