Editorials

This year's observance of the birth of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., clearly carries a special significance in light of the recent elections.

It seems ludicrous that the Wisconsin Supreme Court would need 54 former judges to suggest acting judges' refusal to recuse themselves from cases involving campaign donors gives the appearance of justice for sale.

The affordable housing discussion is complex with a lot of players working to ensure everyone has access to housing they can afford.

How much we pay our public servants is a justifiably touchy question at the moment.

If we could change one thing about annual State of the State-type addresses it would be the predictable but annoying constant interruption of partisan applause accompanied by seated, stony-faced silence from the other side.

We applaud Gov. Scott Walker for calling the state Legislature into special session to deal with the public health crisis of opioid abuse, even as we challenge the governor, lawmakers and others to expand the session's breadth and reach.

It is far too early to express a preference for one of the five proposals to redevelop the current site of Madison College's downtown campus.

There was a stark contrast that stood out as Tuesday's deadline for filing for the Spring Election came and went.

What strikes us as so maddening about so many elected officials' disregard for honesty, integrity and ethical behavior is how brazen they have become in their abuses. They simply don't care.

In a week, the WISC Editorial Board will hold its annual retreat to put together our editorial agenda for the year.

If the celebration of Christmas embodies the concept of peace in its meaning, New Year's embodies the concept of hope.

On Sunday we will put out our annual call for suggestions for our editorial agenda for the New Year, but today we take one last look back at 2016's agenda.

It's not clear what's more disturbing -- Wisconsin remaining the last state in the nation to treat a first drunken driving offence as a mere civil violation, or the fact a new law that goes into effect next week will make a fourth offense a felony in every case.

Among the many usual occurrences at the end of each year are the transitions that mark the end of careers and those always include people who left a significant legacy, and we'd like to note a few.

Of all the many components of Christmas among the winter holidays, the one that always seems to fit the best, to be the most universal and most connected to the meaning and spirit of the holiday is the sense of and appreciation for peace.

We believe the Madison Metropolitan School District's new initiative to provide every student with an individual plan to prepare for life after high school is an exciting new method of getting ready for college, for a career, and to be good citizens.

Despite a near constant state of uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act, Americans by the millions are making it clear they want coverage.

Deciding what's fair is not easy.

One of Madison's strategic advantages over other, similar sized or even a little larger, healthy cities is people like to come here for meetings.

Look, we don't want to prop up an under-performing school that might need fundamental change to better serve students.

If the key to eradicating poverty and its attendant homelessness and panhandling is a series of meaningful, effective and humane strategies backed by resources and commitment, then this week has been a good week in Dane County.