A lot of people who care about this city and region have been anticipating 2020 for what feels like a long time.
I have always enjoyed the reflection that accompanies the end of a year.
Vacations are tricky in the news business. News doesn’t take a vacation, so inevitably events occur while you’re gone causing you to regret not being able to respond until optimal timeliness has long passed.
The constancy of change as a theme in the reality of life can seem cliché. Life is change.
I’ve long known that words have a uniquely powerful ability to shape how we view our lives and the world in which we live.
My appreciation for Cheatham is similarly broad in scope, certainly much broader than the typical public perceptions portrayed in the media.
For the most part, I have no idea how old I am.
I’ll never think of living and working in Madison without thinking of Hizzoner Paul Soglin.
The recent incidents in our schools has further revealed the racism — both latent and blatant — in our society as a whole.
Former Gov. Scott Walker did a lot of damage to this state.
Heading into the recent elections, I’d been doing a fair amount of thinking about civil society, shared concerns, listening to each other and problem solving.
Localism is about problem solving, and cities are increasingly best situated to address the concerns we share as citizens.
One City rocks at nurturing kids and families. Its success in just three years is remarkable.
I think sometimes that foreign travel provides those “kindness of strangers” experiences that make us appreciate the connection we have to one another in this world despite differences of language and culture.
To all you one-hit wonders out there, I am in awe of your talent and your courage.
There are elements of big time athletics, both college and pro, that are profoundly troubling and in jarring contrast to the simple joy of victory and agony of defeat.
Stop with all the emails, please. Talk about abusive political propaganda: I am inundated with it. And very likely you are, too.
I moved to Madison in 1974, but I started my first job as a journalist, my career, in 1978, the year this publication became Madison Magazine.
I need to point out a critical motivational component of this editorial focus on the work of citizens, and that’s bridging the divides in our community, our state, our nation and our world.
Speaking in all forms is fundamental to human existence.
In my now less-cluttered mind, these experiences demonstrate that Madison—mindful of its disparities—is becoming a “wonderful to all” city, I feel lucky to live here.
When I first heard the Madison Community Foundation was changing its web address—and to a degree, its identity—to Madison Gives, I was a little disarmed by its simplicity. But that’s its beauty isn’t it? Madison gives. Why not just say it?
Dave Baskerville wants Wisconsin citizens to adopt two bipartisan, aggressive long-term goals—Stretch Targets—to address this situation, and to “grassroots pressure” leaders to act accordingly.
This semi-annual event is the perfect opportunity for food lovers to sample some of Madison’s finest local offerings.
Celebrate five individuals who are making strides in Madison's business community.
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